Malaysia needs someone like Imam Mazhar Shaheen to model civilized speech and behavior of this kind in place of the trash talk, bluster, bullying and mindless squabbles about who has a lock on using “Allah” and who is a real…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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MyJihad: Can Malaysia do as much?
Tagged with: Christmas in Egypt, Egypt, Imam Mazhar Shaheen, jihad, Malaysia, One Malaysia
Posted in Christians in Malaysia, I BLOG, Malaysia, Malaysia General Elections, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Christians in Malaysia, I BLOG, Malaysia, Malaysia General Elections, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Gifts of the Magi
“I tell you solemnly: as a young man you fastened your belt and went about as you pleased; but when you are older you will stretch out your hands and another will tie you fast and carry you off against…
Tagged with: Chaminade University, Do not go gently into that good night, Dylan Thomas, Fr. George Cerniglia S.M., frankincense, Gifts of the Magi, Gold, love, Mary, myrrh, New Year wish
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Uncategorized
To evangelize, recognize
The Bishops are concerned about the need to step up the evangelizing. They wonder why Catholics appear to be falling away in greater numbers than ever from the institutional church. Maybe it’s a wardrobe issue? It’s hard to stand with…
Tagged with: Evangelism, Excommunication, Fr. Roy Bourgeois, Sr. Simone Campbell
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Nuns, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Catholic Voter Guide: Listen and Love
These pre-election days are filled with the noise of a number of Catholic Bishops issuing denunciations of “some candidates and one party” because of positions on contraception, abortion and gay marriage that the Bishops deem “intrinsically evil” or against the…
Tagged with: 47%, common good, Fr. George Cerniglia, Intrinsic Evils, Marianists, pro-life, Thomas Friedman
Posted in 2012 Elections, Catholic Vote, I BLOG, LGBT Families, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Posted in 2012 Elections, Catholic Vote, I BLOG, LGBT Families, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
GOP and GOD: More than a one letter difference
Maybe it is because Halloween is almost upon us. But some very ghoulish men are walking the earth spewing hateful, uneducated nonsense at women. Let’s make one thing clear: When Mary said, “Be it done to me according to Thy…
Tagged with: Andrew Sullivan, Bob McDonnell, Cardinal Martini, Community Organizer, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, President Obama, Richard Mourdock, Sr. Sandra Schneiders, Thomas Aquinas, Todd Akin, VP Biden
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Fighting Poverty, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Fighting Poverty, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
2nd Presidential Debate: How Will Viewers Do?
“The Word of God is simple, and seeks out as its companion a heart that listens.” Cardinal Carlo Martini The TV talk shows are filled with chatter about how the two presidential candidates will do in tomorrow’s debate. More to…
Tagged with: Ann Romney, Aquinas, Ayn Rand, Cardinal Carlo Martini, Joe Biden, Network Lobby, Paul Ryan, Sr. Simone Campbell, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Pro-Life, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Pro-Life, Uncategorized
Pro-Life Politicians and “Gender Nonsense”
This is the week in which we mark the fiftieth anniversary of the start of Vatican II, that empowering event that makes it possible to still be a thinking Catholic today. This is the week in which two Catholic politicians,…
Tagged with: Elizabeth Warren, Joe Biden, Kathleen Parker, Malala Yousafzai, Pakistan, Paul Ryan, Second Vatican Council, Taliban, Todd Akin
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Islam, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, I BLOG, Islam, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Mark Twain Named Senior Advisor to Romney
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…
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
Dawn Morais 