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St. Gregory of Nyssa, Pray for Us
St. Gregory of Nyssa, good shepherd of Cappadocia and teacher of mystical theology, pray that we give ourselves over to a true search for...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 23, 20191 min read


St. John the Baptist, Pray for Us
St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, pray for us that we too may become burning and shining lights (John 5:35). You...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Gifts that Quench the Desert Within
When we lift up our hearts, minds, and souls to the Most Holy Spirit of God and ask to be saved from ourselves by His sanctification, He...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 16, 20191 min read


St. Basil, Pray for Us to Know the Spirit
St. Basil, good shepherd of Cappadocia and defender of the Holy Spirit; pray for us so that we too may find intimacy with the Advocate,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Try Withdrawing to Pray
"Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed" (Luke 5:16). Do as He did. Don't wait. Reality is found in the eternal darkness....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 9, 20191 min read
Live with a Spirit of Vigilance this Year
"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Only One Resolution
There's only one new year's resolution worth making. That is: resolve to pray by using more silence and stillness. You will not be good...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Slow is Good
Except during the few days between Christmas and the new year, the world demands great speed from us at work, at home, at school, on the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 28, 20181 min read
Don't Go It Alone
When we get attacked by our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, we might feel challenged to a point of withdrawing from the life of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 5, 20181 min read


The Scandal of the Cross
There are those today who preach a version of Christianity that abrogates the cross with codicils and bromides. Drawing from the well of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 27, 20181 min read

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