Topic: Christianity
Jesus 'would not enter Vatican'
January 17, 2014 ·
Pope wont live in the Vatican, Priest’s 2005 Interview relevant today . In BBC Nr.Ireland Interview Fr.Shay Cullen founder of the Preda Center ,a human rights and child protection organization in Olongapo City,Philippines said if Jesus was here today he would not live in the Vatican. Pope Francis has the same opinion as he lives […]
Read More...THE GREATEST HUNGER IS FOR JUSTICE
January 12, 2014 ·
THE GREATEST HUNGER IS FOR JUSTICE By Fr. Shay Cullen Food, glorious food, our lives are dominated by the desire and need to eat and the agricultural industry provides food for the billions of people on the planet. However, some people eat too much food, over 1.5 billion and others have too little food, about […]
Read More...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...THE GREATEST MISSION
October 14, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Malala Yousafzai, the 16 year-old Pakistani girl who defied the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education and was shot in the head but survived, has been granted the European Human Rights Award. Many thought she would be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Instead, it went to the Organization for the Prohibition of […]
Read More...A Mission in Life
October 4, 2013 ·
Fr. Shay Cullen We have to have a mission in life, to make it meaningful,with purpose and to live more fully.The mission can be to accomplish any good work,motivated by a spiritual value of compassion, love of justice, care of others,empathy and solidarity with the sick, the oppressed and lonely. These inner convictions and commitments […]
Read More...THE MISSION IS TO END POVERTY AND INJUSTICE
June 14, 2013 ·
by : Fr. Shay Cullen Muff, Co. Donegal near Derry, Ireland – A gathering of returned missionaries at the I.O.S.A.S Center (Island of Saints and Scholars) recalled the long tradition of Irish missionaries leaving families and friends and going to foreign lands for life to bring the Gospel message of God’s love and to build […]
Read More...THE HORRIFIC CRIME AGAINST 7 YEAR-OLD MYKIE PRADO
April 26, 2013 ·
We are facing a growing crises and epidemic of child sexual abuse according to the numbers that are being reported and by educated guess that thousands more go unreported. It takes much courage and bravery for a child or threatened adult to report such crimes in a culture of apathy and indifference. Our Catholicism is challenged […]
Read More...SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT AND SEX TOURISM MUST BE OPPOSED
April 19, 2013 ·
by Fr. Shay Cullen The unwelcome truth that civilized people don’t want to hear is that the human race is not so civilized after all. Hundreds of thousands of wealthy males travel from rich to poor countries every year to sexually exploit and abuse children and women in a global phenomenon known as sex-tourism. Sexual […]
Read More...OUR HEARTS ARE TROUBLED, OUR FAITH IS CHALLENGED
April 16, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Readers frequently share their comments and opinions, their problems and troubles about many things including the challenge to their faith. Before the resignation of Pope Benedict and the election of Pope Francis I received the letter below. Dear Fr. Shay, I would really appreciate your help. At the moment I feel […]
Read More...OUR HEARTS ARE TROUBLED, OUR FAITH IS CHALLENGED
April 11, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Readers frequently share their comments and opinions, their problems and troubles about many things including the challenge to their faith. Before the resignation of Pope Benedict and the election of Pope Francis I received the letter below. Dear Fr. Shay, I would really appreciate your help. At the moment I feel […]
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