Civil rights leader, Rep. John Lewis on the need for the courage to enact gun control; on kneeling to advance justice “perhaps in Statuary Hall, perhaps in the Rotunda, perhaps on the steps of the Capitol;” on gerrymandering and politicians…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Gun control is a pro-life issue. Will the bishops lead? Will legislators listen?
Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, gun control, Healthcare, Obamacare, Paul Ryan, USCCB
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Catholics: Please Do Not Cite Dorothy Day As A Reason Not To Vote
Hawaii Catholic Herald’s Oct 21, 2016 issue A recent survey jointly conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service reveals that Catholics, more than any other religious group, have suffered the largest exodus from the church. While…
Tagged with: Clinton, Hawaii Catholic Herald, Paul Ryan, prolife, Trump
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Guest Post: “Peace”
Sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu, seen here (right) protesting the views advanced by Rev. Franklin Graham during the latter’s visit to Honolulu earlier this year. Text reproduced here with permission. I welcome being pointed to…
Tagged with: Chris Christie, David Gierlach, Franklin Graham, Newt Gingrich, Paul Ryan, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Posted in Catholics and Culture, I BLOG, Politics and Religion, US Bishops
Raising the Minimum Wage is Pro-Life. So why aren’t all Pro-lifers for it?
Speaker of the House, John Boehner, a Catholic pro-lifer who has previously said he would rather commit suicide than raise the minimum wage, offered the logic that a raise would adversely affect minorities who hold low-wage jobs and would be…
Tagged with: Catholic Charities Hawaii, FACE, Faith Action for Community Equity, Give Hawaii a Raise, Jery Rauckhorst, John Boehner, Minimum wage, Paul Ryan, PHOCUSED, Pro Life, RE. Bob Nakata, USCCB, Women and Minimum Wage, Women's Chamber of Commerce
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Business and Justice, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Justice, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Will US Bishops Counsel Catholic Leaders to End Shutdown and “Preferential Option for the Rich?”
There is a murmuring in the pews. Is it possible the bishops are launching another Fortnight for Freedom – this time to protest the assault on the lives of ordinary people by the Tea Party-led GOP? The bishops have long…
Tagged with: Budget cuts, Congress. government shutdown, Food Stamps, Fortnight for Freedom, John Boehner, Network Lobby, Nuns on the Bus, Paul Ryan, Pope Francis, preferential option for the poor, Ryan Budget, SNAP, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, WIC
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Christian Politicians, Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, US Senate
Posted in Catholic Politicians, Catholic Social Doctrine, Christian Politicians, Governing, I BLOG, Justice, Obamacare, Politics and Religion, Uncategorized, US Bishops, US Senate
A Pope from Hawaii? Bring on the mischief.
South America, Argentina, Hispanics and a soccer team, have claimed him as their own. Maybe, one suggested, God is an Argentine? Perhaps we can make the case that Pope Francis is really from Hawaii. Wasn’t that the spirit of aloha…
Tagged with: Dirty War, Habemus Papam, Hubris, Iraq, Network, Paul Ryan, Pope Francis, Sr. Simone Campbell, St. Francis of Assisi
Posted in Equality and Faith, I BLOG, LGBT Families, Ordination, St. Francis of Assisi, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican
Posted in Equality and Faith, I BLOG, LGBT Families, Ordination, St. Francis of Assisi, Uncategorized, US Bishops, Vatican
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
Dawn Morais 