There may be a lot of outrage and disbelief in the air at what the House of Representatives just did to make healthcare less accessible and affordable to those who need it most. But that outrage isn’t coming from the…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
“…an uncountable number of poor people will die because of the greed of the rich.” Keith Olbermann
Tagged with: American Healthcare, Bishop Dewane, Keith Olbermann, Mo Brooks, USCCB
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Christian Politicians, Healthcare Reform, I BLOG, Republicans and healthcare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Christian Politicians, Healthcare Reform, I BLOG, Republicans and healthcare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Will US Bishops Counsel Catholic Leaders to End Shutdown and “Preferential Option for the Rich?”
There is a murmuring in the pews. Is it possible the bishops are launching another Fortnight for Freedom – this time to protest the assault on the lives of ordinary people by the Tea Party-led GOP? The bishops have long…
Tagged with: Budget cuts, Congress. government shutdown, Food Stamps, Fortnight for Freedom, John Boehner, Network Lobby, Nuns on the Bus, Paul Ryan, Pope Francis, preferential option for the poor, Ryan Budget, SNAP, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, WIC
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Christian Politicians, Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, US Senate
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Christian Politicians, Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, US Senate
To evangelize, recognize
The Bishops are concerned about the need to step up the evangelizing. They wonder why Catholics appear to be falling away in greater numbers than ever from the institutional church. Maybe it’s a wardrobe issue? It’s hard to stand with…
Tagged with: Evangelism, Excommunication, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Sr. Simone Campbell
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops
GOP and GOD: More than a one letter difference
Maybe it is because Halloween is almost upon us. But some very ghoulish men are walking the earth spewing hateful, uneducated nonsense at women. Let’s make one thing clear: When Mary said, “Be it done to me according to Thy…
Tagged with: Andrew Sullivan, Bob McDonnell, Cardinal Martini, Community Organizer, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, President Obama, Richard Mourdock, Sr. Sandra Schneiders, Thomas Aquinas, Todd Akin, VP Biden
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Fighting Poverty, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Fighting Poverty, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
2nd Presidential Debate: How Will Viewers Do?
“The Word of God is simple, and seeks out as its companion a heart that listens.” Cardinal Carlo Martini The TV talk shows are filled with chatter about how the two presidential candidates will do in tomorrow’s debate. More to…
Tagged with: Ann Romney, Aquinas, Ayn Rand, Cardinal Carlo Martini, Joe Biden, Network Lobby, Paul Ryan, Sr. Simone Campbell, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Pro-Life, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Pro-Life, Uncategorized
Pro-Life Politicians and “Gender Nonsense”
This is the week in which we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the start of Vatican II, that empowering event that makes it possible to still be a thinking Catholic today. This is the week in which two Catholic politicians,…
Tagged with: Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Kathleen Parker, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, Paul Ryan, Second Vatican Council, Taliban, Todd Akin
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Islam, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Islam, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Recognizing “Intrinsically Evil Practices”
Earlier this year, Pope Benedict XVI spoke to US Bishops about the need for an “engaged, articulate and well-formed Catholic laity endowed with a strong critical sense” to counter any effort to draw Catholic individuals and institutions into “intrinsically evil…
Summa Republica: Ryan Channelling Aquinas?
Earnestly trying to lie his way to the White House, Ryan recently dumped Ayn Rand in favor of….wait for it…Thomas Aquinas. Yes, he of the Summa Theologica and the Five Proofs for God. Perhaps that is what inspired the audacity…
Tagged with: American Jobs Act, Ayn Rand, Food Stamps, Pell Grants, RNC, Ryan, Sally Kohn, Seniors, Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas, Timothy Dolan
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Do You See Jesus? A $6400 Question for Seniors
While visiting friends in St. Augustine, America’s oldest parish, a few days ago, two things made me think of Paul Ryan. One, I heard middle-schooler Sam Franzini point out that you could detect USA GOLD in Gabby Douglas’ last name.…
GOP Post-Modernism
Anyone who thinks the GOP is captive to Tea Party extremists, obviously has not been paying enough attention to what might be seen as a strong strain of “GOP postmodernism” coming from really deep thinkers like the Newt. I know…
Tagged with: Bain Capital, GOP, Obama, Offshore accounts, preferential option for the poor, Repeal, Romney, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Dawn Morais 