Bishops, other clergymen must save child victims and jail abusive priests, 2
THIS WRITER was invited to the Vatican in September 2015 to assist in drafting for Pope Francis the Plan of Action on child protection...
Bishops, other clergymen must save child victims and jail abusive priests, 1
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN
ONCE PRIESTS who are found guilty of child sexual abuse are convicted and jailed like other pedophiles, that is when this...
The lifelong trauma caused by clerical child abuse, 2
THE VICTIMS are “discarded” by the abusive priest and by an uncaring bishop or adult. Not only are these children damaged for life, but...
The lifelong trauma caused by clerical child abuse, 1
THE JANUARY 29 launch of BishopAccountability.org’s database listing at least 82 priests who have been charged or accused of child sexual abuse in the...
Man convicted of nine rapes; a database of Filipino clerics accused of abuse
ON JANUARY 20, 2025, a strong-minded and determined 15-year-old named Jessa (not her real name), who was healed and empowered at the Preda Foundation’s...
What we can learn from the Black Nazarene, 2
CATHOLICISM in the Philippines and some of its leaders have little interest in defending human dignity and against the violations of people's rights —...
What we can learn from the Black Nazarene, 1
COMMENTARY
BY SHAY CULLEN
THIS YEAR’S “Traslacion” or the annual procession of the Black Nazarene — the statue of Jesus of Nazareth carrying his cross toward...
What does it mean to be a real Christian, 2
JESUS went to the synagogue in his hometown of Nazareth, where he read the scroll with the words of the Prophet Isaiah:
"The Spirit of...
What does it mean to be a real Christian, 1
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN
THERE are dozens of ways that people can choose to be followers and believers of Jesus of Nazareth. Going to church...
Born in poverty in Bethlehem
BY FR. SHAY CULLEN
WHEN Jesus of Nazareth was born in Bethlehem more than two thousand years ago, it was a miracle that he and...