As we mark this day, two years ago, on Nov 8, 2015, that you sailed on into eternal life, here once again is the hymn you taught Zubin and Sheela Jane. Your wisdom and your love remain with us always.…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Guest Post: The Beatitudes, weed killers, opioids, and nuclear brinkmanship.
If you ask my kids what does dad read, you’re guaranteed to get a big eye roll and a groan as they heave out that “Dad only reads stuff about God, and oh yeah, Jeeesus!” But truth be told I…
Tagged with: David Gierlach, nuclear war, opioids, Skakel, St. Elizabeth's, weed killers
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Testimony to BLNR to NOT approve Syngenta Revocable Permit for Kaua`i lands
Originally posted on GaryHooser's Blog:
Testimony in Opposition to the granting of a renewable permit rp5983 Syngenta Seeds, Inc, TMK (4) 1-2-002:040-000 and requesting a CDUP be required. BLNR Meeting of October 27, 2017 Agenda item: DLNR Land Division…
Posted in Uncategorized
Catholic Bishops Conference of India Council for Women
Source: Catholic Bishops Conference of India Council for Women
Catholic Bishops Conference of India Council for Women
Originally posted on CATHOLIC, Non-Roman Western Style:
USA Conference of Bishops writes about women’s concerns WHILE India’s Conference of Catholic Bishops has National Council for Women and actively listens to them. “Sister Talisha Nadukudiyil, national secretary of the CBCI Council…
Posted in Uncategorized
Lt. Gen. Silveria’s tutorial in leadership: Will Catholic bishops offer “a better idea” too?
Watching this general tell Air Force cadets what is acceptable behavior and what is not, it is hard to fathom why the leadership of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops cannot seem to summon the courage to speak with…
Tagged with: Episcopal bishops, Lt. Gen. Silveria, Rev. David Gierlach, Rev. William Barber, Sr. Carol Keehan, USCCB
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
The Word under Threat in the World: The Murder of Gauri Lankesh
Originally posted on S. Shankar :
Journalist Gauri Lankesh has been shot dead in India. The simple fact of the matter is that no democracy thrives by stamping out speech that challenges power. I am not a free speech fundamentalist (I…
Tagged with: Gauri Lankesh, Hinduism, India, S. Shankar
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Bearing witness: A Jewish scholar explains the BDS movement to hold Israel accountable
Think Tech Hawaii recently ran this interview with a disclaimer warning viewers that they should seek out the other side of this issue by watching another show they offered about anti-Semitism on campus 2017. This interview is posted here, with…
Tagged with: BDS, Colleen Hanabusa, Cynthia Franklin, Gaza Strip, Israel, Palestinian territories, Palestinians, West Bank, Will Caron
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Dr. Parker: The Christian Case for Reproductive Justice
Against the surreal backdrop of elected officials trying to take healthcare away from those who need it the most, Honolulu residents who attended a recent talk and book-signing hosted by Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii were glad to hear…
San Jose Bishop Counters Paprocki’s Decree Against Married Lesbian/Gay Couples
Originally posted on Bondings 2.0:
A California bishop has written a letter instructing clergy and religious in the diocese to be compassionate and inclusive when it comes to pastoral care. a direct repudiation of last month’s alienating directives from an Illinois…
Tagged with: Bishop McGrath, Bishop Paprocki, LGBT funerals, San Diego
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops
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