#continualprayer

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Prayer Exalts the Mind and Heart

How can you complain about life if you don't pray? How can you be angry with God when you don't speak to Him, or, more importantly,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Spiritual Fire Starts with a Warm Glow

Continual prayer and constant remembering. Practicing silence and approaching stillness. These are the loves and labors that lead to the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Contemplation in St. Gregory Palamas

Creation is a good, which God gave to us out of pure love. But that doesn't mean everything we create is as equally true and beautiful....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Simplicity is Always the Answer

Everyone asks questions of God all the time. Why am I here? What is my purpose? Are you there? Are you listening? Can you help me?...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

The Divine Cloud Transfigures Us

The Transfiguration of Jesus can be found in Matthew 17:1–8, Mark 9:2–8, Luke 9:28–36, John 1:14, and 2 Peter 1:16–18. In these accounts,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Silence Before God Breaks Scheming

Planning. Contriving. Scheming. This is what we do. Going before God in silence will break us of these habits. He will help us to know...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Find a Place Alone to Pray

Jesus found places to pray alone. This is what He taught the Apostles and disciples to do too. This is an integral part of the process of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

Keep Trusting God

"As soon as you turn away - however slightly - from God, and no longer place your trust in Him, things go awry; for then the Lord...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro

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

Jesus' Prayer for St. Peter Offers Hope

When we go astray from Christ and ignore the work of the Holy Spirit there is still great hope for us. Consider what is happening in the...

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