Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Orthodox Priest, Fr. Thomas Colyandro is the Retreat Director for Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow Monastery in Monteagle, Tennessee. We talk about the desire for community that comes up over and over again in conversations with Paul VanderKlay and in the work of John Vervaeke. Why is this thing that we desire to emerge so organically turn out to be something we have to intentionally craft? Why does our homey vision of being embraced in a circle of loving friends so often shatter into shards of strife and bitterness? What is wrong with us, anyway? Should we still try for community, and if so, how and where?
Find Fr. Thomas at:
holysilence.org
monteaglemonastery.org
You may email him at thomas@holysilence.org
Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation discord.gg/jdVk8XU
(This link changes frequently. If this link is no good check for a current version under the latest Paul VanderKlay videos.)
How to pronounce my last name: The "c" is silent just to confuse people.
Bringing Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) into the converZation in Paul VanderKlay's little corner of the internet.
Introduction to Christianity: amzn.to/2A5pvZi
Pope Benedict XVI writings: https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en.html
Paul VanderKlay’s channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis (John Vervaeke): youtu.be/54l8_ewcOlY
John V. and PVK in conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=65CcfvXXHug
youtube.com/watch?v=BqinRbjqy2c
Randos United: youtube.com/channel/UCEzWTLDYmL8soRdQec9Fsjw
Me on Paul's channel:
youtube.com/watch?v=o5q_5mVArNI
youtube.com/watch?v=EN-PQ3uUm4Y
youtube.com/watch?v=mSiXzJkIj0c
youtube.com/watch?v=WdlMtQSKszc
Karen Wong's channel, The Meaning Code: youtube.com/channel/UCgp_r6WlBwDSJrP43Mz07GQ
Sevilla King's channel, A Quality Existence: youtube.com/channel/UC6vg0HkKKlgsWk-3HfV-vnw
Jonathon Pageau's channel, The Symbolic World: youtube.com/user/pageaujonathan/videos
Orthodox Priest, Fr. Thomas Colyandro is the Retreat Director for Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow Monastery in Monteagle, Tennessee. We talk about the desire for community that comes up over and over again in conversations with Paul VanderKlay and in the work of John Vervaeke. Why is this thing that we desire to emerge so organically turn out to be something we have to intentionally craft? Why does our homey vision of being embraced in a circle of loving friends so often shatter into shards of strife and bitterness? What is wrong with us, anyway? Should we still try for community, and if so, how and where?
Find Fr. Thomas at:
holysilence.org
monteaglemonastery.org
You may email him at thomas@holysilence.org
Click here to meetup with other channel viewers for conversation discord.gg/jdVk8XU
(This link changes frequently. If this link is no good check for a current version under the latest Paul VanderKlay videos.)
How to pronounce my last name: The "c" is silent just to confuse people.
Bringing Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI) into the converZation in Paul VanderKlay's little corner of the internet.
Introduction to Christianity: amzn.to/2A5pvZi
Pope Benedict XVI writings: https://w2.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en.html
Paul VanderKlay’s channel: youtube.com/channel/UCGsDIP_K6J6VSTqlq-9IPlg
Awakening from the Meaning Crisis (John Vervaeke): youtu.be/54l8_ewcOlY
John V. and PVK in conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=65CcfvXXHug
youtube.com/watch?v=BqinRbjqy2c
Randos United: youtube.com/channel/UCEzWTLDYmL8soRdQec9Fsjw
Me on Paul's channel:
youtube.com/watch?v=o5q_5mVArNI
youtube.com/watch?v=EN-PQ3uUm4Y
youtube.com/watch?v=mSiXzJkIj0c
youtube.com/watch?v=WdlMtQSKszc
Karen Wong's channel, The Meaning Code: youtube.com/channel/UCgp_r6WlBwDSJrP43Mz07GQ
Sevilla King's channel, A Quality Existence: youtube.com/channel/UC6vg0HkKKlgsWk-3HfV-vnw
Jonathon Pageau's channel, The Symbolic World: youtube.com/user/pageaujonathan/videos
