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Silence in Sacred Scripture
Sacred Scripture is imbued with examples of how and why silence and stillness are important. Of the many that can be found in the Old...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 5, 2015
3 min read
Hesychasm: Silence and Stillness as Way of Life
Hesychasm encourages the use of the Jesus Prayer in combination with a series of physical and mental techniques to silence the mind and...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 5, 2015
4 min read
The Problem of "Active" or "Busy" Love in Modern Theology
Western Christianity seems to have acculturated to the noisy, busy behavior of the wider secular culture such that well-meaning...
Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 5, 2015
2 min read
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