Restraint
“Yet Michael the archangel, in contending with the devil, when he disputed about the body of Moses, dared not bring against him a...
Victory
“We often lose hope in the face of worldly troubles. However, it is precisely while on such tough journeys that God calls us to move...
Prayer (Asking for Things)
“What is prayer? Prayer is doxology, praise, thanksgiving, confession, supplication and intercession to God…Prayer is the way to renewal...
Spiritual Progress and Regress
“It is not those who begin the race who are seen as champions, but only those who finish the race. As Jesus taught us in Matthew 10:22 –...
"Fixing Things"
“Our dominant culture is driven to “fix” things. Everything must improve; all problems must be resolved.” (Father Stephen Freeman)...
Michael's Haldas DoxaMoot Lecture Now Available as a Podcast
Michael Haldas's lecture at DoxaMoot 2019 at St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church in Emmaus, Pennsylvania, Seen and Unseen: Choice, Free...
Transformation
“Because God created all things through Christ, He will transform and reunite all things—material as well as spiritual—to Himself through...
Breath and Breathing
“God has given to the earth the breath which feeds it. It is his breath that gives life to all things. And if he were to withhold his...
Prayer ("Techniques" and Discovery)
“…cultivating a contemplative practice, such as using a prayer word, the breath, sitting in stillness, is not to reduce prayer to a...
Love (Woundedness, Trauma, and Patience)
“Most woundedness goes back to a lack of love in one way or another, and what is most needed is to fill the person with an experience of...