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A Candlelight Vigil for Syria

Posted on March 21, 2025 by fatherdave

March 19, 2025 -We held a Candlelight Vigil for Syria at The Melkite Cathedral in Sydney. It was a beautiful coming together of Christians and Muslims, Syrians and Australians, to grieve and to pray for our beloved Syria and her … Continue reading →

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Stop the Syrian Genocide!

Posted on March 20, 2025 by fatherdave

Thousands of us gathered at the Sydney Town Hall on Sunday, March 16, 2025, to protest the terrible wave of violence that has been unleashed against minority groups in Syria. Continue reading →

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Albo Stands Up for Syria!

Posted on March 17, 2025 by fatherdave

Credit where it’s due. Yes, more could be said and done, but compared to the appaling silence of other world leaders, Anthony Albanese’s statement in support of the suffering people of Syria shines as a beacon of hope. Father Dave … Continue reading →

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Syria Just ERASED Parts of Its Own Territory from Official Maps!

Posted on February 25, 2025 by fatherdave

Maps of Syria, recently released by the new government, don’t include the Golan Heights or Hatay Province, currently occupied by Israel and Turkey, respectively. There’s no need to guess who was behind Al Julani’s sudden ascendency to power. First published … Continue reading →

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A Tribute to the Syrian Arab Army

Posted on February 6, 2025 by fatherdave

Father Dave here, and I’m still grieving the collapse of Syria, and the ascendency of one-time Al Qaeda leader, Ahmed Hussein al-Sharaa, to the country’s leadership. I’ve been fearing for my many Syrian friends. I’ve been praying for their safety … Continue reading →

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Israel continues to attack Syria with impunity

Posted on June 6, 2024 by fatherdave

the Israeli government continues to stage violent assaults on Syria – and all such attacks go unreported in mainline Western media Continue reading →

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the Syriac Orthodox Church – a light shining in the darkness!

Posted on March 3, 2017 by fatherdave

January, 2017 – our Australian delegation had a wonderful time visiting the Syrian Orthodox Patriarchate in Damascus. While there, I had the privilege of interviewing his grace, Ignatius Aphrem II – the Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch. Three minutes into … Continue reading →

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Australia has Syrian blood on its hands!

Posted on September 21, 2016 by fatherdave

Up till now Australia has been trying to keep a low profile in the Syrian conflict. We do what the US tells us to do but we stay out of the front lines as far as possible, presumably because the … Continue reading →

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Jon Stewart parodies Obama's war on 'Islamic State'

Posted on September 16, 2014 by fatherdave

This is a powerful mixture of insight and humour from Jon Stewart, though the way he frames the parody does concern me. Stewart rails against Obama’s ‘Team America’ pitch in selling another Middle Eastern war with a view to questioning … Continue reading →

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Syrian Patriarch says that Christians are being targeted!

Posted on October 26, 2013 by fatherdave

Gregarios III was our host in Lebanon and Syria earlier this year. He has been an outstanding example of Christian leadership throughout the current crisis. Rather than hide out in his palace in the (relative) safety of Beirut, the Melkite … Continue reading →

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