Lessons Learned from a Serious Gaffe re. Arthur Brooks
Matthew Fox
August 24, 2026
I learn a lot from our readers who post in the Comments section of the DM daily. And I invite others to join in. Recently
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Further Wisdom From Arthur Brooks
Matthew Fox
August 19, 2026
We are exploring what “happiness scientist” Arthur Brooks has to say about why “sadness and anxiety are exploding”—especially among young adults in our culture today.
Some Wisdom from Arthur Brooks, a “Scientist of Happiness”
Matthew Fox
August 18, 2026
A recent interview with Arthur Brooks offered many insights on issues of our time that enrich Creation Spirituality and vice versa. Brooks identifies as a
The Prescient Painting of Hildegard of Bingen on the Antichrist
Matthew Fox
August 17, 2026
In Saturday’s DM, I shared —not for the first time—the powerful painting by Hildegard of Bingen on the Anti-Christ. I first shared it in my
“Malice Toward None, Charity Toward All”: Two Republican Presidents
Matthew Fox
August 15, 2026
I recently watched a very fine documentary about Ulysses S. Grant, whose military genius helped win the Civil War and get Lincoln reelected president.* Though
Remembering Martyrs for Voting Justice: Another Silver Lining
Matthew Fox
August 11, 2026
A powerful response to the SCOTUS Callais decision, which gutted the Voting Rights Act, appeared in SLATE magazine recently. There, Shirin Ali interviewed descendants of
Silver Linings in America’s March to Fascism, continued
Matthew Fox
August 10, 2026
In Saturday’s DM, I pointed out some silver linings inherent in the rampant run into fascism that is coming to a head in MAGA America
The Silver Lining & Good News in America’s March to Fascism
Matthew Fox
August 8, 2026
There is a silver lining and some Good News in America’s march to fascism. Allow me to explain myself in this meditation and some that
The Green Man Archetype, continued
Matthew Fox
August 4, 2026
We are meditating on the archetype of the Green Man, who is often depicted with a beard that surrounds his head like a wreath, and
The Green Man Archetype: A Celebration of Sacred Masculinity
Matthew Fox
August 3, 2026
I was moved by Gianluigi’s fine meditations on Trees this past week, and by the wise Comments that followed on them from the readers of
