in memory of Fr. William Brennan, S.J. 1920- 2014. A prophet for social justice and equality, including women’s ordination. One of the most prized dishes in Chinese cuisine is called “The Monk Jumped Over the Wall.” It takes its name…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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The Nuns Jumped Over the Wall
Tagged with: Dianna Mae Ortiz, Donna Quinn, Hour Children, Jeannine Grammick, Jo Piazza, Joan Dawber, Lloyd Blankfein, Madonna Buder, Maureen Fiedler, Megan Rice, Nora Nash, School Sisters of Notre Dame, Sr. Simone Campbell, TASSC, Tesa Fitzgerald
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Justice, US Bishops, US Nuns
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Justice, US Bishops, US Nuns
Boston’s Cardinal O’Malley: LGBT Church Worker Firings “Need to be Rectified”
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
Cardinal Sean O’Malley seated among other panelists at Crux event. (photo credit: The Boston Globe) In a one-to-one conversation following a public speaking engagement, Boston’s Cardinal Sean O’Malley said that the firing of church workers because of LGBT…
Posted in Uncategorized
Ubuntu: Our Covenantal Relationship with Each Other
Tagged with: Desmond Tutu, Elders, Gaza, Gro Brundtland, Hawaii Coalition for Justice in Palestine, HCJP, Hina Jilani, Israel, peace with justice for Palestine
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Islam, Judaism, Justice, Middle East, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Islam, Judaism, Justice, Middle East, Peace with Justice, Uncategorized
Marching in Honolulu for the Children of Gaza
Last week, for the third consecutive Tuesday, people in Honolulu gathered to protest the escalating assault on Gaza and its people, and in particular the horrific violence inflicted on innocent children. Repeatedly. This time the protest started with a march…
Tagged with: Ali Musleh, children of Gaza, Gaza, Honolulu protests, Israel, Palestinian people
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Gaza, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
July 22: Honolulu Protests Assault on Gaza. “Bethlehem – 2006” Revisited
Sharing here, with permission, a poem, “Bethlehem – 2006” written by Methodist minister, Rev. Barbara Grace Ripple after her visit to the Holy Land. She went back again in 2013 and found the situation worse. She spoke with Palestinians, Christians…
Tagged with: Barbara Ripple, Bethlehem, Holy Land, Honolulu, Israel, Palestinian people, West Bank
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Israel, Justice, Palestine, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Israel, Justice, Palestine, Uncategorized
US Bishops: What is your “Pro-Life” Message for Gaza?
DNC Convention 2012: “Thus do we praise you for the gift of life. Grant us to defend it. Life, without which no other rights are secure. We ask your benediction on those waiting to be born, that they may be…
Tagged with: Barbara Ripple, Gaza, George Hudes, Hobby Lobby, Honolulu, Interfaith Alliance, Israel, SABEEL, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Corpus Christi at St. Augustine’s, NOLA: Remembering Slaves and Sinners
we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.1 cor 10:16-17 This is the Tomb of the Unknown Slave at St. Augustine Catholic Church of New Orleans,the oldest African-American Catholic parish in the United States.…
Ukrainian Church, South Side, Pittsburgh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBzr9BGxZ1U In the distance, the Monongahela River and what once used to be steel mills. Across from a car wash and a few blocks away from numerous ethnic restaurants and bars, sits the genteel old Ukrainian Catholic church of St.…
Tagged with: Monongahela River, Patriarch, Pittsburgh, Popes, South Side, Ukrainian Catholic Church
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Eastern Catholic Church, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Eastern Catholic Church, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Re-visiting Joe Bageant Country
Leaving Winchester for Front Royal, we stopped to pay homage once again to a local hero: Joe Bageant at a local watering hole he used to frequent regularly when he came back to write about his people: The Royal Lunch.…
Tagged with: Angie Brown, Deerhunting with Jesus, Gene Babb, Jamie Armel, Jeremie Simpson, Joe Bageant, Kim Johnson, Royal Lunch, Winchester
Posted in Christian Politicians, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Christian Politicians, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Millenials Serving Children at Mary House, D.C.
Two Elizabeths: Graff and Niarhos. Emily Buchan. Celita Pope. Amelia Willoughby. Five millenials. They could be at the mall. Or figuring out how to make more money. Instead, they are all spending time as AmericCorps volunteers. With them is Alex…
Tagged with: after school programs, Alex Brecht, Amelia Willoughby, AmeriCorps, Catholic Worker, Celita Pope, Elizabeth Graff, Elizabeth Niarhos, Emily Buchan, Eucharist, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Mary House
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, Catholics and Culture, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Millenials, Uncategorized, Volunteerism
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, Catholics and Culture, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Millenials, Uncategorized, Volunteerism
Dawn Morais 