Topic: Greed
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 LIVING AND THE DEAD
November 4, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen In the Philippines, death is accepted as a part of living, to be coped with as inevitable, postponed if possible; grief is short lived but memories are for life. The cemetery on All Saints’ Day is a thriving celebration of life and family. On November 1st, there are gatherings around the […]
Read More...THE GREATEST STORM
October 9, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen The rains would not stop even after the winds had died down. Rachel was terrified for her children and herself. Juanito, her husband had gone looking for food. The typhoon blew wild and wickedly across the Philippines leaving behind rising flood waters, mangled huts and shacks, and toppled mango trees. Even […]
Read More...Pope Francis: Money Has to Serve, Not to Rule
May 17, 2013 ·
Warns of the Dictatorship of a Faceless Economy VATICAN CITY, May 16, 2013 – Pope Francis is emphasizing the predominance of ethics in economic and social matters and warning that “we have created new idols” with regard to money. The Holy Father said this today when he received the credential letters of four new ambassadors […]
Read More...Top 100 Billionaires could end world poverty four times over.
January 23, 2013 ·
Oxfam: “Top 100 billionaires added $240 Billion of wealth in 2012 -enough to end world poverty four times over” “We can no longer pretend that the creation of wealth for a few will inevitably benefit the many – too often the reverse is true.” ~Jeremy Hobbs – Executive Director, Oxfam International It’s amazing how many […]
Read More...CLIMATE CHANGE IS AFFECTING OUR WAY OF LIFE
January 10, 2013 ·
By Fr. Shay Cullen Ferocious storms, tornados, incessant rains, floods, bitterly cold winters and drought-ridden summers are the extreme weather conditions that are being experienced all over the world. Climate change is upon us, we can feel it. New York was devastated by hurricane “Sandy”. In Tasmania, Australia, drought and forest fires, the worst in […]
Read More...The Olympic Game of Life
July 18, 2012 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Olympic Games are about to be declared open. The travelling Olympic Flame carried the length and breadth of England, Scotland and Wales; it is a symbol of freedom, enlightenment and a burning desire to achieve greatness in sport, in history, personal fulfilment and national pride. The Games inspire the Olympic Spirit whereby men and […]
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