This guest post is drawn from a presentation by my daughter, Sheela Jane Menon, currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Texas, Austin. It begins to examine the question of how much progress has been made in…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
From Douglass to Obama: How Far Have We Come?
Tagged with: Adidas, Douglass, Elizabeth Catlett, Frederick Douglass, Jacob Philadelphia, Obama, Slavery, University of Texas
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Justice, Race and Art, Race and Economics, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Justice, Race and Art, Race and Economics, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Love,Healing and Authentic Discipleship
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. Mark 1: 30-31 Fr. Tim Eden nurses a grudge…
Tagged with: Healthcare, Pro Life, Pro Poor, Romney, Women's Health
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Planned Parenthood, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Planned Parenthood, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
The Politics of Envy . . .and Silence
Why are the Bishops silent? On the stump, politicians who would be President speak of the “politics of envy” and “class warfare.” Mormon Mitt and conspicuously Catholic Rick and Newt want the hurting poor to get over their “envy” of…
Tagged with: Church Leaders, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, preferential option for the poor, Rick Santorum, US Bishops, vulture capitalists
Posted in Business and Justice, Catholics and Culture, Christian Politicians, Devout Catholic Policians, Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Workers' Rights
Posted in Business and Justice, Catholics and Culture, Christian Politicians, Devout Catholic Policians, Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Workers' Rights
Blessed is the Banker to the Poor
How could I not have read Banker to the Poor earlier? But I’m glad I just did—thanks to my daughter’s prompting—almost 12 years after this autobiography of the visionary micro-credit pioneer, Dr. Muhammad Yunus was first published. Banker to the…
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