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Father Dave is a professional boxer, 6th degree black belt Martial Arts master, author, Parish Priest, loving husband and father of three.
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'Boys Will Be Boys'
'Boys will be Boys' (or 'why men love to Fight') I had twenty-five boys at the fight club tonight - twenty-five boys and one girl, and she certainly did stand out. It’s amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment. In the general flow of life in an ...
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'Boys will be Boys' (or 'why men love to Fight')
I had twenty-five boys at the fight club tonight - twenty-five boys and one girl, and she certainly did stand out. It’s amazing how starkly obvious the gender differences are in a ring environment. In the general flow of life in an industrialised society men and women are mixed and merged ...
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Can You Ever Cure An Addiction To Alcohol?
Can an alcohol dependency be cured? Any number of high cost private health clinics would like to give a definite answer to this question, but the traditional knowledge of groups such as 'Alcoholics Anonymous' is that an addiction to alcohol can never be cured, but only planned. Of course no ...
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The Effect of Alcohol Consumption On Exercise
It has become standard practice for an abundant folks to have a few drinks before getting involved in exercise. The dual arguments are frequently given that, firstly, a little alcohol can actually increase sporting performance, and that, secondly, any negative aftermath of the alcohol will be ...
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About Clinical Depression
Depression by definition is a mental illness that is usually characterized by prolonged periods of sadness and melancholy. Of course when one person is moping all the time and just generally hating the world around him or her, doesn't mean that it's depression. It is when this kind of behaviour ...
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Understanding Addiction To Alcohol
There is habitually a lot of perplexity over what actually defines alcoholism. People tend to think in terms of the total of beers or glasses of wine they consume in a night out or think it is a matter of how consistently they drink. Alcoholism is defined neither by the bulk a person drinks ...
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Depressed Children
It is not infrequent for parents to deduce behaviour in their child as a passing stage, considering how fast fads seem to come and go through out childhood and adolescence. However it is important to recognize that while they may not be able to take part in the world as an adult they are just as ...
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Why More Priests Need To Train As Fighters (And Why We Don't See Many Boxers In Church)
"Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." -- (1cCorinthiansc9:26-27) St Paul was a fighter. I don't think he ...
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The Schizophrenic Jesus?
"You have heard that it was said to those who lived long ago, 'You must not murder,' and 'Whoever murders will be subject to punishment.' But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother 'Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says 'You fool!' will be subject to hell fire. ..."
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Effects Of Excessive Alcohol Consumption On The Body
An addiction to alcohol is a lasting same ailment that can damage a person's career and their family. It can also be fatal to their health if left untreated. Substantial alcoholic drinks in-take on a regular basis causes chemical changes to a individual's brain. For example, it alters the ...
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Signs Of An Addiction To Alcohol
An addiction to alcohol is a disease that is rarely initially self-diagnosed. In other words, individuals who live with an addiction to alcohol hardly ever realise that they are contracting the disease until it is well advanced. Indeed, the path to an alcohol dependency is generally paved with ...
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Why More Priests Need To Train As Fighters
(and why we don't see many boxers in church) "Therefore I do not run like a man running aimlessly; I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I beat my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." -- ...
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Fighting Fathers Ministries Pty. Ltd.
11 Herbert Street
Dulwich Hill
ph: 61-2-9569-1255
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Father Dave has received numerous community awards and was nominated 'Australian of the Year' in 2005 for his work with at-risk young people.