“People are suffering. All over the place, people are suffering.” Sr. Margaret Farley, professor emerita, Yale Divinity School. According to the National Catholic Reporter, a keen awareness of people’s suffering is what drives the Mercy sister and celebrated theologian to…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Repeal Obamacare? What would Fr.Damien say?
Tagged with: Contraception, Fortnight for Freedom, Fr. Damien, Just Love: A Framework for Christian Sexual Ethics, National Catholic Reporter, Nuns on the Bus, Obamacare, Rally for Religious Freedom, Sister Margaret Farley
Posted in Freedom of Religion, Healthcare, I BLOG, Nuns, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Freedom of Religion, Healthcare, I BLOG, Nuns, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Greens and Godliness
On our lanai: arugula alongside newer, milder lettuce, but to really spice things up, some curry leaves, basil, dill and the freshness of mint in other planters. On our kitchen counter: the gorgeous abandon of gardenias opening up in the…
Tagged with: Attorney General Holder, John Roberts, Obamacare, Paul Krugman, SCOTUS, United States Supreme Court
Posted in Congress, Contempt vote, Healthcare, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Posted in Congress, Contempt vote, Healthcare, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized
Defining “Marvelous”
They are buried in one line under “Vowed Religious” on the website of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Even the deacons get a whole paragraph before the sisters. (Because they are men?) In these times, when nuns are…
Tagged with: Catholic Charities, Mitt Romney, Nuns on the Bus, Obama, Ryan Budget, Sr. Simone Campbell, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Posted in Freedom of Religion, Healthcare, I BLOG, Justice, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican
Posted in Freedom of Religion, Healthcare, I BLOG, Justice, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican
Mandates
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has applauded 43 dioceses, hospitals, schools and church agencies for filing 12 lawsuits alleging that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services mandate…
Class Warfare? Yes, On Women.
“Class Warfare” has become the verbal cudgel of choice for the GOP candidates for President. People like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have been trying to add some nails to that cudgel by screaming “Religious Liberty!” over President Obama’s insistence…
Tagged with: Contraception, religious freedom
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Class warfare, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Class warfare, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
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