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The Tyranny of Low Expectations
There is a tyranny of Increasingly Low expectations. We rely Wantonly On the prophecies of our own fear And it reminds me Disturbingly...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 211 min read


Healing Truth, and Salvation
In the Gospel account of the Samaritan Woman, who encounters Jesus at the well, we learn of what it means to be in Christ's presence, to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 181 min read


Dark is the Way
Dark is the way and cold is the night Down the desolate path of Denial These desperate people Take drastic steps to Dig deep graves Where...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 161 min read


No One Left Behind (Homily)
God does not leave anyone behind and neither should we. On the Sunday of the Paralytic, we hear of Christ going into the midst of those...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 111 min read


Comforted by the Dead
I like places with long, deep Christian histories Where the faithful dead Guard and guide pilgrims of every generation. I like places...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 81 min read


Pray for Me, St. Symeon of Syracuse, Mt. Sinai & Trier
Pray for me St. Symeon and lead me along the paths of prayer in solitude and the building up of a community of faithful who desire to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 11 min read


Wings of Intense Love
"Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God." - Anavathmoi: Antiphon 1....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 281 min read


What Will You Do with Your Wounded Love?
Wounded love is desperate for a path. A barren one beset with noise and fear or A fertile one overflowing with lucidity and quietude One...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 261 min read


St. Thomas Pretends to be Deranged
"Saint Thomas pretends to be deranged For the sake of Christ, his Savior, And God, he glorifies in his heart, The only One, the Creator...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 241 min read


Resurrection: The Everlasting Gift of Love (Homily)
Do not be like the soldiers who denied what they saw at the Tomb. Instead, be like the women who saw and heard the Resurrected Jesus, who...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 201 min read

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