Prayers and Poems by Shay Cullen
Saving the Planet Earth
August 10, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Saving the Planet Earth Fr. Shay Cullen Let the students march and speak, Let the youth protest and cry, Let the day of justice roll on, May they change the world with truth and confound the lie. The world is heating, we are cooking ourselves to death, We are burning coal and oil and everything […]
Read More...Prayer for the Living and the Dead
August 6, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for the Living and the Dead Fr. Shay Cullen Lord we think and pray for those we loved and are lost to us, they rest in eternal peace and are remembered in our hearts and minds. They bravely fought to cling to life Lord but Covid took them away yet their spirit lives on. […]
Read More...Prayer for the Covid Patients
August 5, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for the Covid Patients August 5, 2021 They are blasting off with rockets spending billions to soar to outer space, I wonder if they think and care of the suffering of the human race. Here on earth millions suffer from covid, the agony and the pain, Lord we need the vaccine and the oxygen, […]
Read More...Prayer of Remembrance of Father Rudy Romano and Father Conrado Dela Cruz
July 23, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer of Remembrance of Father Rudy Romano and Father Conrado Dela Cruz Lord so many years have passed we recall their lives of sacrifice they were the true prophets of the poor. They stood as Jesus did to bring justice as the cure. To end violence and oppression, they sought to end the suffering and […]
Read More...The Stolen Children
July 12, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Stolen Children Fr. Shay Cullen Taken from their indigenous home and from their families torn and taken, they never saw their parents, never felt the hugs and love for which they longed and cried long into the cold dark night in a school where they learned the pain of loss and loneliness. From that […]
Read More...Prayer in Memory of Father Stan Swamy SJ
July 11, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer in Memory of Father Stan Swamy SJ Shay Cullen India, India why have you killed your greatest son who served the poor and lifted up the wretched and oppressed. No greater champion, a saintly servant gave his life for them and died suffering in distress. He served the poor, the powers banded him subversive, […]
Read More...Prayer for the victims/survivors of human trafficking
June 28, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
Prayer for the victims/survivors of human trafficking They are the trafficked, the poor and wretched of the earth, the downtrodden enslaved women and children, and men, forced to work without pay, sexually exploited, and abused. Lord Jesus, you came to free them all, to inspire us your followers to stand up and fight for their […]
Read More...The birds I see and hear
June 25, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The birds I see and hear The Sparrows perch on the balcony railing outside my open door, they flit and fly and peck as they gather up the crumbs. They argue, fight and chase each other like friendly playful chums. Then three swifts come zooming thorough the open door and circle in a flash and […]
Read More...The Healers
June 22, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Healers When they hear distress, they hurry to give comfort and ease the nagging pain, They work in every place, in the cold, the heat and the drenching rain, They see the hurt, they respond and really know what they must do, Is heal the wound, cure the sore, and prevent the deadly flu. […]
Read More...The Dictator
June 17, 2021 · By Fr. Shay Cullen
The Dictator I see you here, I see you there, I see you everywhere, There is no hiding from my all-seeing eye, surveillance is my game. I watch your text and emails, to me you are all the very same, I must know your every move, listen to your word, Potential enemies, traitors, obey my laws, no […]
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