Giving Freely
“God’s love is freely given, conditioned neither by our worthiness nor by any claim we might make on the Lord…The love of God is an...
Instinct
“Human beings, by virtue of being created in the divine image, instinctively engage in mimesis, the imitation of their Creator. As...
Michael Haldas participates on a Tolkien panel discussing J.R.R. Tolkien and Heaven
Amon Sûl episode 8 - A Far Green Country Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick and live panelists Dcn. Nicholas Kotar, Dr. Cyril Jenkins, Michael...
Beware
“...our actions affect more people than just ourselves. Beware of the temptation to rationalize your sins by saying they are too small or...
Frederica Mathewes-Green Interviews Michael Haldas on J.R.R. Tolkien
Frederica Mathewes-Green interviews author and AFR podcaster Michael Haldas about the life and impact of J.R.R. Tolkien. Click here to...
Disillusionment
“It is indeed difficult that when a person comes to Church, and even decides to dedicate his life to it, he then encounters that which...
Sin and Being
“Sin is thus not primarily a willful breaking of another’s will. It is not a transgression of something external to us, enforced only...
Divine Nature
“The divine nature... surpasses every mental concept. For it is all together inaccessible to reasoning and conjecture, nor has there been...
Satiety
“Since we are dealing with Men it is inevitable that we should be concerned with the most regrettable feature of their nature: their...
Material Things
“Our world is a material world. We are constantly presented with technological advances and improvements and sentiments such as: “He who...