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Friday, November 29, 2024

Commentary

Prosecute any clergy accused of child abuse, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN  POPE Francis’ historic decree, Motu Proprio Vos estis lux mundi, protects child victims and prosecute any clergy accused of child abuse.  It...

Delays in legal process cost child rights NGO huge sums, 2

JUSTICE delivered is punitive but also preventive. The abuser cannot abuse again in prison and conviction is a deterrence for others tempted to abuse...

Delays in legal process cost child rights NGO huge sums, 1

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN IT’S ALWAYS good news when justice is done and seen to be done. Judge Maribel Mariano-Beltran in the Family Court Branch 13...

Inalienable rights, 2

ACCORDING to Human Rights Watch and to research done by Stanford Law School’s Human Rights & Conflict Committee, BBC researchers and documents gleaned from...

Inalienable rights, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN EVERYONE should be aware that every person, according to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, has inalienable rights that must...

Resurrection today and a chance to live again, 2

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN THE PREDA team of dedicated professional staff brought new life to thousands of children helping them heal and overcome adversity. Together,...

Resurrection today and a chance to live again, 1

HUNDREDS of children that were once dead in spirit are now alive, happy and vibrant. Easter is the time to celebrate life and success and...

Roots of domestic violence, 2

BY SHAY CULLEN THERE are many happy families that have this higher standard of intimate friendship where each partner recognizes the importance of the values...

Roots of domestic violence, 1

BY SHAY CULLEN OVERWHELMING research has shown that most violent acts – physical, sexual, psychological, emotional, and verbal – against women and children have to...

The aggressive behavior of man, 2

TO HAVE a harmonious intimate relationship, what is needed is unselfish service to other people. That sharing must go beyond the partner to the...