Theosis

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Waters that Lie Between Us

An inestimable gulf exists Between what I am And what You made me to be. That is why I stare with longing Across the waters That lie...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Chaotic Maze

I pretend and pretend and pretend To want what others want. But the truth is I don't. I don't care about status or trends I don't care...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

A Sick, Sad, Twisted Affair

When was the last time I reflected on The possibility of Eternal punishment? It's such a sick, sad, twisted affair. No, not this thing We...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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

How do I show them?

When Your Mother took me By the arm and Stared into my eyes, I could not see. When Your Mother Walked with me and Talked with me, I could...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Suffer the Middle Thing

You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Paths of Dark and Light

Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

This Life I Give to You

With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

This Woman is the Abode of Heaven

The Great Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos is the celebration of the presentation of Mary, the Mother of God, who was brought by...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Mary's Dormition, Death to Self

Mary, the Mother of God, the Most Holy Theotokos, died to herself at a very early age in order to serve God. Have you ever thought about...

HOLY SILENCE