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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...

The Man from Nazareth, 2

IN TH OSE days — and even today — to hate, fight and take revenge on your enemies was a duty. We note that...

The Man from Nazareth, 1

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN THE “MAN from Nazareth” was a fully mortal person, not a remote, divine Son of God. He referred to himself as...

Who was Jesus of Nazareth?

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN MOST PEOPLE who consider themselves Christians will have their own imagined image of Jesus of Nazareth. Few really know who he...

The successes and failures of PH courts and police

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN (Last of two parts) BUT THERE are many good, honest judges and brave, dedicated prosecutors working to attain justice for child victims....

The successes and failures of Philippine courts and police

BY SHAY CULLEN DURING the Senate’s plenary debates on the 2025 General Appropriations Act, Sen. Grace Poe said there were 900,000 court cases left unresolved...

Global warming at 1.54 C — COP29 can’t change that, 2

BY FR. SHAY CULLEN THE 2015 Paris Agreement recognized the great damage caused by climate change to small, non-industrialized countries and the rich...