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HOLY SILENCE
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Embrace the Sacrificial Journey to Eternal Life
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! "The Journey of the Magi" By TS Eliot A cold coming we had of it, Just the worst time of the year For a...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 27, 20242 min read


It's Time for a New Tradition
Let us pray for one another! Now is the time to reorient ourselves to the serious task of intercessory prayer. Nativity, Theophany, and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 24, 20242 min read


No More Excuses (Homily)
In this homily, Fr. Thomas speaks about the great banquet from Luke 14:16-24 in which we are reminded that Jesus invites us to be with...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 15, 20241 min read


The Sand of Kairos
There was an hourglass Filled with two kinds of sand The first was named Chronos. The second, Kairos. When I came into the world I...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 5, 20242 min read


A Hill to Die (and Rise) On
Catherine, my Catherine! You waited until the exact moment To call me forth to that Place of death and Life Upon which crucifixions and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 28, 20242 min read


Commanders of God’s Armies
You leaders of the bodiless powers ... you divine ministers ...you guardians ...you protectors of mankind ...we humbly ask you to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Protect Us
Place us under the protection of your veil Theotokos Like all those caves, grottos, and underground churches Which heard all the prayers...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 28, 20241 min read


You Must Choose
When the night sinks with a rising moon Silence illumines the universe In it is found the flame of the Spirit And all those angels...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 19, 20241 min read


Rain and Eternity
I know of the rain Its droughts and its drenches Its drops and its drizzles. I know of the rain It's soft and it's subtle It's hard and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 14, 20241 min read


Don't Be Paralyzed, Pursue the Will of God with Passion (Homily)
Jesus shows the way to forgiveness and healing. As He brought up the paralytic from his bed, He chastised the scribes for lacking faith....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 4, 20241 min read

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