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…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
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
Love Snail Mail. Love My Post Office.
I am having trouble throwing away a used envelope. It sits on my kitchen counter and I keep picking it up and examining the wavy lines that run across the face of Lady Liberty, announcing that the letter was mailed…
Tagged with: Facebook, Gladys Morais, Kerala, Post Office, Snail mail
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted in Family and Friends, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Writing
Class Warfare? Yes, On Women.
“Class Warfare” has become the verbal cudgel of choice for the GOP candidates for President. People like Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich have been trying to add some nails to that cudgel by screaming “Religious Liberty!” over President Obama’s insistence…
Tagged with: Contraception, religious freedom
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Class warfare, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholics and Culture, Class warfare, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Love,Healing and Authentic Discipleship
Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.They immediately told him about her. He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up. Then the fever left her and she waited on them. Mark 1: 30-31 Fr. Tim Eden nurses a grudge…
Tagged with: Healthcare, Pro Life, Pro Poor, Romney, Women's Health
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Planned Parenthood, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Fighting Poverty, I BLOG, Planned Parenthood, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Love’s Ways to Grace
Love as joy can keep us living fully, right up to our fingertips, till the end of our days. Or, perversely, love, clouded by fear of loss, can make us shut down our capacity for life too soon as we…
Tagged with: Grace, Knowing ourselves, love, Martha and Mary, Merton
Posted in Faith, Family and Friends, Grace, I BLOG, Merton, Uncategorized
Posted in Faith, Family and Friends, Grace, I BLOG, Merton, Uncategorized
