“Twiddly bits” –in case you did not catch this Sunday’s NPR story on the Orthodox Easter—is the technical term the founding artistic director of Capella Romana uses to describe the extra something in the way his group sings the music…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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The “twiddly bits” from the Past
Tagged with: Bill Cosby, Cappella Romana, Cynthia Bourgeault, Mitt Romney, Near Eastern Religion, Orthodox Easter, Paul Ryan, The Wisdom Jesus, Wisdom teachers
Posted in Christian Politicians, Civic Square, I BLOG, Merrie Monarch, Politicians and their Lies, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Christian Politicians, Civic Square, I BLOG, Merrie Monarch, Politicians and their Lies, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
“As I have loved you”
“No individual or group will be provided space and opportunity to promote information and/or opinion that is contrary to Catholic belief and practice.” The new set of guidelines on who may or may not speak in Catholic institutions in Hawaii…
Tagged with: Hawaii Catholic Herald, Pope Benedict, womenpriests
Posted in Easter, Equality and Faith, Good Friday, I BLOG, Maundy Thursday
Posted in Easter, Equality and Faith, Good Friday, I BLOG, Maundy Thursday
Women and the Art of Reason
My husband, the fisherman, sent me this story that has probably been wending its way online for a while. I share it here again in the light of the unseemly determination by too many men in power to police and…
Sr. Enda, Sister Moon and all Strong Women
The noise from the extreme right being extremely wrong about women has made me think about some of the strong women in my life. My very strong mother, Gladys (Vaz) Morais, my older sister Elaine, and the feisty Irish Franciscan…
Our Silent “Amens”
You know how some preachers like you to give them an “Amen” to affirm what they are saying? I tend to stay stubbornly silent. Don’t like “amens” being extorted from me as I try to enter my own meditative space.…
Tagged with: Hawaii, Jasmine, Kainoa Keauli`i, SB 2511, Single use Bag Fee Bill
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
In Praise of More Bridges, Fewer Sermons
Readers of Bishop John Shelby Spong’s newsletter know that he offers ways to reimagine faith and renew our yearning for the Divine without diminishing human intelligence. His latest newsletter carried an open letter by Jon Carroll to the most pious…
Tagged with: Big Government, Bishop Spong, Jon Carroll, Rick Santorum, separation of church and state, Sharia, Women's Health
Posted in Christian Politicians, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Christian Politicians, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
“Honor” Limbaugh: Pass the Bag Fee Bill.
Radio Station KPUA on the Big Island was the first radio station in the U.S. to drop Rush Limbaugh — and they did it with class and clarity. Now Hawaii legislators can follow this brave effort to lead the nation…
Tagged with: Bag Fee bill, Chaminade University, Civic Engagement Club, Diana Sellner, Hawaii, Hogan Entrepreneurs, Rush Limbaugh
Posted in Civic Square, Civility, I BLOG, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
Posted in Civic Square, Civility, I BLOG, Talk Radio, Uncategorized
Save the Children
Abraham being asked to sacrifice his son, Isaac, by God is a story that has always made me very uneasy. What’s with this sophomoric “test???” But that was one of the readings this Sunday and it led inevitably to thinking…
Tagged with: Afghanistan, Eglantyne Jebb, Iran, Merton, Save the Children, The Catholic Worker
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Children, I BLOG, Peace, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, War
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Children, I BLOG, Peace, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, War
