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Failures and Fire
I digress, I admit, Too often. It is a failure, My failure, To recognize the limits Of my steadfastness. My heart remains fixed on You....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 14, 20231 min read


Release Their Pain
With eyes closed, Hands clasped, and On bended knee It rushes over me... The pain of others Reaching out For love and Forgiveness. How am...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20231 min read


Come Close to the Spirit
Inhumanity reigns Everyone, each and all Climbing and scraping Shouting and reacting! These words are tried, And they're never enough....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 25, 20231 min read


You are Given What You Need (Homily)
Fr. Thomas' homily reminds us that we do not engage in our spiritual battles alone, but with the guidance and help of our teachers in...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 22, 20231 min read


Breathe the Breath of God
Ways shallow that Weigh down. Panes clouded that Pain all around. Minds confused and Mines that are fused. Traps that are lain and Slaps...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Homily: Moving Forward, Gathering Together
A brief but wide-ranging homily including the Nativity of Christ, the Magi, the Theotokos, St. Joseph the Betrothed, King David, and St....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 8, 20231 min read


Homily: Christ, Our Good Shepherd
In this brief homily, Fr. Thomas reminds us that no matter where we come from, no matter what our occupation, and no matter whether we...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 25, 20221 min read


Homily: Seek Healing, Not Fading Fashions
In this brief homily, Fr. Thomas warns us not to "become our own masters" enslaved to pleasures, entertainments, fashions, and cults of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 18, 20221 min read


Rescue Us from Curses
Do not despise our feeble petitions In times of trouble. Rescue us from the curses that convulse The wretched lips of our enemies. Born...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Homily: Be the Feet of Christ
While commemorating the many and diverse saints of the day — from the Apostle Philip, to Ss. Justinian and Theodora, to St. Gregory...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 27, 20221 min read

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