This guest post by Dr. Pat Gozemba first appeared in Civil Beat July 25, 2012 Long before feminism made me believe I had a social and political mission focused on justice for all, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur,…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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GOP Post-Modernism
Anyone who thinks the GOP is captive to Tea Party extremists, obviously has not been paying enough attention to what might be seen as a strong strain of “GOP postmodernism” coming from really deep thinkers like the Newt. I know…
Tagged with: Bain Capital, GOP, Obama, Offshore accounts, preferential option for the poor, Repeal, Romney, US Bishops
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Healthcare, I BLOG, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Women's Rights
The “twiddly bits” from the Past
“Twiddly bits” –in case you did not catch this Sunday’s NPR story on the Orthodox Easter—is the technical term the founding artistic director of Capella Romana uses to describe the extra something in the way his group sings the music…
Tagged with: Bill Cosby, Cappella Romana, Cynthia Bourgeault, Mitt Romney, Near Eastern Religion, Orthodox Easter, Paul Ryan, The Wisdom Jesus, Wisdom teachers
Posted in Christian Politicians, Civic Square, I BLOG, Merrie Monarch, Politicians and their Lies, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Posted in Christian Politicians, Civic Square, I BLOG, Merrie Monarch, Politicians and their Lies, Religion and Political Discourse, Uncategorized, Women's Rights
Sr. Enda, Sister Moon and all Strong Women
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…
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
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
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