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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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Peace Pilgrimage to Syria – April 4, 2014

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 4 Comments / April 4, 2014

Hi Fighter, our ‘Prayers for Syria’ service and farewell BBQ Father Dave here, speaking to you from sunny Tehran, and despite what you might have heard, it is a beautiful city and seems to be filled with gracious and hospitable people! I don’t know if you’ve seen the latest historical movie drama – 300 II

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Father Dave’s Missive – March 26, 2014

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 1 Comment / March 26, 2014

Hi Fighter, My apologies for another prolonged silence. I’m afraid I’ve been flat out of late organising our Peace Pilgrimage to Syria. We leave next week and I wanted to invite you to our send-off BBQ this coming Sunday. I appreciate that not everybody will be able to come but all are welcome. Unless it’s

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Father Dave’s Missive – January 31st, 2014

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / January 30, 2014

Hi Fighter, I got caught in a domestic violence situation tonight. I think I handled it just right. It’s so hard to get these things right. I was putting the garbage out and heard what I thought at first was kids shouting at each other. Then I saw a woman on the ground and a

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Father Dave’s Missive – January 6th, 2014

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / January 3, 2014

Hi Fighter, It’s New Year’s Day as I start this missive and, as is inevitably the case this time of year, I’m reflecting on both the year that’s past and the year ahead. 2013 was a big year for me personally, for my family, for our church and for the Order of the Fighting Fathers.

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Weekly Missive – October 4th, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / October 3, 2013

Hi Fighter, I’m writing to you from the lovely town of Narooma on our state’s south coast. Our family is taking a few days off at Ange’s partents’ house and, as you can see from the pic below, the children are out frolicking in the sunshine and enjoying the great outdoors! I’m afraid that since

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Weekly Missive – September 11th, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / 4 Comments / September 10, 2013

[imaioVideo v=1] Speaking at the “Hands Off Syria” rally in Sydney (if you can’t view this video, click here) Hi there Fighter, It’s been a dramatic week! While America prepares to unleash hell on Syria, Australia has elected a new government that promises to make life hell for asylum seekers! We live in dark times

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Weekly Missive – August 28th, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / August 28, 2013

Hi Fighter, Are we on the eve of Armageddon? It’s Father Dave, and I confess that as I write to you today I’m feeling sick in my stomach. It’s not something that I ate or drank (though I have had a second glass of red tonight to steel my nerves). It’s Syria, and it’s what

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Weekly Missive – August 14th, 2013

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

Hi Fighter, I hope you’ve been travelling well since last we touched base. It’s been a period of highs and lows for me. In terms of what’s been happening in our little hamlet of Dulwich Hill, it’s been almost all highs. In terms of what I’ve seen going on in other parts of the world (such

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Weekly Missive – July 2nd, 2013

By Father Dave / Monday Missive / Leave a Comment / July 2, 2013

G’day Fighter, Father Dave back with you – a little weary but strong in spirit. I seem to have been spending all my time travelling and speaking since last we spoke. I spoke to a Lions Club gathering, hoping to raise more funds for our youth work. I spoke to at a gathing of the

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