Fr. Shay’s Articles
The Happy Christmas of Jenny
December 22, 2017 ·
The Happy Christmas of Jenny Fr. Shay Cullen December 21, 2017 I write to all our readers, our friends and supporters, defenders of children, to wish you a Christmas that is filled with meaning, purpose and spiritual blessings. This is a time where we ought to renew our lives by looking back at the year […]
Read More...Christmas is a Time of Hope
December 15, 2017 ·
Christmas is a Time of Hope Fr. Shay Cullen 15 December 2017 Christmas is a time of year when we can hope for a real messiah, a moral leader to rise up and inspire us to live good, moral lives of integrity and mutually helping of each other and the poor- the great values brought […]
Read More...Speaking Out Against Abuse
December 8, 2017 ·
Speaking Out Against Abuse Fr. Shay Cullen 7 December 2017 The front cover of Time Magazine for its last issue of 2017 shows a group of brave women who eventually found the courage to speak out against the sexual exploitation and harassment they suffered at the hands of abusive males and made the hash tag […]
Read More...Mass Murderer Convicted at the ICC
December 4, 2017 ·
Mass Murderer Convicted at the ICC Fr. Shay Cullen 29 November 2017 It was a spark of light from the darkness of human rights violations, horrific war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing that caused the suffering, torture, starvation and mass murder of thousands. That spark of light was the conviction and […]
Read More...Human Traffickers Supply Children to the Sex Business
November 24, 2017 ·
Human Traffickers Supply Children to the Sex Business Fr.Shay Cullen 22 November 2017 The greatest pain for families is when the parents fight, argue, create a violent home, scold and beat the children and then separate. It has happened thousands of times and that is just what happened to mother and father of 12-year old […]
Read More...Martin Buber Plaque Award is for the Children
November 17, 2017 ·
Martin Buber Plaque Award is for the Children Fr. Shay Cullen 17 November 2017 There is a massive and positive change in the level of public awareness, knowledge and commitment to challenge, confront and expose the sexual harassment and abuse of children and women in the past decade. In recent months, women have been coming […]
Read More...We Need a War on Sex Crime
November 10, 2017 ·
We Need a War on Sex Crime Fr. Shay Cullen 10 November 2017 We need to declare a war on child sex crime to save thousands of children who are victims of rape and commercial sexual exploitation. A hundred thousand minors are estimated to be trafficked every year into the sex dens of iniquity in […]
Read More...The True Confession
November 3, 2017 ·
The True Confession Fr. Shay Cullen 3 November 2017 Imagine Juan, a barangay official in the Philippines as he sat in the church alone. He was waiting for the priest and when Father Pepito came into the sanctuary, he noticed Juan looking distressed and he went to him and he asked in Tagalog, “Can I […]
Read More...Defending the Defenders of Human Rights
October 27, 2017 ·
Defending the Defenders of Human Rights Fr. Shay Cullen. 27 October 2017 Child abusers inhabit the earth. There are hundreds of millions of child victims. One in every four children are said to be victims of sexual abuse. It may be a secret crime but it is very common. In Ireland, a group of victim–survivors […]
Read More...The Grooming of Innocent Children
October 20, 2017 ·
The Grooming of Innocent Children Fr. Shay Cullen 18 October 2017 They were at first the reluctant four. Only 14 and 16 years old the four girls, Ruby, Jenny, Angel and Ruth, were rescued from traffickers by the municipal social worker and local police and brought to the Preda Home for Girls for recovery and […]
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