The Gospels often show us Christ dining with family and friends, Pharisees and tax collectors (Luke 5: 29-32), his intimate group of twelve and the multitude. And always there were leftovers. Well, one time at the wedding in Cana they…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Leftovers, Laughter and the Gift of Transformation
Tagged with: Cassoulet, Christmas, Elaine Morais, Fassiotto, Feeding the Hungry, Leftovers
Posted in Family and Friends, Guest Lists, I BLOG, Transformation, Uncategorized
Posted in Family and Friends, Guest Lists, I BLOG, Transformation, Uncategorized
From swaddling clothes to ermine-trimmed capes
And she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 On December 25 the Washington Post reported on…
Tagged with: Christmas Eve Mass, Pope Benedict, Vestments
Posted in I BLOG, Liturgy, Religion, Religious imagery, Uncategorized, Vestments
Posted in I BLOG, Liturgy, Religion, Religious imagery, Uncategorized, Vestments
Nothing Grande about Justice for Coffee Farmers
Ever feel overwhelmed by the sheer injustice of how the world works? You might even taste it in your morning coffee. Consider that while an average cup of coffee that we grab unthinkingly at our neighborhood Starbucks or similar might…
Tagged with: farmers, free trade;fair wages; coffee; Black Gold; Starbucks; WorldVisionReport
Posted in Business and Justice, Fair Trade, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Posted in Business and Justice, Fair Trade, I BLOG, Uncategorized
Will the real believers in Advent please stand up?
It’s the season of Advent and once again his past Sunday we had both the searing prophetic vision of John the Baptist excoriating the “brood of vipers” and the gentler, hope and faith-filled vision of Isaiah looking towards the “miracle…
Tagged with: Advent, Chaminade University, Fr. Tim Eden, Medical benefits for 9/11 rescue workers, tax cuts
Posted in Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Finding the Rhythm of Being
It’s been a season of sharp edges and blunt trauma to the body politic. The absurdities and shrill banalities of a Bachman, Palin, Angle or O’Donnell are annoying jabs that cause no more than surface wounds and bruising. They lack…
Tagged with: Christianity in Government, Martha Graham, Pro-life Christian, Raimon Panikkar, Rand Paul, The Rhythm of Being
Posted in Governing, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Governing, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Tax-collectors, Politicians and the Sycamore Tree
At that time, Jesus came to Jericho and intended to pass through the town. Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a chief tax collector and also a wealthy man, was seeking to see who Jesus was; but he…
Tagged with: Midterm elections, salvation, taxes, wealth and taxes, Zacchaeus
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized
Taking God’s Name in Vain: A Political Sport
Why aren’t church leaders raining hellfire and damnation—or at least withholding communion, since that is the preferred remedy of some—from those who take the name of the Lord in vain? I’d like to know if Archbishop John C. Nienstedt of…
Solidarity Sunday with LGBT Catholics, Honolulu
My family and I chose to observe Solidarity Sunday, October 10, 2010 at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on Kapahulu Avenue. The service was organized by the Honolulu Chapter of Dignity/USA. We were early and joined the six or seven people,…
Tagged with: Archbishop Nienstedt, Dignity/USA Honolulu, Minnesota Catholics, Solidarity Sunday
Posted in Equality and Faith, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics Honolulu, Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in Equality and Faith, I BLOG, LGBT Catholics Honolulu, Religion, Uncategorized
Bishop Shares the Living Teaching. . .
. . . of Jodo Shinshu Buddhism. It was wonderful to listen earlier today to Bishop Thomas Okano of the Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii explain why they had felt compelled to pass and publicize a resolution earlier this year …
Tagged with: Bishop Thomas Okano, HB444, Honpa Hongwanji, JACL
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Religion, Uncategorized
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Religion, Uncategorized
Dawn Morais 