The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on June 26, 2016, in response to Pope Francis’ call for the Church to apologize to groups … Source: Pope Calls for Church to Apologize to…
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
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.…
Hundreds of Parents Turn Out to Protest Charlotte High School’s Anti-Gay Nun
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
Charlotte Catholic High School’s campus The backlash against Sr. Jane Dominic Laurel’s lecture at Charlotte Catholic High School has been swift since last week she suggested homosexuality is caused by failed parenting and masturbation, and linked…
Marriage Equality: Maria Ahern will someday wonder what the fuss was all about.
Four month old Maria Ahern, in the arms of her mother Chelsea Ahern, was at the Hawaii State Capitol on November 12, 2013 as the same-sex marriage bill advanced to passage. Dressed in rainbow colors to proclaim solidarity with LGBT…
Tagged with: Any Given Tuesday, Chelsea Ahern, Hawaii State Capitol, Maria Ahern, Same Sex Marriage
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Catholics Hawaii, LGBT Families, LGBT Homeless Youth, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Catholics Hawaii, LGBT Families, LGBT Homeless Youth, Uncategorized
The Dreams of LGBT Families
“I come to gather nations of every language.” Is 66:18 The weekend of Aug 24 saw the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech and the March on Washington. That pivotal event helped move politicians to…
Tagged with: "I Have a Dream", ACLU, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Psychological Association, Bishop Larry Silva, Child Welfare League of America, LGBT Catholics, LGBT parenting, Martin Luther King, MLK, Pope Francis
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Families, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, LGBT Families, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Trayvon Martin and Timothy Dolan
“It is time for a new vision of a universal Church whose all-inclusive justice and unconditional love…can lead to a future that preserves the true right to life of all of God’s creatures.” Bert Thelen If Cardinal Tim Dolan was…
Tagged with: Bert Thelen, Bishop Geoffrey Robinson, Cardinal George, Cardinal Pell, Florida, George Zimmerman, Ku Klux Klan, Laity in Leadership, Leadership Conference of Women Religious, LGBT Catholic, NARTH, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Timothy M. Dolan, Trayvon Martin
Posted in Cardinals, Child sex abuse, Freedom of Religion, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, Missal Changes, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women in the Church
Posted in Cardinals, Child sex abuse, Freedom of Religion, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, Missal Changes, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women in the Church
Divest: A Gospel Lesson?
“The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest.” Luke 10: 2 God knows our planet is in peril. Everywhere we turn there is work to…
Tagged with: Bill HUdson, Carla Hale, Christa Dias, David Cohen, Divestment, Fr. Helmut Schuller, protecting church funds
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, Healthcare, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, Obamacare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Social Doctrine, Healthcare, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics, Obamacare, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Dawn Morais 