Fr. Shay’s Articles
Fair Trade must oppose sex-slavery
April 22, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Fair Trade must oppose sex-slavery 22 April 2016 Fr. Shay Cullen When I first began a small project to give poor people a skilled training and work with respect, dignity, fair wages and good working conditions. In 1975 it was not called Preda Fair Trade. It was and is, normal ethical practice to give work […]
Read More...The Daily Crime against Humanity
April 14, 2016 ·
The Daily Crime against Humanity Fr. Shay Cullen I drove from Olongapo City to Subic town recently and pointed to the journalist the row of shuttered, dilapidated and closed-down sex bars that lined the road at Calapandayan, Subic. It is evidence of the success of an anti-trafficking operation conducted by the Preda Foundation social workers […]
Read More...A Home for the Refugees
April 8, 2016 ·
A Home for the Refugees Father Shay Cullen, mssc BERLIN, GERMANY. I met Alamid here in Germany and he told me he was a refugee from Syria. Their house was partly destroyed by the barrel bombs of Assad, the tyrannical Syrian dictator who is being supported by Russian forces and warplanes. Alamid is one of […]
Read More...Fair Trade and German Generosity
April 1, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Fair Trade and German Generosity Fr. Shay Cullen 31 March 2016 Stuttgart,Germany. Here in Stuttgart the Annual Fair Trade Exhibition is underway and Philippine products are gaining a high profile with growing sales. This brings jobs and prosperity with fair payment to thousands of Filipinos. I have been invited as a guest speaker to the […]
Read More...Resurrection for Abused Children.
March 23, 2016 ·
Resurrection for Abused Children Fr. Shay Cullen 22 March 2016 The hope of a new life, “Resurrection,” for abused and traumatized children is what we at the Preda Foundation strive to provide for victims of abuse. Holy Week is about pain and suffering, injustice and new life and hope. That is what the mission of […]
Read More...Children’s Rights and Jesus of Nazareth
March 18, 2016 ·
Children’s Rights and Jesus of Nazareth Fr. Shay Cullen 18 March 2016 The man from Nazareth arrived in the big city and received a big welcome from his fans as they lined the streets and shouted hosannas and laid their cloaks on the ground like a red carpet and everyone was asking, “Who is this, […]
Read More...The March for Children’s and Women’s Rights
March 11, 2016 ·
The March for Children’s and Women’s Rights Fr. Shay Cullen 10 March 2016 Jessica Mary with thirty other recovering child survivors of sexual abuse and human trafficking marched down the streets of Olongapo City on International Women’s Day. They carried a banner that declared “Olongapo City Home of the Most Empowered Women in the World […]
Read More...Help for the trafficked and abused children.
March 4, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Help for the trafficked and abused children. Fr. Shay Cullen. 4 March 2016 There are millions of Filipino families that are secure and whole and live out family values by giving love, care and protection and a life of dignity and education to their children. They are the vast majority and are blessed and to […]
Read More...The Success and Failure of the EDSA Revolution
February 26, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Success and Failure of the EDSA Revolution Fr. Shay Cullen 26 February 2016 It’s the 30th anniversary of the non-violent people’s power “revolution” that toppled the cruel and bloody Marcos dictatorship in 1986. Ironically, the son and namesake of Ferdinand E. Marcos called Bongbong, who is a senator, is making a strong bid with […]
Read More...On Being Fully Human
February 19, 2016 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
On Being Fully Human Fr. Shay Cullen 19 February 2016 The deplorable remarks of Philippine congressman and famous world boxing title holder Congressman Manny Pacquiao wherein he described gay people as “worse than animals” are vile comments that are to be condemned, rejected and repudiated in the strongest terms possible. He has since apologized. We […]
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