“To hear some people tell it, the whole sum and substance of Christianity is to oppose gay marriage and abortion, a terrible and misguided shrinking of our faith, and yet that seems to be the dominant message today. . . …
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
St. Elizabeth’s Affirms Sacred Values on the Eve of the Presidential Election.
Tagged with: 2016 Presidential campaign, Moral Declaration, Repairing the breach
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Catholics: Please Do Not Cite Dorothy Day As A Reason Not To Vote
Hawaii Catholic Herald’s Oct 21, 2016 issue A recent survey jointly conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service reveals that Catholics, more than any other religious group, have suffered the largest exodus from the church. While…
Tagged with: Clinton, Hawaii Catholic Herald, Paul Ryan, prolife, Trump
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Guest Post: Standing with Our Immigrant Brothers and Sisters
Reproduced here,with permission, is a recent blogpost by Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, a native of Mexico and the first Hispanic bishop of Seattle. Catholics know that every person is made in the image of God. Everyone is due our respect and…
Tagged with: Bishop Eusebio Elizondo, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Immigration, presidential campaigns
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
What would Mencken say about media coverage of Trump?
The speedy declaration of Mike Pence as the winner of the Vice Presidential debate earlier this week reminded us all over again that the standards by which the media continues to measure the candidates have little to do with truth,…
Tagged with: Mike Pece, Moral agenda, Rev Barber, Tim Kaine, US Bishops, Vice Presidential debate
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Fr. John Madden: Challenging the Church, its leaders, and the laity
The August 26-Sep 8, 2016 issue of the National Catholic Reporter carried an editor’s note by Dennis Coday about Fr. John Madden, a priest of the Syracuse, N.Y. diocese for nearly six decades, who died Aug 10 at the age…
The pindrop silence from church leaders is deafening
When marriage equality was still just an idea looming on the horizon, it drove some church leaders to accept strange bedfellows. Coalitions were formed. Rallies were held. Legislators were lobbied. Pastors wrote open letters to their congregations warning of dire…
Tagged with: Alt-Right, Bannon, Charles Blow, David Brooks, Gospel values, pastors, Trump, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Guest Post: “Peace”
Sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu, seen here (right) protesting the views advanced by Rev. Franklin Graham during the latter’s visit to Honolulu earlier this year. Text reproduced here with permission. I welcome being pointed to…
Tagged with: Chris Christie, David Gierlach, Franklin Graham, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Bishops promote “Fortnight for Freedom,” stay silent on Catholic Speaker Ryan’s refusal to allow votes on gun control
“So by their fruits you will know them.” Mt.7:15-20 What conclusion should people in the pews draw from the silence of the bishops as the conspicuously Catholic Speaker of the House, Paul Ryan refuses to allow a vote on…
Tagged with: Democrats sit-in, gun control, NobillNoBreak
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Guest Post: “Becoming Normal.”
Sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu. Reproduced here with permission. 1 Kings 19:1-15a, Psalm 42, Galatians 3:23-29, Luke 8:26-39 Last Sunday brought the tragic news from Orlando, a gunman of Afghan descent murdered 50 people…
Dawn Morais 