By Fr. Shay Cullen The environmental conference on the climate crises called COP 27 in Egypt is coming to a close this week and the voice of the Catholic Church calling for climate justice and restitution payments for the loss and damage caused by the industrial nations against the poor was heard. Many in the
November 22, 2022
It is vital that the Catholic Church, non-government organizations (NGOs), development agencies and government put children at the heart of national and religious concerns. The Church and clergy must remember and act constantly on the teaching of Jesus of Nazareth when he made children the center of importance in the kingdom.
November 7, 2022
This is not a happy article. It can’t be because the truth is that we live in a sad and tough world where the super rich and powerful politicians own and manipulate the world economy, the financial markets and, above all, the energy sector. They have us ordinary people subjected to
October 3, 2022
Dear Asian Bishops, servants of the People of God. Congratulations on the Golden Jubilee of the Federation of Asian Bishops Conference. In years past, I was an invited speaker and advisor to your conference meetings in Bangkok on the protection of children especially those children who are vulnerable to clerical sexual
September 20, 2022
The protection and nurturing of the family and family values was once the most important commitment of Church and State. The family is composed of parents and children, that bedrock institution of society that has been and is continually being undermined and destroyed by the gross immorality that is pervading society
September 12, 2022
The development of nuclear technology to power electricity generation was hailed as a triumph of modern technology. We can never forget and not be on our guard from the history that nuclear power was first used in the atom bomb that wiped out two Asian cities in World War II. The
September 5, 2022
There is one thing above others that humans can never escape and that is the burden of debt. Almost everyone, except the millionaires, have a burden of debt. They, too, can be in debt. Everyone seems to owe someone. There are different kinds of debt such as the “debt of honor”
August 22, 2022
By Fr. Shay Cullen There are few people in the world or in the Philippines that have not been physically, verbally, psychological or sexually hurt and abused in their childhood. They have been emotionally damaged and they carry the hurt and do not totally forget it. They are the brave victims/survivors- children and adults- of
August 15, 2022
By Fr. Shay Cullen The Covid pandemic caused great harm and the rich became richer while the poor became poorer and an additional 4.27 million Filipinos fell into extreme poverty like Maria Mahirap, one of the poorest persons in the Philippines. There are hundreds of thousands of people like her that literally have nothing in
July 11, 2022
By Fr. Shay Cullen Athletes are admired, respected, and imitated by millions of fans and followers around the world and they have influence because of their willpower to succeed, overcome hardship and achieve near-impossible goals. That is the way it is for many great Philippine athletes since almost all of them come from very poor
June 25, 2022
By Fr. Shay Cullen The savage war of Vladimir Putin against the peaceful people of Ukraine is the work of a man with ambitions bent on trying to secure his place in Russian history as the leader that restored the false “glory” of the Russian Soviet Union that disintegrated in 1989. There was no “glory”
June 13, 2022
By Fr. Shay Cullen The wide extent of child sexual abuse is a shocking and embarrassing reality that no nation wants to admit to. This is why it is largely ignored and family reluctance to report child rape by a family member or neighbor allows more abuse and prevents children from getting justice. Laws are
May 30, 2022