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Holy Spirit Mondays: You Have an Advocate
Each week I send a short email to help you deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. If you have a question or a prayer request, please reach out here . Read : "Have mercy on me, O Master, Paraclete and God! Have mercy on me, sanctify my soul and body, enlighten my mind and reason, and cleanse the conscience of my soul from all defilement" (A selection from the "Prayer to the Holy Spirit" in A Canon to the Holy Spirit by St. Maximos the Greek). Ponder : Did you know tha

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 20, 20251 min read


Slaughterhouse Century
1,200,000,000 abortions globally since 1980 200,000,000 war dead since 1915 3,000,000 drug deaths per year 700,000 suicides per year. We...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Tired? Love, Serve More! (Homily)
We are reminded today that no matter how tired we get from life, God gives us the desire to know Him intimately and the strength to serve...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 28, 20251 min read


Life is a Pilgrimage to God (Homily)
Commemorating the building of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (Sept 13) - which people visit to pay homage where Jesus was crucified and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Sep 14, 20251 min read


Do We Like Evil?
Evil exists. We hear it Speak it See it Touch it and Choose it All day Everyday. Why? Maybe... It makes us feel powerful It's easier than...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 28, 20251 min read


Holy Spirit Mondays
Each Monday, I will send a short email to help you focus on and deepen your relationship with the Holy Spirit. It will contain a quote or...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 22, 20251 min read


Wings of Intense Love
"Blessed is the life of those who dwell in the desert, as they mount up with wings of the intense love of God." - Anavathmoi: Antiphon 1....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Apr 28, 20251 min read


Sacred Steps Forward
Every mountain I climb ... Every desert I traverse ... Every ocean I sail ... Every relic I kiss ... Every prayer I utter ... I find that...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 22, 20251 min read


What Do You Ask of Me? (Homily + Post)
God loves. And creates us. Christ came in the flesh. And Transfigured before our eyes. He trampled down death. And ascended too. Hence...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 25, 20241 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

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