“On November the 8th, we have the power to show our children that America’s greatness comes from recognizing the innate dignity and worth of all our people. …On November 8th we can show our children that here in America we…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
What would Mencken say about media coverage of Trump?
The speedy declaration of Mike Pence as the winner of the Vice Presidential debate earlier this week reminded us all over again that the standards by which the media continues to measure the candidates have little to do with truth,…
Tagged with: Mike Pece, Moral agenda, Rev Barber, Tim Kaine, US Bishops, Vice Presidential debate
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Fr. John Madden: Challenging the Church, its leaders, and the laity
The August 26-Sep 8, 2016 issue of the National Catholic Reporter carried an editor’s note by Dennis Coday about Fr. John Madden, a priest of the Syracuse, N.Y. diocese for nearly six decades, who died Aug 10 at the age…
The pindrop silence from church leaders is deafening
When marriage equality was still just an idea looming on the horizon, it drove some church leaders to accept strange bedfellows. Coalitions were formed. Rallies were held. Legislators were lobbied. Pastors wrote open letters to their congregations warning of dire…
Tagged with: Alt-Right, Bannon, Charles Blow, David Brooks, Gospel values, pastors, Trump, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Guest Post: “Peace”
Sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu, seen here (right) protesting the views advanced by Rev. Franklin Graham during the latter’s visit to Honolulu earlier this year. Text reproduced here with permission. I welcome being pointed to…
Tagged with: Chris Christie, David Gierlach, Franklin Graham, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Pope Calls for Church to Apologize to LGBT People and Others Who Have Been Marginalized
The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on June 26, 2016, in response to Pope Francis’ call for the Church to apologize to groups … Source: Pope Calls for Church to Apologize to…
Bishops promote “Fortnight for Freedom,” stay silent on Catholic Speaker Ryan’s refusal to allow votes on gun control
“So by their fruits you will know them.” Mt.7:15-20 What conclusion should people in the pews draw from the silence of the bishops as the conspicuously Catholic Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan refuses to allow a vote on…
Tagged with: Democrats sit-in, gun control, NobillNoBreak
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Guest Post: “Becoming Normal.”
Sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu. Reproduced here with permission. 1 Kings 19:1-15a, Psalm 42, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 Last Sunday brought the tragic news from Orlando, a gunman of Afghan descent murdered 50 people…
Bishop Robert Lynch of Florida Condemns Bigotry towards LGBT people, and Muslims; Calls for Ban on Assault Rifles
Reposted here with permission, some prompt and necessary words in a blogpost by Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida. ORLANDO, ORLANDO WE LOVE YOU Today I write with a heavy heart arising from the tragedy which occurred in the…
Tagged with: Bishop Robert Lynch, Florida, Orlando, St. Petersburg
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on June 12, 2016, in response to the mass shooting at a gay and lesbian nightclub in Orlando, Florida, earlier that day.…
Dawn Morais 