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The Mystical in the World
As I continually read, watch, and listen to the multitudinous stories of the atrocities committed against Christians around the world...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 5, 20222 min read


How Generous is God?
God is generous beyond our imagination: not only in the sense of creating the universe, giving us life, and offering us the gift of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 31, 20223 min read


The Spiritually Dead
Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Talk: Fear, Faith, & Hope in the Nativity
If you're feeling exhausted, anxious, fearful, or tired this Christmas season, remember that Jesus, his mother, Joseph, and even the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20211 min read


Drifting
Drifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 12, 20211 min read


Homily: Simplicity & Love of Neighbor
In this brief homily, Fr. Thomas exhorts us to love our neighbor not only with alms and charity, but in prayer, love, and simplicity of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 12, 20211 min read


Death, Faith, and Pure Light
God – the eternal light – is both the source and the summit of all existence. This is not only the key to understanding the meaning of...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 7, 20212 min read


Homily: Cast Aside Worldly Cares This Christmas
Fr. Thomas reminds us that, since we are counted by Christ as His friends and members of the household of God, we must therefore cast...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 5, 20211 min read


Homily: Signposts to Nativity
As we enter the Nativity Fast and prepare for Christ's birth, the Church provides us with numerous messages and reminders. From the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 28, 20211 min read


God is Faithful to Us
As persons and as a Church we have been challenged during these last two years to reach deep within ourselves to truly know, understand,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 19, 20213 min read

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