More Thoughts on Community
Matthew Fox
October 7, 2020
One way to approach a spiritual concept—and community is a spiritual concept—is to go to its opposite first. What are some examples of the opposite
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Community: Further Questions for Supreme Court Nominee
Matthew Fox
October 6, 2020
In yesterday’s post, we continued exploring Community and the common good, asking seven searching questions about the new supreme court nominee’s religious beliefs.* We continue
Community: Questions for the New Supreme Court Nominee
Matthew Fox
October 5, 2020
We are talking about Community and the common good. With the nomination of a new supreme court judge, some are being accused of “anti-catholicism” for
Seeking Community amidst White Supremacy
Matthew Fox
October 3, 2020
I ended yesterday’s DM with a suggestion that we surrender our naivete about racism in American. The response of Americans of all races to march
Questing for Community, Truth, and Justice, amidst Racism and “Debate” Fallout
Matthew Fox
October 2, 2020
We are considering Community as one of the doorways to our deepest humanity, as we find ourselves in a season of voting. I was touched
On Presidential “Debates,” Strait-Jackets, the End of Patriarchy and Capitalism
Matthew Fox
October 1, 2020
On watching the presidential “debate” Tuesday night, I asked myself: “What was that?” It certainly was not a debate nor was it in any way
The Most Important Lesson of All to Learn from Today’s Adversities
Matthew Fox
September 30, 2020
No one can deny that we are living through some deep adversities at this pivotal moment in human and planetary history. Is the universe trying
Community and the Lack of it are not Abstractions
Matthew Fox
September 29, 2020
We are meditating on Community, the common good, justice, the “beloved community.” Community is not an abstraction, just as an empty refrigerator or being expelled
Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Beloved Community
Matthew Fox
September 28, 2020
The idea of the “Beloved Community” was central to the thinking of MLK jr. It appears from his earliest speeches and writings to his last
Individualism, Loneliness, & the Decline of Community
Matthew Fox
September 27, 2020
Ernest Becker believes that from the ashes of individualism sown in the modern era there can emerge a true sense of community in the postmodern
