Category Archives: Personal Stuff

Nick, the Debt-Collector

Posted on November 30, 2024 by Father Dave

It was mid-winter and close to midnight. I was at my desk in the rectory office, and in the middle of a crisis … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to Walter Glover

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Father Dave

I lost my best friend in March 2022. Read more here.

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Farewell to our Fight Club in Dulwich Hill

Posted on February 5, 2022 by Father Dave

Father Dave’s Old School Boxing Academy trained out of the church hall of Holy Trinity, Dulwich Hill from 1991 to 2021. We trained many champions. More importantly, we saw a great many crazy kids grow into confident adults, and, in … Continue reading →

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‘Business’ a 20 year rapflection.

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Father Dave

[imaioVideo v=1] ‘Business’ a 20-year rapflection.  Verse 1 We inherited church in its best order Anglicanism of the reformers From Henry VIII and his young daughter Tyndale and Cranmer bled and burned for her. But somehow we just lost the … Continue reading →

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Should wives really SUBMIT to their husbands?

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Father Dave

The following letter was passed on to me in good faith by a woman who was deeply concerned by the proposal of the Anglican Diocese of Sydney to re-introduce the word ‘submit’ into the marriage vows, such that the wife … Continue reading →

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Why I’m not a Hospital Chaplain

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Father Dave

My colleague, Father Elias, began his sermon on the Sunday I was in hospital by saying, “I think if it had appeared in the paper that a priest had threatened to beat up a fellow patient in a Sydney Hospital, … Continue reading →

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Coming off Anti-Depressants A personal account by Father Dave

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Father Dave

I was on anti-depressants for about a year. And now, as my head emerges from that dark cloud, I look around and discover that so many of my sisters and brothers have walked this same path. And yet, so of … Continue reading →

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Baby won’t Sleep! Could Feeding be the Problem? by Chris Towland

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Father Dave

Sleepless nights take their toll on parents as much as on their babies. Adjusting your baby’s feeding routine may help to solve the problem New Mums and Dads and even parents with several kids, often find that their little baby … Continue reading →

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Panic Attacks! How to retake control of your life

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Father Dave

A panic attack is a discrete period of intense fear or discomfort that is accompanied by one or more of the following symptoms. Symptoms may include: palpitations sweating trembling or shaking shortness of breath or smothering feelings of choking chest … Continue reading →

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