Topic: Christmas
New Year Hope and Happiness for 2012
December 28, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The year 2011 is passing and it’s a good time for us to ask ourselves what we did in 2011 to make a difference for the good in the life of even one person. Mindful that our life is quickly passing us by, we are carried on the river of time towards our final inescapable [...]
Read More...Jesus, the failed Messiah?
December 21, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The truly amazing thing about the birth of Jesus Christ, called the Messiah, Son of David, Son of Man, Son of God, Saviour, Teacher, Rabbi, Master, healer, as he is named throughout the gospels, is that he never claimed those titles for himself other than the simplest thing of all, “Son of Man” which means [...]
Read More...What Would Jesus Do?
December 19, 2011 · By Columbans Ireland, columban.com
The appearance of the slogan “What Would Jesus do?” at the Occupy London Protest prompted Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, to consider what exactly we might mean when we use the phrase.
Read More...The Christmas That Has Yet to Come
December 14, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Christmas is about birth, new beginnings, new life and it is a time to think about the dignity and value of our own life and others. It’s a special time to honor and help needy children. The best Christmas story is like that of the Holy Family seeking shelter from the cruel weather and the [...]
Read More...Christmas is Freedom
December 7, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
There is a lot about Christmas that the world doesn’t know, doesn’t want to know or conveniently forgets in its pursuit of pleasure, possessions and power. And that is, that the “Christ” in Christmas was a person, fully human and Son of God, demanding an end to greed and exploitation.
Read More...Has Christmas Failed?
November 30, 2011 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The big question that can be asked about Christmas is… has it failed? Two thousand years after the birth of the boy from Nazareth, who grew up as the son of a village carpenter, turned spiritual revolution, his heart turning message of universal rights, peace and justice has seemingly been rejected, ignored or compromised.
Read More...Preda Newsletter December 2009
December 2, 2009 ·
This is a happy time for the many children being cared for by Preda. Twelve (12) more children were released from prison to the care of the “Preda New Dawn” boy’s home to start a new life of dignity and respect. Six new girls were rescued from their abusers in recent weeks. There are 110 [...]
Read More...Preda Newsletter December 2006
December 3, 2006 ·
Dear friends, The Christmas Season is here already and we are busy planning Christmas parties, day trips and beach outings for the many children we have rescued from prison, brothels and abusive situations. The number of children saved and brought into the protection and recovery homes in the past six months have doubled. There are [...]
Read More...Preda Newsletter January 2006
January 3, 2006 ·
With this Newsletter, I wish to thank all our friends and supporters for their greeting cards, letters and donations for the children over the Christmas and New Year. We had parties, gift-giving, new clothes and toys for the children, carnival trips and beach outings for the 37 girls recovering from sexual abuse and 54 young [...]
Read More...PREDA NEWSLETTER Christmas 1998
December 2, 1998 ·
What Makes a Happy Christmas? Everywhere you see huge signs of Merry Christmas, Santa’s and reindeers with bells and lights bringing good cheer and saying we should be happy. Perhaps we should, but why? If not for the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ and what he taught and did for us, the world would [...]
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