Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 20, 20155 minThe Christian Motive for MonasticismAs Archpriest Georges Florovsky explains, Jesus modeled all of the actions and qualities that the earliest monks tried to emulate. In a...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 19, 20155 minObjections to MonasticismIn the middle of the fourth century, primarily male Egyptian peasants were leaving their village homes to settle in the desert where they...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 15, 20152 minA Prayer for a Home Troubled by Evil SpiritsLet us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy. Oh God of our salvation, Son of the living God, Who is borne on the Cherubim, being above all...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 14, 20151 minInflict Anguish on the Evil One"We are aware of the torment that the enemy frequently inflicts upon us visibly or invisibly. But we do not perceive the torment and...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 13, 20151 minA Prayer for Every Kind of IllnessO Almighty Master, Physician of souls and bodies, Who humbleth and raiseth up, Who chasteneth and again healeth: as Thou art merciful, do...
Fr. Thomas ColyandroAug 12, 20151 minPrayer is Our Weapon Against the Enemy"The enemy knows that prayer is our invisible weapon against him, and so he tries to keep us from praying. He fills us with a desire for...