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The Giant’s Daughter – by Uri Avnery

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Father Dave

A GERMAN poem tells of the giant’s daughter, who found a peasant plowing his field and brought him home in her handkerchief to show to her father. But the father said gravely: “The peasant is no toy!” and told her to put … Continue reading →

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A Night in the Ring – by Jo Burton

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Father Dave

In the ring as in my life, there are choices – choices about how to be, how to respond, how to stay in relationship with an other, particularly when the going gets tough, how to reconnect with faith, how to … Continue reading →

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Why I Love Amateur Boxing – by Father Dave

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Father Dave

I’m a thousand miles from home at the moment at the Australian Amateur Boxing League’sNational Titles, and I’m enjoying every minute of it. Right now I’m watching two 13-year-old schoolboys belting it out, and the standard is surprisingly good.  The boys … Continue reading →

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Jesus is Angry (John 2:13-25)

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Father Dave

The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. Making a whip of cords, he drove all … Continue reading →

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He is Risen Indeed! (John 20:1-18)

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Father Dave

Now on the first day of the week Mary Magdalene came to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter … Continue reading →

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