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Peace Pilgrimage to Syria – on the streets of Damascus

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / April 18, 2014

G’day Fighter, It’s Father Dave here and I’m actually now in London, having finished my week in Syria where we’ve been spending time with both politicians and refugees, sharing in the joys and sorrows of the Syrian people, and boxing with kids on the streets of Damascus, Lattakia and Homs! I have so much to share – […]

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Weekly Missive – June 21st, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 1 Comment / June 18, 2013

Hi Fighter, I’m beginning this missive from a small room in a monastery on the outskirts of Canberra. Yes, I’m in the nation’s capital today and tomorrow, accompanying Mother Agnes as she appeals to Australian political leaders not to fuel the fire in Syria. I don’t know how closely you’ve been following developments in Syria

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Monday Missive – January 21st, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 1 Comment / January 21, 2013

Hi Fighter, It’s Father Dave back with you again, and I confess that I’m kicking back a bit tonight. I’m taking it easy, as I feel rather tired. I’m not sure why I feel tired but I’ve abandoned my weekly half-marathon run tonight and am enjoying a glass of wine instead. I feel a bit

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Monday Missive – January 14th, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 2 Comments / January 14, 2013

Hi Fighter! It’s Father Dave and it’s good to be back with you for another week. Before I say anything else today let me thank you for your prayers for Bernie! There was a torrent of prayerful response to last week’s missive where I mentioned my time with a dear man named Bernie. Without wanting

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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Monday Missive – October 8th, 2012

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / October 8, 2012

Hi Fighter, It’s Father Dave, and I’m afraid it’s going to be a short missive tonight as I’m rather tired. It’s been a rather busy couple of weeks for me: Our fighters have been fighting My family has been travelling We’ve had another fire at Binacrombi We’ve had the privilege of hosting Mother Agnes of

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Monday Missive – October 1st, 2012

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / October 1, 2012

Hi Fighter, It’s Father Dave, and I’m excited to be back with you again. As I hinted in my email from two days back, we have something very exciting coming up – a very special guest who will be joining us at Holy Trinity this coming Sunday. I’ll to tell you all about that in

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Preacher, Pugilist, Activist, Father of four

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