We—the “target publics” and movie-goers and TV watchers and internet addicts—are shackled as if by an umbilical cord to the many screens that guide our passage through the day. Perhaps we are prisoners, without knowing it, of the culture that…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
Blog Archives
Black Swan: Art or Soft Porn?
Tagged with: Black Swan; Voyeurism; movies; Natalie Portman;
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Movies, Soft Porn and Faith, Uncategorized
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Movies, Soft Porn and Faith, Uncategorized
MLK Revisited: End the Injustice of “For Heterosexuals Only”
Nearly 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King challenged America to “stand up for freedom together.” He called for an end to the assault on the dignity and rights of black citizens that the signs “For Whites Only” represented. Today…
Leftovers, Laughter and the Gift of Transformation
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…
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…
