Advent 2023: Good News & Bad News
Matthew Fox
November 30, 2023
Advent is a time of awaiting a new kind of kingdom or queendom: One that announces the coming of Good News. In the Bad News
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Religion & Fascism: Examination of Conscience in a Time of Advent
Matthew Fox
November 29, 2023
In yesterday’s DM, I referred to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference’s contribution to the authoritarianism afoot in current American politics. The Conference recently declared that their
Is There Joy in Injustice and Fascism?
Matthew Fox
November 28, 2023
We have been meditating on the union of Joy and Justice. I offer the following question: Are fascists joyful? Is there joy in fascism? Fascism or
Joy & Justice, Birds of a Feather
Matthew Fox
November 27, 2023
In our last DM, we celebrated Aquinas’s teaching that joy is born of love, and that “the only person who truly has joy is one
Week of 11/20-25/2023: On Gratitude, Praise, and Joy
Matthew Fox
November 26, 2023
November 20, 2023: On Thanksgiving and Finding Joy in Spite of Bad NewsEven in the midst of a warring planet, it is always appropriate to
Hildegard & Einstein Giving Thanks for Intellect & Intuition
Matthew Fox
November 25, 2023
For Hildegard, as for Einstein, awe and knowledge, intuition and intellect, aren’t at odds but are companions on the journey. When she says “there is
Where Does Joy Come From?
Matthew Fox
November 24, 2023
According to Aquinas, Joy is born of Love. That is why joy is an anchor when struggle, strife and suffering swirl all around us. Aquinas teaches
Thanks, Praise, Grace on Thanksgiving Day
Matthew Fox
November 23, 2023
A Deep Thanksgiving to all on this day of Praise in this time of concern and sorrow. As we saw in yesterday’s meditation, to be
Heschel & Hildegard on Thanksgiving, Praise & What It Means to be Human
Matthew Fox
November 22, 2023
It seems to me that Rabbi Abraham Heschel offers a deep insight into this most important question: “What does it mean to be human?” Heschel
The Mystics on Joy & Thanks (Whatever the News)
Matthew Fox
November 21, 2023
Joy is bigger than and deeper than humans hating one another and themselves and even Mother Earth. Joy trumps our sadness when we can learn to
