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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
Meditating on the Feast St. Marcellus of Tangier (St. Marcellus the Centurion)
The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Marcellus of Tangier (or St. Marcellus the Centurion) who refused to participate in the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 30, 20151 min read
Meditating on the Feast of St. Claudia Procles (Pontius Pilate's Wife)
The Orthodox Church celebrates the feast of St. Claudia Procles of Judea, who was Pontius Pilate's wife. We know of her only from the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 27, 20151 min read


Meditating on the Feast of the Holy, Glorious, Right-Victorious, Great-Martyr Demetrius of Thessalon
Demetrius came from a noble family of the Roman province of Macedonia. Through this noble ancestry and through his own ability and virtue...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 27, 20151 min read


Meditating on the Icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow
On October 24, the Church commemorates the icon of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow (of Moscow). This icon depicts the Theotokos...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 25, 20151 min read


Meditating on the Feast of the Holy, Glorious, Apostle and Evangelist Luke (Founder of Iconography)
The holy, glorious and all-laudable Apostle and Evangelist Luke is the author of the Gospel of Luke, the companion of the Apostle Paul...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 18, 20151 min read

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