Fr. Thomas ColyandroOct 25, 20151 minMeditating on the Icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who SorrowOn October 24, the Church commemorates the icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow (of Moscow). This icon depicts the Theotokos...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 23, 20151 minI Am the Good ShepherdFor your understanding and use in prayer: John 10:11-18 "I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. The...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 18, 20152 minSacred Scripture on the Holy SpiritFor your understanding and use in prayer, the following is a partial selection of verses about the Holy Spirit. “But now I go away to him...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 15, 20153 minGod's CompassionCompassion for Orthodox Christians –whether you are Russian, Greek, Serbian, or something other -- begins with the very nature of God...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 11, 20153 minWhy We Can't Ignore Spiritual Activity"From this it follows that all methods or exercises for kindling and preserving the spirit of zeal can be briefly stated thus: after...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroSep 9, 20152 minLearning to Pray Like a HesychastTo grow in spirituality, we cannot allow the mind and/or the lips to be external from us. Hesychasm means "to keep stillness." Control...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 20, 20155 minThe Christian Motive for MonasticismAs Archpriest Georges Florovsky explains, Jesus modeled all of the actions and qualities that the earliest monks tried to emulate. In a...