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Peace Boat Voyages for Peace

Posted on November 25, 2025 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Thanks to an invitation from Colonel(Ret.)Ann Wright, a tireless advocate for peace, a small group of us were able to take a guided tour of Peace Boat when it docked in Honolulu recently. Our gracious and very knowledgeable guide, Sumiko…

Gladys Morais: She still burns bright in our hearts

Posted on November 8, 2025 by freecatholic808 — 6 Comments

November 8, 2025 marks 10 years since my beloved mother left us to join the angels Gladys Vaz Morais May 8, 1923 – November 8, 2015 My sister, Elaine/Sushie, sent me a message on this anniversary of our mother’s passing…

Tagged with: Family, Gladys Morais, grandmothers, love, Mothers
Posted in I BLOG, Mothers, Uncategorized

Refocus attention on growing threat of nuclear weapons

Posted on October 23, 2025 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser Oct 23, 2025. Re-published here with permission. Being pro-life has to mean doing much more to advance complete nuclear disarmament. Archbishop of Santa Fe, John Charles Wester, challenged those who attended this year’s…

US Elections 2024: What would my mother say?

Posted on November 9, 2024 by freecatholic808 — 4 Comments

I was born in Kerala, during an extended stay in India by my parents to get medical care for my father. My grandmother offered to care for me for a few months to allow my mother time to regain her…

Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized

Guest Post: Gary Hooser on Elections 2024

Posted on July 28, 2024 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

“We are literally only a handful of votes from a major House cleaning.” Gary Hooser Kim Coco Iwamoto, Candidate for House District 25

Tagged with: District 25, Gary Hooser, Hawaii elections, Kim Coco Iwamoto
Posted in 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized

Project 2025: Voters can fight back against this authoritarian blueprint

Posted on June 27, 2024 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

ISLAND VOICES. Published 6/26/2024 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission Dawn Morais Webster works with non- profits on social, economic and environmental justice issues; John. F. Webster, a retired corporate executive was the founding director of the Hogan…

Tagged with: John Oliver, Lauren Miller, Project 2025, Schedule F
Posted in 2022 Elections, 2024 Elections, I BLOG, Uncategorized

We must speak now: Palestinians in Rafah are in terror

Posted on February 18, 2024 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

First published in the Honolulu Star Advertiser 2/15/2024. Republished here with permission. The US Administration finally appears to be recognizing that Israel’s war of revenge for the attack by Hamas on October 7 may be “over the top,” to use President Biden’s words.…

Tagged with: Biden, Doctors without Borders, Gaza, genocde, ICJ, IDF, Israel, Netanyahu, Palestine, Rafah, SFJPUH
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Nakba, Palestine, Rafah, Uncategorized

Value common humanity over raw power

Posted on October 24, 2023 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

ISLAND VOICES. Published 10/24/2023 in the Honolulu Star Advertiser. Republished with permission We rejoice at the release of four hostages taken by Hamas and pray for the safe return of the rest. We cannot but recoil from the violence of…

Tagged with: Collective punishment, Gaza, Israel, Palestine, settler colonialism, Water
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Palestine, Uncategorized

JVP calls on all people of conscience to stop imminent genocide

Posted on October 11, 2023 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

Reprinted from The Wire, Jewish Voices for Peace 10/11/2023 The Israeli government has declared a genocidal war on the people of Gaza. As an organization that works for a future where Palestinians and Israelis and all people live in equality…

Tagged with: Christiane Amanpour, Gaza, genocide, Human animals, Mosab Abu Toha, Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Israel, Palestine, Uncategorized

The Root of Violence Is Oppression.

Posted on October 7, 2023 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

A statement from Jewish Voices for Peace What’s happening in Palestine/Israel is truly unprecedented. In the coming days, the people around us will be curious and confused, in large part due to one-sided coverage without any context. JVP offers the…