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Resting in His Arms
Take a deep breath and look around you. Your personal world is hectic, isn't it? The larger world is chaotic too. Right? Quiet vocal...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 24, 20171 min read
A Healthy Distraction Can Help
Seeking silence is difficult work for two of many reasons. First, it is completely foreign to the modern way of life. Second, it forces...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 12, 20162 min read
When Discernment Gets Confusing
Today, we hear from a lot of supposed spiritual experts who tell you that you need to take charge of your life. They use catch words like...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 11, 20162 min read
Practice Silence at Night
The late evening hours are an excellent time to practice silence. Turn off the television, shut off the computers and phones, and stop...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 11, 20161 min read
You Are Not Alone
No matter what is going on in your life right now, chances are that you have gone through a period of time when you felt like the entire...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 9, 20162 min read
Work and Prayer in a Parish Setting
It is sad in the modern American context that so many parishes have to resort to putting on events to pay their bills. Either because...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 9, 20161 min read
When Anger Wells Up, Evil Takes Over
When we get hurt by someone we love, an anger wells up from deep within us. Sometimes it takes over us by surprise. Sometimes we want it...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 8, 20162 min read
Repentance Heals and Draws You Closer to God
We must find every opportunity to unburden our souls from the lies we tell and the falsehoods we live. When we don't, we give the evil...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 7, 20161 min read
Prayer is Our Everything
Prayer is our touch. Prayer is our site. Prayer is our hearing. Prayer is our smelling. Prayer is our tasting. Prayer is our breathing....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 5, 20161 min read
Meditating on the Feast of the 100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi
The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of the 100,000 Martyrs of Tbilisi who were put to death for not renouncing Christianity to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 31, 20151 min read

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