Matt 8:5-13 We all have a set of beliefs that frame how we act and that influence the decisions we make. These beliefs are not necessarily verified by anything...
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Jul 20, 2008 6:22 pm
Rom 10:1-10 (They) have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. [3] For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their...
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priestdavid
Aug 3, 2008 7:02 pm
Matthew 9:27-35 St. Seraphim, in explaining the goal of the Christian life described the creation of man and the condition of Adam and Eve before the fall. He ...
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priestdavid
Aug 11, 2008 3:59 am
Matt 14:14-22 Throughout the history of God’s people there has always been the image of bread as the symbol of the basic sustenance of life. Whenever we hear...
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Aug 18, 2008 12:50 am
Matt 14:22-34 One of the most enduring images of the Church is that it is the ark of salvation. Just as in ancient times the ark preserved Noah and all living...
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priestdavid
Aug 25, 2008 3:36 am
Matt 17:14-23 St Mark the Ascetic was a monk who went into the desert to pray. As a child he had been born into a pagan household and had the finest education....
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priestdavid
Aug 31, 2008 10:30 pm
Matt 18:23-35 In this parable, we see a clear example of the petition in the Our Father wherein we pray, “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors”....
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priestdavid
Sep 10, 2008 3:01 pm
Matt 19:16-26 When we look around at the walls of the Church we see the many icons of the saints. In their lives they followed the teachings of Jesus Christ ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Sep 14, 2008 9:10 pm
Matt 21:33-42 The husbandmen of the vineyard had what we might call today a “sweet deal”. They were given a place to live and work which was designed to ...
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priestdavid
Sep 29, 2008 3:54 am
Mark 8:34-9:1 Matthew22:35-46 What will a man give in exchange for his soul? This question has been the subject of legend and literature throughout the history...
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priestdavid
Oct 20, 2008 3:02 am
Luke 5:1-11 This miracle that we heard in the Gospel is very interesting in that this is one of the first miracles that our Lord did to show Himself to His...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Oct 28, 2008 4:12 am
Luke 6:31-36 The first part of this gospel is familiar even to those who have never read the Bible and serves as a motto for many who are not even Christians....
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priestdavid
Nov 3, 2008 3:20 am
Luke 7:11-7:16 Our path in this world is one of constant struggle. At the moment of birth we fight to get our first breath and from then on we struggle to ...
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priestdavid
Nov 10, 2008 12:08 am
Luke 8:5-15 In this parable of the sower and the seed we can find a description not only of the way that the Gospel is received by various people at various ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Nov 16, 2008 7:35 pm
Luke 16:19-31 “In order to awaken us from our negligence, we must always bring to mind that we are mortal, our life passes by very quickly and is very...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Nov 24, 2008 4:24 pm
Eph 2:4-10; Luke 8:26-39 “It’s a matter of life and death!” This is one way that we use to indicate an event of the greatest importance. “Life and...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Dec 1, 2008 12:56 am
Luke 8:41-56 “Who touched me?” When pressed about by a great crowd, suddenly our Lord stopped and asked, “Who touched me?” What a question this was for...
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priestdavid
Dec 7, 2008 11:50 pm
Luke 10:25-37 “Love the Lord with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind. (Love) your neighbor as yourself.” ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Dec 15, 2008 3:06 pm
Luke 12:16-21 In these difficult times as it seems that our financial situation becomes less and less stable and therefore our ability to provide for our own...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Dec 21, 2008 7:59 pm
Luke 13:10-17 In the account of our Lord’s crucifixion, it is recorded that Pontius Pilate attempted to release Jesus “for he perceived that they (the ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Dec 29, 2008 3:45 am
Luke 14:16-24 During the holiday season we have many unexpected events in our lives: we meet old friends and new friends, we give and receive gifts; there ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Jan 5, 2009 12:49 am
Matt 1:1-25 As we approach the celebration of the feast of our Lord’s birth, we are reminded that the incarnation was not something that was suddenly or ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Jan 10, 2009 9:39 pm
A Christmas sermon from Archbishop Kyrill of San Francisco http://www.wadiocese.com/enews_comments.php?id=585_0_14_0_C Another Christmas sermon from Bishop...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Jan 12, 2009 6:02 am
Matt 2:13-23 On this day, the Sunday after the birth of Christ, we recall the Holy Righteous Ones, the kinsmen of the Lord, David the King, Joseph the ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Jan 18, 2009 7:33 pm
Mark 1:1-8; Luke 18:18-27 A few weeks ago, just before the feast of the Nativity of our Lord we observed how all of creation moved together, under the guidance...
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priestdavid
Jan 25, 2009 8:40 pm
Matthew 4:12-17 Luke 18:35-43 When you are in a dark place or out at night, it is difficult to see clearly your surroundings. You see shapes and forms in the...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Feb 1, 2009 10:26 pm
Luuke 19: 1-10 The purpose of the law and the prophets, that is the life of the Old Testament, was to show the Hebrew people how they should live so that they...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Feb 8, 2009 7:40 pm
2 Tim 3:10-15 Today we begin the preparation for Great Lent with the readings from the Gospel about the Publican and the Pharisee. In this Gospel we find an ...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Feb 17, 2009 3:15 pm
1 Corinthians 6:12-20 “All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the...
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Fr David Moser
priestdavid
Feb 22, 2009 8:24 pm
1Corinthians 8:8-9:2 “Meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither if we eat not, are we the worse. … But when you sin...
