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Rachel Corrie and Palestine by Sonja Karkar

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Father Dave

Rachel was a peace activist who had gone to Rafah in Gaza because she wanted to help bring the terrible plight of the Palestinians to the notice of the world … and tragically, she achieved that with her death more … Continue reading →

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The Power of Evil by Professor William A Cook

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Father Dave

Nothing so graphically illustrates the dilemma facing the United States and the United Nations as the catastrophic collapse of negotiations that failed in Italy when America found itself standing alone before the entire world, nakedly defending the defiant state of … Continue reading →

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The Barbaric and The Civilized – by Dr Chandra Muzaffar

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Father Dave

It is unanimous: that the dastardly bomb attacks in London on 7 July 2005 were a barbaric act. There is no other way of describing the planned, premeditated targeting of civilians. It is political violence of this sort that constitutes … Continue reading →

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Minister’s Drug Plea – The Glebe & Inner Western Weekly October 28th, 1998

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Father Dave

An Inner West clergyman has fired a salvo at “inadequate” court and police systems in the wake of the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Marrickville boy, and heroin user, in Earlwood last month. Reverend David Smith, of Duiwich Hill’s Holy … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Message from Father Dave

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Father Dave

Christmas can be a very confusing time, and perhaps most especially when it comes to explaining to our children what it is really supposed to be about. There is such a mixture of secular and religious motifs around at this … Continue reading →

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A Christmas Message from Father Dave

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Father Dave

Christmas can be a very confusing time, and perhaps most especially when it comes to explaining to our children what it is really supposed to be about. There is such a mixture of secular and religious motifs around at this … Continue reading →

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