The Romney campaign announced today that, fresh from the Mitt’s victory in the first debate with President Obama, they have implored Mark Twain to come on board as a senior advisor. Though Twain has been long dead, they feel confident…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Mark Twain Named Senior Advisor to Romney
Tagged with: Aquinas, Augustine, Bureau of Labor Statistics, First Presidential Debate, Mark Twain, Mitt Romney
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Of Soft Hearts and Open Minds
Perhaps this is what an evening of “contemplative rhythm” feels like. The evening’s events had nothing to do with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) directly. But its spirit called to mind the words of Franciscan Sr. Pat Farrell,…
Tagged with: Buddhism, Chaminade University, Da Moms, David Randall, Education, Fujio Matsuda, Henry Gomes, Hongwanji Mission School, Jo Chang, John Dean, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, Pacific Buddhist Academy, Shimeji Kanazawa, Sr. Pat Farrell, Susie Roth
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Families, Nuns, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Families, Nuns, Uncategorized
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…
Mai Poina: Why We Must Not Forget
Worth re-reading this week of so-called Columbus Day or what should be Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Past time for the Catholic Church to disavow this hateful doctrine. This guest post by T. Lulani Arquette, president/CEO of the Native Arts and Cultures…
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
Presidential Candidates: Extractive or Generative?
In her latest book, Owning Our Future, Marjorie Kelly tells a hopeful story of “Journeys to a Generative Economy.” She describes people who are actually helping to build an economy “around ideals like fairness, community and sustainability—an economy that in…
Tagged with: Affordable Care Act, Claritssa Sanchez, Education, Marjorie Kelly, Medicare, Paul Ryan, Pell Grant, Romney, Todd Akin
Posted in Business and Justice, Healthcare, I BLOG, Seniors, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, Healthcare, I BLOG, Seniors, Sustainability, Uncategorized
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.…
From Douglass to Obama: How Far Have We Come?
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…
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
SISTERS, YOU ROCK!
Send a note of thanks to the sisters as they gather in St. Louis to discern the way forward. And tell a friend to do the same. Letters need to be postmarked by August 1 to St. Louis – A…
Nuns — Still Inspiring 50 Years Later
This guest post by Dr. Pat Gozemba first appeared in Civil Beat July 25, 2012 Long before feminism made me believe I had a social and political mission focused on justice for all, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur,…
