These last few weeks have seen important steps forward in how we address the challenge to build a more just world, a world in which we recognize, as Archbishop Tutu said, that our humanity is defined by our recognition of…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Catholics: Go Purple Today for #SpiritDay in Support of LGBT Youth!
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
Today, millions will ‘go purple’ to support LGBT youth and take a stand against all-too-prevalent bullying based on sexual orientation and gender identity. They’ll be wearing purple and using purple on social media as a way to show that they…
Tagged with: Full Communion, LGBT Catholics, Pope Francis, Sexism, Synod
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Families, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Families, Uncategorized
A Prayer for the Synod
“….it is necessary to say everything that in the Lord one feels should be said, with human respect, without fear. And, at the same time, one must listen with humility and receive with an open heart what the brothers say.…
Tagged with: Hosea, Pope Francis, Synod, Women in the Church
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Justice, Uncategorized, US Bishops
The Nuns Jumped Over the Wall
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…
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
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.…
