Fr. Shay’s Articles
Does God allow human suffering?
February 26, 2015 ·
Does God allow human suffering? Fr. Shay Cullen The children were all gathered in the center for street children near the Manila Cathedral when the Pope just finished a mass during which he challenged bishops and priests to be true pastors and imitate Christ and serve the poor. He went into the home where he […]
Read More...The Hell Fires of Climate Change
February 26, 2015 ·
Father Shay Cullen The Gates of Hell is how Dan brown described Manila in a recent novel and how right he is. The air pollution has grow excessively with thousands more vehicles belching black smoke and a thick sooty smog swirls over the city. Millions of Filipinos inhale the death causing particles that clog up […]
Read More...Knowing the Truth Saved Andrea
February 24, 2015 ·
Knowing the truth saved Andrea Father Shay Cullen Julieta had worked for many years as an elementary school teacher in San Isidero Elementary School. Like most teachers she would be irritated at inattentive and distracted students. The low grades and failure of the student to do homework assignments and be able to share in […]
Read More...The Love That Replaces Violence and Abuse
February 15, 2015 ·
Fr. Shay Cullen February 14, 2015 Working for peace in the world is a thankless task. Peace is elusive, as violence seems to grow despite all the great work of so many peacemakers. The terrible violence with unbridled savagery that we see today on our television screens shows humans descending to the lowest depths of horror. […]
Read More...Child Abuse in Jails
January 28, 2015 ·
Child abuse in jails January 26, 2015 1:44 am by FR. SHAY CULLEN THE front page of a widely circulated tabloid said it all in just one message in extra large bold letters: “Kids made to perform sex acts in detention.” Sensational indeed but true, very shockingly true. That is just one of the many violations […]
Read More...The Creator seen in our Planet
January 26, 2015 ·
The Creator seen in our Planet Fr.Shay CullenIt struck at 3.35 AM last week, in the darkness of the night,a loud rattling grew in intensity as the roof tiles went off like castanets clacking and clicking rising to a crescendo as the building shook violently. It was another earthquake,a strong one,5.9 on the Richter scale […]
Read More...Child abuse in Jails
January 25, 2015 ·
Child abuse in Jails Fr.Shay Cullen The front page of a widely circulated Tabloid said it all in just one message in extra large bold letters ; “Kids made to perform sex acts in detention.” Sensational indeed but true,very shockingly true.That is just one of the many violations that children as young 8 years old […]
Read More...Pope Denounces “Scandalous Inequalities” in the Philippines
January 25, 2015 ·
Pope denounces “Scandalous inequalities”in The Philippines Fr.Shay Cullen With the wind blowing around the pope and rain falling as a tropical typhoon again approached Tacloban Pope Francis is speaking without a written speech in a homily from the heart and reminding all of us that Jesus of Nazareth has endured all the human trials and […]
Read More...The message of Pope Francis to the Filipinos
January 25, 2015 ·
The message of Pope Francis to the Filipinos Fr. Shay Cullen Mssc. The visit of Pope Francis to the Philippines on 15 January this 2015 is greatly awaited and what his message will be to this most catholic nation in Asia is a matter of intense speculation . Of course there will be millions trying […]
Read More...Pope Francis must speak on children’s rights
January 25, 2015 ·
Pope Francis must speak on children’s rights.Fr.Shay Cullen Pope Francis in his New years message gone beyond pious platitudes and spoken out on the root causes of human trafficking and slavery and call on all people of good will to be part of the solution. There has to be many more people acting against this […]
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