OSE & Community, continued
Matthew Fox
October 13, 2020
Without a context bigger than ourselves, we all—whether we identify as right, left or none of the above—suffer from an “I am right, you are
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OSE: A New (and Ancient) Expression of Community
Matthew Fox
October 12, 2020
A sacred pledge or vow is a wisdom practice that articulates the common values that a community agrees to [ ] strive to fulfill. We
Order of the Sacred Earth: A New Call for Community?
Matthew Fox
October 11, 2020
Two years ago I linked up with two young people to call for a new kind of order, a new kind of community called the
Community in Africa: Wisdom from Our Common Motherland
Matthew Fox
October 10, 2020
Much of the commitment to and analysis of community that we find in the work of Howard Thurman and Dr. King derives from their African
Howard Thurman on Community
Matthew Fox
October 9, 2020
African-American mystic and theologian Howard Thurman speaks often and eloquently of the primacy of community. The loneliness of the seeker for a community is sometimes
Science Tells Us about Community
Matthew Fox
October 8, 2020
Far from being a collection of dead and inert objects, the universe is indeed a community, a gathering of subjects. The new universe story from
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
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
An Infected President, A Whiff of Karma, A Dose of Mortality
Matthew Fox
October 4, 2020
It is a significant moment when the president of a country comes down with a virus infection that has so far killed 210,000+ Americans and
