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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


St. Basil, Pray for Us to Know the Spirit
St. Basil, good shepherd of Cappadocia and defender of the Holy Spirit; pray for us so that we too may find intimacy with the Advocate,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 14, 20191 min read
Breathing is Important
In theological terms, we speak of the Holy Spirit as the ruah Yahweh, the breath of God, who was spirated, is spirating, and will spirate...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Try Withdrawing to Pray
"Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed" (Luke 5:16). Do as He did. Don't wait. Reality is found in the eternal darkness....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 9, 20191 min read
Remove Your Filters
In our modern age, it is quite fashionable to interpret Christ, the sacraments and every bit of prayer through our individual...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 7, 20191 min read
It's Simpler Than You Think
Look deep down. You will see the gift God gave you. Recognize it. Use it. Live it. Follow it to heaven. #Discernment #God...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 5, 20191 min read
Live with a Spirit of Vigilance this Year
"Let your loins be girded and your lamps burning, and be like men who are waiting for their master to come home from the marriage feast,...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 2, 20191 min read
Only One Resolution
There's only one new year's resolution worth making. That is: resolve to pray by using more silence and stillness. You will not be good...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 31, 20181 min read

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