By Shay Cullen The child wrapped in a shroud of cloth dead at only five-year-old, with the endless bombing, bodies and death all around, The killing of the innocents, the weeping and human pain, above that crying was the terrible crashing sound. Bombs exploding, guns firing many died as Gaza and millions more around the
November 16, 2023
There is good news, hope and success for children in conflict with the law (CICL) at Preda New Dawn Home in Liloan, Cebu. This open center founded in 2018 is an alternative to jail and life there is based on trust, respect and building the self-value and dignity of the troubled
November 14, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen This coming December 10th 2023 is the 75th anniversary of the world-wide publication of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights approved and adopted by the United Nations General Assembly through Resolution 217A at its 3rd session in Paris on 10 December 1948. It was a torn and destroyed world after WWII
November 7, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen The brutal torture, abuse, beating and savage attack on a young man Ahldryn Lery Chua Bravante, a 25-year-old fourth-year student from Imus, Cavite in the Philippine College of Criminology, caused his death last Monday 16th October 2023. He is number 59 on the incomplete list of Filipino hazing murder victims, according
October 24, 2023
What is causing delays in our court and justice system is that the good-hearted, hard-working judges of the Family Courts are overloaded, underpaid, underfunded, and underappreciated. Most judges and prosecutors are dedicated and are working hard without fear or favor to cope with the backlog of many child sex abuse cases
October 9, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen There are many unsung brave and strong-minded Filipinos willing to stand up with their people and to fight for their lands and protect the environment; thousands more are ready to sacrifice themselves. They work to defend children’s rights, rescue, protect, and heal victims of abuse and human trafficking, and fight for the
October 3, 2023
The greatest loss for a human person is to have little or no self-awareness and live as an unthinking and uneducated human. Why would thousands of people believe and blindly follow without thinking a charlatan, a cult leader or a suspected drug trafficker and leave their jobs and homes and bring
September 26, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen Last July 4,2023 was the hottest ever in the history of the world when it reached 17 degrees Celsius for the first time since recording of temperature in the northern hemisphere began in 1884. Such high temperatures are likely here too in the Philippines. The climate is changing for the worst
July 10, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen The horrific crime of child sexual abuse is a shockingly common practice almost everywhere in the world. It was and is tolerated but seldom talked about other than in jokes and snide comments alluding to the practice by suspected pedophiles or when a court conviction is reported. It is increasing and
June 12, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen It is that terrible time for devout Catholics and Christians everywhere when the evil of clerical child sex abuse is revealed once again on the international stage. The investigative report on clerical child abuse released 23 May 2023 by the Attorney General named six Catholic dioceses in Illinois declared that clerical
June 8, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen In this age of global warming and catastrophic climate change in 2022, the Philippine government held a public bidding for electric power companies to bid on supplying the Philippine’s need for clean energy power plants to supply 1.966GW of electricity. From that bidding, the winners Aboitiz and Ayala (AC) are building
May 29, 2023
By Fr. Shay Cullen The memories of the past can come to us with feelings of foreboding, frustration and a desire for justice. So it was for me when huge US warships came steaming into Subic Bay last April and May this year 2023 after many years of absence. Memories of the previous 50 years
May 17, 2023