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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Contemplative Community Dedicated to Prayer and
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How, O Lord?
How, O Lord, do we draw closer to you? How do we teach others to grow in you? How do we fight their fear and anguish? Teach us to pray...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 7, 20191 min read
Seek Unity with the Trinity
Do not separate yourself from God, but seek intimate union with the Most Holy Trinity. This is what Christ prayed for us. "I ask not only...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 4, 20191 min read
Receive His Peace
Lay aside your earthly cares and receive what Christ came to give so willingly. "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 1, 20191 min read
Do this...
Meditate on the Most Holy Trinity every day. Sleep, eat, and exercise well. Study Sacred Scripture and the writings of the spiritual...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 30, 20191 min read
Know this...
You are an interior being. Your body is God's temple. Your mind was made for God's wisdom, not mankind's reason. You were made to seek...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 28, 20191 min read
A Ladder Rising Wondrously to Heaven
"The first step is that of purest prayer. From this there comes a warmth of heart, And then a strange, a holy energy, Then tears wrung...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 25, 20193 min read


St. Gregory of Nyssa, Pray for Us
St. Gregory of Nyssa, good shepherd of Cappadocia and teacher of mystical theology, pray that we give ourselves over to a true search for...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 23, 20191 min read
Rest Fights Anger and Renews the Spirit
Far too often, people despise those who pray. They hate that you live your life wanting only what God wants. Occasionally, they will get...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 21, 20191 min read


St. John the Baptist, Pray for Us
St. John the Baptist, Prophet and Forerunner of Christ, pray for us that we too may become burning and shining lights (John 5:35). You...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 18, 20191 min read
Gifts that Quench the Desert Within
When we lift up our hearts, minds, and souls to the Most Holy Spirit of God and ask to be saved from ourselves by His sanctification, He...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 16, 20191 min read

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