Tag Archives: Father Dave

Valley Times – Father Dave returns to ring

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Father Dave

It was great to be on the front page of the Valley Times as I prepared for this fight. Support from local media can make all the difference!  This article was published on my 54th birthday – February 17th, 2016! click … Continue reading →

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Daily Telegraph: Dulwich Hill’s Father Dave Smith set to become Australia’s oldest professional boxer

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Father Dave

When I initially took this fight I had no idea that I was becoming Australia’s oldest professional boxer of all time! What happened to all the others? They must have all had tougher lives than me and consequently have grown … Continue reading →

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ABC News: Boxing priest Father Dave Smith to make pro comeback at age 54 for charity

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Father Dave

When I initially took this fight I had no idea that I was becoming Australia’s oldest professional boxer of all time! What happened to all the others? They must have all had tougher lives than me and consequently have grown … Continue reading →

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Sheikh Nimr is greatly missed – Khamenei.ir interviews Father Dave

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Father Dave

It has been my privilege to appear a number of times now in Iranian publications. Not many Australian priests can make this boast, and the reason I am selected so regularly as an Australian Christian voice is quite simple – nobody else … Continue reading →

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Boxing Priest’s fight for peace in Syria – SBS World News

Posted on March 9, 2016 by Father Dave

It was great to get some coverage for our Boxers for Peace program. Most media outlets have refused to touch us because we don’t echo the official narrative – vilifying the Syrian government and dividing the rebels between violent jihadists and s0-called ‘moderates’. … Continue reading →

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Love is stupid! (A sermon on Luke 15)

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Father Dave

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. 2 But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, “This man welcomes sinners and eats with them.” (Luke 15:1-2) Today is a special day for … Continue reading →

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Faith, Hope & Love (A sermon on 1 Corinthians 13)

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Father Dave

“And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13) It’s been nearly two years since I was last in Iran, but my last visit there was an especially memorable one … Continue reading →

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Good news to the poor! (A sermon on Luke 4:16-21
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Posted on January 25, 2016 by Father Dave

“And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up; and he went to the synagogue, as his custom was, on the Sabbath day.” (Luke 4:16) We are at the beginning of a new year and at the beginning … Continue reading →

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I love to have a beer with Jesus! (A sermon on John 2:1-11)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Father Dave

As I begin my twenty-sixth year in this parish I find I have many good memories to look back on, though of course there are also many painful memories. I can smile as I look back on some of the … Continue reading →

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