Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Vows (part II)
Modern materialistic consciousness cannot understand that making a vow in a solemn way — be it private or public — makes an objective difference in
Previous Meditations
Vows – Part I
The comments I received after last’s week meditation on the Order of the Sacred Earth (see DM for
Peter Thiel, Carl Schmitt, & Silicon Valley’s New Religion
Yesterday, we meditated on the media takeover by billionaires in America. This is not a new thing entirely.
Humor Repressed, Savage Capitalism Alive & Well in the Media
It is a sad and dangerous day when the president of the US teams up with large corporations
Week of 9/15-20/2025: Billionaires, Kirk & Radicalism
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
The Order of the Sacred Earth
I have insisted already that those who feel called to resist nonviolently the violent and dehumanizing socio-political atmosphere
Roots
Radicalization is not always geared toward violence and is not always bad. However, being radically nonviolent is a
Three Lessons in Radicalization
The word “radicalization” and its cognate verbal forms, such as “radicalized” and “radicalizing,” have been in use for
Lessons from the Murder of Charlie Kirk
A number of important lessons to learn—and relearn—loom from the tragedy of the murder of right-wing activist Charlie
Let Us Not Canonize Charlie Kirk
Last week, still another tragic political assassination occurred when popular right-wing speaker Charlie Kirk was murdered on a
More on Thiel & the Billionaire Religion Seeking to Conquer the World
In Saturday’s DM, we meditated on the new kind of religion emanating from some very influential billionaires in
Week of 9/8-13/2025: ICE, Epstein, Thiel & Resistance through Song
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Silicon Valley’s “Scary Religion,” Peter Thiel, et alia
Monday marks a unique day in Silicon Valley and San Francisco history. It is the day that Silicon
Resistance and Songs – part 2
There is no clearer example of how music and songs can be a means for resistance than the
Leadership, Past and Present
After 9/11/2001, the world changed for the Arab populations more than for anybody else. The criminal invasion of
Resistance and Songs – Part 1
I am very fond of the Anglican hymns written at the turn of the 20th century. I love
Thanks & Lessons for Epstein Victims & Other Assault Survivors
A succinct but wise video from Tara Sullivan came my way recently. She is a graduate of our
America’s People-Shortage vs. ICE Deportation Mania
There has been such an onslaught of bad news and immoral behavior from the current administration and covering
Week of 9/1-6/2025: Good Work & Embodied Prayer
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Celebrating a New Study on Otto Rank
I rejoice that a new book has appeared on my favorite psychologist, Otto Rank. In Otto Rank and the
The Essential is Very Visible
There are moments and times in human history when everything becomes tragically simple and clear. Rather than being
Prayer and the Body – part 4
I just came back home from leading a retreat in the beautiful city of Verona, Italy. As always
Prayer and the Body – Part 3
In recent years, more and more frequently I have heard activists talking about putting one’s own body “on
Transforming Work & Academia: A Vision from Bernard Amadei
In yesterday’s DM honoring Labor Day, I pointed out the heroism of those who are standing up in
Labor Day 2025
Good work and bad work are very much in the news this Labor Day Season of 2025. At
Week of 8/25-30/2025: Prayer, Psilocybin, & Original Blessing
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Two Republican Presidents: “I am not a dictator.” “I am not a crook.”
On Tuesday this week our sitting president said at a most unusual cabinet meeting that “I am not
Supplications
Last week on August 22 — which for Roman Catholics is the feast of Mary Queen of Peace
Prayer and the Body — part 2
A contemporary of Saint Dominic, much less renowned than he, but even more radical in her bodily prayer,
Prayer and the Body, Part I
Western Christianity is often considered the less embodied of all religious expressions of humankind. And for good reasons,
Psilocybin & the Brain: A Doctor Reports on Science & Mysticism
In last week’s DMs (HERE and HERE), GG and I discussed how some clergy invited to participate in
