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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Contemplative Community Dedicated to Prayer and
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Tabernacle
A stone door opens Light fades to darkness The space is filled Veils abound. Silence deafens Heads are bent Knees weaken A Body is still....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 20, 20231 min read


Icons: Diaries of Divine Direction
Icons tell more than a story. They explain the faith As brought to us by God Who came in the flesh Himself. They illustrate the love of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 5, 20231 min read


Failures and Fire
I digress, I admit, Too often. It is a failure, My failure, To recognize the limits Of my steadfastness. My heart remains fixed on You....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 14, 20231 min read


Release Their Pain
With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Breathe the Breath of God
Ways shallow that Weigh down. Panes clouded that Pain all around. Minds confused and Mines that are fused. Traps that are lain and Slaps...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Thousands and Millions
Seeking heaven, the Sun the Moon the Clouds, and the Rain. Searching earth, the Mountains, the Oceans, the Desert, and the Ice. Seeing...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 8, 20221 min read


Fading from the Light
The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 13, 20221 min read


Spine-Chilling Mystery
How can this be? Pouring Your love into my heart? Filling my mind with Your knowledge? How can You want me before you in prayer? Such a...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 9, 20221 min read


The Spiritually Dead
Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Drifting
Drifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 12, 20211 min read

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