Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 21, 20191 minRemember Death or Die Spiritually"Our mind is so darkened by the fall that unless we force ourselves to remember death we can completely forget about it. When we forget...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 18, 20191 minHelp Others, Die to Your Old SelfTo truly help others - to intercede for them - one must love. To truly love - to sacrifice for them - one must know God. To know God - to...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 20, 20191 minMary's Birth Allowed Freedom"By Your Nativity, O Most Pure Virgin, Joachim and Anna are freed from barrenness; Adam and Eve, from the corruption of death. And we,...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 26, 20191 minReal Life Comes from Dying in Christ"It is only through death - death in Christ - that we come to life. 'Unless a grain of what falls into the ground and dies, it remains...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 26, 20192 minPraying for Those Who have DiedFor some, it seems odd that we should pray for the dead. "After all," they say, "the Lord will take care of them one way or another." But...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJul 24, 20192 minPray for Your Own Blessed DeathOur modern culture seems to have an obsession with the macabre, but a serious aversion to understanding the dynamic link between life and...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroJun 25, 20194 minAddition to the Third Kneeling PrayerThis is a vocal prayer, which is added in after the reading of the Third Kneeling Prayer on Pentecost. It, too, gives us some passages on...