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HOLY SILENCE
Reflections on a Journey into God
A Contemplative Community Dedicated to Prayer and
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Rescue Us from Curses
Do not despise our feeble petitions In times of trouble. Rescue us from the curses that convulse The wretched lips of our enemies. Born...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Thousands and Millions
Seeking heaven, the Sun the Moon the Clouds, and the Rain. Searching earth, the Mountains, the Oceans, the Desert, and the Ice. Seeing...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 8, 20221 min read


Fading from the Light
The sun is setting in your eyes I can see it on your face. Your head is bowed And your back low. The brightness of your Illumination Is...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
May 13, 20221 min read


Spine-Chilling Mystery
How can this be? Pouring Your love into my heart? Filling my mind with Your knowledge? How can You want me before you in prayer? Such a...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Mar 9, 20221 min read


The Spiritually Dead
Cacophonous and Thunderous, O World of Mine Rending and Reaping with your Screeching and Shrieking, Tending to the Flocks of your Dead...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jan 4, 20221 min read


Drifting
Drifting can be floating free, at ease, falling asleep, And dreamy, too. Drifting can be wandering afar, listless, and confused. It can...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Dec 12, 20211 min read


Paths of Dark and Light
Why do I take the man-made paths Twisted and turning With fits and stops along the way? Overgrown with brambles Created by a mind Built...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Oct 23, 20211 min read


This Life I Give to You
With the rising of the sun, You stretch my soul and breathe into my lungs. In the still heat of the noonday, You close my eyes and...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jul 15, 20211 min read


Heal Me, O Silence
I try to understand How it is That You are So near to me? I want to know why? I want to know how? But why do I want to know? Is it so...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 30, 20211 min read


The Divine Refuge
It is getting late and My head hangs low. It is darker now and My tears begin to flow. It is desperate all round so My hands grasp...

Fr. Thomas Colyandro
Jun 3, 20211 min read

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