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Ask for Mary's Protection
There are parts of Christianity, which tend to diminish - if not completely deny - the role of the Mother of God in the salvation of the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20192 min read


St. Paul's Prayers Show God Listens
God knows we are weak and sinful, but He will lift up all of us to find the happiness that comes from doing His will. In the ninth...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 12, 20191 min read


Apostles Will Intercede For You
The Apostles know what you're going through. They literally walked with Jesus for three years and still suffered the difficulties of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 10, 20191 min read
Why is Praying So Hard?
Mainly because we run from God. At one level, we're comfortable in our delusions and we don't want to disavow ourselves of them. At...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 8, 20191 min read
With Prayer, We Receive
Spiritual gifts are freely available to us all. But we must be spiritual in order to receive them. What does that mean? Prayer is the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 5, 20191 min read
True Freedom is Living in God
Live To mirror the life of Christ Pray For it is the divine language Seek The path that leads to Eternity Love Your spirit naturally...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 4, 20191 min read
Spiritual Things for the Spiritual
When God came as a man, He reminded us that we were created to be both human and divine. Christ showed our forefathers and mothers how to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 3, 20191 min read
Divine and Human
Frequently in our time, we hear the refrain: "I am spiritual, but not religious." As confounding as that is - for the simple reason that...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 1, 20191 min read
A Prayer of Preparation
There is a vocal prayer of preparation in the Christian East that forms a type of introduction to other prayers within particular...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 28, 20192 min read
Trisagion (Thrice-Holy) Prayer
The "Trisagion" or "Thrice Holy" by itself is a simple vocal prayer addressed to God, describing three qualities of His being that are...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 27, 20191 min read

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