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Sacramental Living

Understanding Christianity as a Way of Life - Sacramental Living is a series of podcasts by Michael Haldas about how to understand and live our Orthodox Christian faith in the context of real life and... Read more

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Regrets of the Dying

Regrets of the Dying

Michael discusses the top five regrets of the dying from the popular article and best-selling book of the same name by B... Read more

26 Feb 2016

21mins

Ranked #2

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What Do You Want – Fair or Me? Choosing God Amidst the Unfairness of Illness and Affliction

What Do You Want – Fair or Me? Choosing God Amidst the Unfairness of Illness and Affliction

Life’s often not fair and we all suffer from illness and affliction at times that are not of our own making. It is then ... Read more

26 May 2018

18mins

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Uncreated Light: Experiencing the Transcendent

Uncreated Light: Experiencing the Transcendent

In Orthodoxy we often hear and read about the Uncreated Light of God. What is this Uncreated Light? Can we experience th... Read more

25 Aug 2016

16mins

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Lent, Fasting, and God’s Presence

Lent, Fasting, and God’s Presence

How should we fast as Orthodox Christians? Is there really a right and wrong way? What is the real intent and purpose of... Read more

15 Feb 2017

18mins

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Freeing Ourselves from Bondage

Freeing Ourselves from Bondage

Bondage to sin and wrong behavior and struggling with things we can’t seem to overcome plague us all to lesser or greate... Read more

2 Dec 2019

31mins

Ranked #6

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Sacramentality in the Lord of the Rings

Sacramentality in the Lord of the Rings

Join Michael has he discusses in-depth how J.R.R Tolkien and his work were formational in preparing him to accept the tr... Read more

5 Feb 2019

35mins

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The Force, The Holy Spirit and Star Wars

The Force, The Holy Spirit and Star Wars

Michael examines the Star Wars phenomenon from an Orthodox Christian and sacramental point of view, and with a special f... Read more

5 Jan 2016

19mins

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Judging Our Circumstances Prematurely

Judging Our Circumstances Prematurely

What happens when life delivers a blow we were not prepared for? Michael shares the story of how one person reacted and ... Read more

8 Nov 2015

21mins

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A Perspective on Death

A Perspective on Death

Michael offers in-depth thoughts on death from an Orthodox perspective.

14 Sep 2015

23mins

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Doubt and Faith

Doubt and Faith

If we are honest, we will all admit that we struggle from time to time with doubt. Michael reflects on that reality and ... Read more

25 Jun 2015

30mins

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Suffering and Unconditional Love of Others

Suffering and Unconditional Love of Others

How do we continue to love unconditionally amidst our suffering, especially when this suffering is caused by the people ... Read more

11 Aug 2019

22mins

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Comfort, Complacency and Spiritual Death

Comfort, Complacency and Spiritual Death

Comfort, and feeling comfortable, is a desire all of us have and we strive to fulfill this desire. But it can come at a ... Read more

5 Jul 2016

15mins

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Prayerfulness and Mindfulness

Prayerfulness and Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a growing movement in the United States. It’s finding its way into schools as well as into the daily prac... Read more

15 Nov 2016

20mins

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Grace and the Guiding Hand of Providence in Our Lives

Grace and the Guiding Hand of Providence in Our Lives

How do we understand God’s grace and providence in the direction of our lives? Is there such a thing as chance and coinc... Read more

1 Feb 2017

19mins

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Christ and Sexual Sin

Christ and Sexual Sin

Michael looks at the story of the Woman at the Well and extracts lessons for understanding how Christ can forgive sexual... Read more

26 Oct 2015

17mins

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Holy Inspiration and Creativity

Holy Inspiration and Creativity

Michael explores the source of our inspiration when we create for the glory of God.

12 Oct 2015

14mins

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Hope When Feeling Hopeless

Hope When Feeling Hopeless

It’s terrible feeling to lose hope and feel like our circumstances are hopeless. It’s not how we are meant to live, but ... Read more

13 Nov 2019

30mins

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What Do You Mean Santa Isn’t Real?

What Do You Mean Santa Isn’t Real?

Many of us can remember when we learned the truth about Santa Claus, but what truth did we learn? Using examples from J.... Read more

9 Dec 2016

15mins

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The Action of Contemplation

The Action of Contemplation

We live in a pace driven and action oriented culture where we are always on the go. We achieve much yet feel mentally, p... Read more

9 Jul 2019

32mins

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Condemn or Condone

Condemn or Condone

Michael challenges us to avoid the extremes as we attempt to live in an increasingly dark culture as Orthodox Christians... Read more

20 Jul 2015

19mins

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