More than once in Paul Vallely’s excellent book, Pope Francis: Untying the Knots, the writer quotes a former long-time aide who describes Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s irritation with the high-handed advice of Rome. He had no patience, we are told, for…
Dawn Morais
Communications Consultant/ Instructor/ Blogger/ Issue Advocate • Born in Kerala. Raised in Malaysia. Living in Hawaii.
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Women: Instruments of a Franciscan World
Tagged with: Argentina, Jorge Bergoglio, Leonardo Boff, liberation theology, Mother of God, Paul Vallely, Solemnity of Mary, St. Austin's Church, St. Francis of Assisi, Women
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women in the Church
Posted in Environment, I BLOG, Uncategorized, Women in the Church
Hawaii: Time for Same Sex Marriage to Become Law
Bishop Larry Silva says, “No matter what our sexual attraction may be, we are all equal as persons.” Nonetheless his latest call to Catholics to fight marriage equality calls up images of transvestite cross-dressers overrunning the islands. Apparently “businesses will…
Tagged with: Bishop Larry Silva, David McCollough, Ignatius Loyola, John George Roth, katha holos, LGBT, Pope Francis, Randy Roth, Same Sex Marriage, Shylar Young, St. Francis of Assisi, Susie Roth, Suzanne Young, Tambry Young
Posted in Buddhism, Business and Justice, Catholic Social Doctrine, Catholics and Culture, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, LGBT Catholics Hawaii, LGBT Families, St. Francis of Assisi, Uncategorized, US Bishops
Posted in Buddhism, Business and Justice, Catholic Social Doctrine, Catholics and Culture, Equality and Faith, I BLOG, Lay Catholics, LGBT Catholics Hawaii, LGBT Families, St. Francis of Assisi, Uncategorized, US Bishops
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
Pope Francis: Reason to Hope
From beyond the boundaries of Rome, taking the name of that most beloved, most radical of saints, given to the grand signifying gesture, dedicated to simplicity and love for all of creation. Yes, there’s reason to look to Cardinal Jorge…
Tagged with: Argentina, Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, St. Francis of Assisi
Posted in I BLOG, Papal Conclave, Uncategorized, Vatican
Posted in I BLOG, Papal Conclave, Uncategorized, Vatican
Equality for LGBT Families: Lay Catholics Must Lead
In 1965 Thomas Merton, in an open letter to the US Bishops said: The Christian is called . . . to obey the Gospel of love, for all men, and not simply to devote himself to the interests of a…
Dawn Morais 