Completeness (Being Made Complete)
“made perfect. This phrase means “made complete.” (Foundation Study bible, Hebrew 11:40) “The road to perfection is not through efforts...
Satisfaction
“I have often thought that people generally have narrow interests. We want to work, to play, to love our family, to live in peace with...
Patience
“ ‘Therefore we also pray always for you that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfill all the good pleasure of His...
Sacramental World/Creation
“In all its most ancient traditions Christianity is a sacramental religion. Sacraments form the very life of the Church through which the...
Grace (of the Holy Spirit)
“Man of himself is powerless to fulfill God’s commandments, wherefore it is said, ‘Ask, and it shall be given you’ (Mt. 7:7). And we if...
Michael Haldas Delivers Lecture at Doxacon 2019
Michael Haldas delivered a lecture called "Biblical Typology in the Lord of the Rings" and served on the "Tolkien Panel" with Father...
Duality
"...the Church’s perspective is not dualistic, but rather sees that the spiritual and material parts of man are both in need of...
Imagination
“…if the beauty and glory of Christ do not capture our imaginations, dominate our waking thought, and fill our hearts with longing and...
Withdrawal from God
“He who withdraws from communing the Sacred Mysteries, causes God himself to withdraw from him…When we turn from Him, God effectively...
Perfection and Suffering
“…the spirit of Christianity is a spirit of perfection. "Be ye perfect, as your Father in Heaven is perfect." (Matthew 5:48) This does...