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It's Time for a New Tradition
Let us pray for one another! Now is the time to reorient ourselves to the serious task of intercessory prayer. Nativity, Theophany, and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 24, 20242 min read


A Still Presence, Transfiguring
There is a river lying deep in the soul. Its waters flow from the Jordan and through Every Baptism since. There is also a light shining...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 17, 20241 min read


No More Excuses (Homily)
In this homily, Fr. Thomas speaks about the great banquet from Luke 14:16-24 in which we are reminded that Jesus invites us to be with...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20241 min read


God, My Parents, and Thomas Merton
I've been serving on the altar since I was seven years old. One Sunday, when I was nine, I was kneeling at the side of the altar after...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 10, 20243 min read


Jesus Heals by Laying on of Hands (Homily)
In this homily of 8 December 2024, Fr. Thomas speaks about the woman who had been bent over for 18 years. In Luke 13:10-17, we learn that...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 9, 20241 min read


St. Nicholas is the Image of Faith and Gentleness (Homily)
In this homily, Fr. Thomas speaks about the goodness and generosity of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra, whose feast is...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 7, 20241 min read


The Sand of Kairos
There was an hourglass Filled with two kinds of sand The first was named Chronos. The second, Kairos. When I came into the world I...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 5, 20242 min read


The Faith of the Blind Man (Homily)
In this homily from 1 December 2024, Fr. Thomas explains the meaning of the faith of the blind man who sought healing from Jesus in Luke...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 1, 20241 min read


A Hill to Die (and Rise) On
Catherine, my Catherine! You waited until the exact moment To call me forth to that Place of death and Life Upon which crucifixions and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 28, 20242 min read


A Patron for the Sick and Silent
My dearest St. Hugh of Lincoln (1140-1200), you who witnessed my baptism and helped to guide me along the dual paths of silence and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 16, 20241 min read

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