December, 2013
'Grubby' paedophile Michael Eller jailed for directing filmed rapes
December 20, 2013 ·
19 December 2013 Last updated at 18:07 GMT Michael Eller displayed “cold-hearted cruelty” A paedophile who directed filmed rapes of young children live on the internet has been jailed for 14 years. Michael Eller, 67, set up a Skype link from his Hertfordshire home to instruct adults in the Philippines to rape and abuse […]
Read More...Puppet Show and relief assistance to typhoon victims at Tent city Pasay Nov.29,13
December 20, 2013 ·
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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS
December 18, 2013 ·
by Fr. Shay Cullen When I was growing up, Christmas was a lovely childhood story of the baby Jesus born in a clean looking stable surrounded by his loving parents in clean robes, singing angels, adoring shepherds, kings holding gifts and harmless adoring animals. Yet in reality, it was a hard, cold, miserable time for […]
Read More...LIKE POPE FRANCIS? TRY JESUS
December 17, 2013 ·
Washington Post December 15, 201. By Elizabeth Tenet, editor of The Washington Post’s OnFaith blog Months before Time magazine blessed Pope Francis as its 2013 “Person of the Year,” the secular media’s love affair with the Argentine pontiff was well underway. “We love him,” swooned the Huffington Post. “Our cool new pope,” declared Gawker. “You […]
Read More...NELSON MANDELA, CHAMPION OF PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
December 16, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen What made Nelson Mandela the most famous and revered leader world-wide, and perhaps the most respected leader in history was his unshakable commitment to human rights and dignity. He inspired his nation as a political prisoner for 27 years under the apartheid white minority regime of South Africa and he stood by his […]
Read More...THE HUMAN FACE OF PHILIPPINE POVERTY
December 12, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Reggie is the human face of poverty in the Philippines. He and his family lived on the edge of total poverty until typhoon Haiyan pushed him and his family into absolute poverty this November 2013. He is a 17 year-old jobless youth whose home was taken away by the 245 kilometer per hour wind. […]
Read More...Fundraising in Ireland for Yolanda survivors.
December 12, 2013 ·
The chairperson of the Irish charity Preda-Ireland Philip Cribbin has been doing his share in fund raising for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan ,(Yolanda in the Philippines). Preda social workers are buying and re-packing relief supplies and making regular deliveries and distribution of relief goods directly to the hands of the evacuees. They were airlifted […]
Read More...'World's biggest child porn dealer' who says 100 years in U.S. jail is 'too harsh' may walk free after Ireland drops charges
December 11, 2013 ·
Irish authorities have revealed Eric Eoin Marques will not be prosecuted The 28-year-old is facing possible extradition to the U.S. by the FBI But it is unclear whether Ireland will hand him over to the U.S. Marques is wanted on four charges of distributing child pornography. An Irishman wanted in the U.S. for allegedly being […]
Read More...Manuel Weiss, Preda Volunteer
December 10, 2013 ·
“I stayed 3 months for a volunteer service to support the PREDA projects. My motivation was to do something good and expand my world view. I had a great time at Preda. The organization of the Foundation is good. As a volunteer you will be involved in the projects and gets a deep insight into […]
Read More...Most Irish sex offenders are freed without therapy
December 9, 2013 ·
Monday, December 09, 2013 Fewer than half of all sex offenders released from prison this year underwent any form of rehabilitative therapy while in prison. By Noel Baker Statistics provided to the Irish Examiner by the Irish Prison Service also show that, of prisoners currently serving sentences for sex crimes and scheduled for release in […]
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