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Seek Intimacy with God (Homily)
It was Mary who, having lived a life of piety, prayer, faithfulness, and giftedness, said "yes" to becoming the bearer of God into the...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 151 min read


Transfiguration: A Life of Deep Interior Desire (Homily)
The Feast of the Transfiguration has great meaning for us in the spiritual life. It not only reveals the eternal glory of Christ...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Aug 61 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 221 min read


The Works of the Lord are Manifest (Homily)
We shouldn’t need God to appear to us through great theophanies. But because we can behave in ways that make it seem as though we are...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 251 min read


Pray for Me, St. Symeon of Syracuse, Mt. Sinai & Trier
Pray for me St. Symeon and lead me along the paths of prayer in solitude and the building up of a community of faithful who desire to...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 11 min read


Do Not Remain Paralyzed (Homily)
When we hear of the story of the paralytic, we are reminded that the human body can betray us physically, psychologically, and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 161 min read


Help Us in This Dark Hour
Help us Most Holy Martyr Agatha (231-251) of Palermo whose feast we celebrate today (February 5). You who were beautiful inside and out...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Feb 51 min read


Martyr Babylas of Sicily: Pray for Us
My Dearest Babylas, You were a man, a hesychast, and a martyr of two worlds (3rd c.). You were born in the East, lived in the West, and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 241 min read


Discerning the Will of God (Homily)
In this homily from 12 January (Sunday after Theophany/Epiphany), Fr. Thomas explains the spiritual necessity and psychological...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 121 min read


Celebrate! And Learn a Simple, New Prayer
Today is the Feast of Theophany (January 6) when, at the baptism of Christ in the Jordan, the Holy Trinity appeared clearly to humanity....

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 61 min read

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