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Homily: Helping Neighbors, Healing Souls
Drawing from the Scriptures and the lives of Saints Cosmas and Damien, Fr. Thomas encourages us to use our God-given gifts to bring not...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 14, 20211 min read


Suffer the Middle Thing
You are the Alpha and the Omega. I trust you are behind me I trust you are ahead of me. It's this middle thing We call life That I don't...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 13, 20211 min read


Homily: Bearing Christ Everywhere & Always
Fr. Thomas reminds us that just like the Apostle Paul, we have a calling to "bear Christ everywhere." And just like the famed apostle, we...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 7, 20211 min read


Homily: Putting on Christ
Following the diverse examples of St. Symeon the New Theologian, St. Petka of Serbia, and the Apostles Luke and Paul, Fr. Thomas reminds...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Choose Your Costume Wisely
Halloween is the only time of year when adults take seriously the idea of spending a night in public as someone or something different....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 30, 20212 min read


Sound Familiar?
Society screams And people demand. I search for words And nothing is heard. But why try? There was a Word Filled with light. Given in...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 29, 20211 min read


Paths of Dark and Light
Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 23, 20211 min read


People are What They Do with Silence
No matter how hard we may try, it is impossible to avoid silence altogether. Aside from the natural silences that come with sleep,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 1, 20212 min read


This Life I Give to You
With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20211 min read


Feed My Sheep
Are you lost? Do you doubt? Do not despair. God has a plan for you! Today, we celebrate the Feast of Ss. Peter and Paul who demonstrate...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 12, 20212 min read

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