Thomas Merton, a Humorous Saint
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 31, 2025
Working on Merton and the four paths of Creation Spirituality during the whole week, I realized in a new way how accomplished he was. While
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Michael Moore Invites You to a Contest: Painting The Donald
Matthew Fox
April 1, 2025
Have you been feeling just a little moral outrage lately about the current goings-on by he new regime in Washington D.C.? Lately, I have been
Speaking of Notre Dame AND Trump, A Report from Andy Borowitz
Matthew Fox
December 10, 2024
In two recent DM’s, we meditated on the meaning of Notre Dame’s reopening and before that on Trump’s election on November 5th. It seems I was
Play, Art, Thawing and Melting of Dogmas and Ice, continued
Matthew Fox
May 25, 2024
Yesterday, in response to a candid assessment by Pope Francis about the “suicidal’ conservatism of too many American bishops, whom he recognized as “closed up
The Role of Art in Healing, Love & Justice-Making
Matthew Fox
December 13, 2023
Our two most recent DMs celebrated the life and work of Norman Lear who revolutionized television comedy and television itself by daring to shed light
The Moral Imagination & Holiness of Norman Lear
Matthew Fox
December 12, 2023
Norman Lear was a champion of moral imagination, as all prophets are. I believe Norman Lear was a holy man employing a saintliness fit for
Prophets and Warriors, Humor and Antiwarriors
Matthew Fox
October 10, 2023
Yesterday in our meditation and video we learned from Broken Walk, and from an indigenous student of mine, and from Hafiz, of the heart dimension
Silly SCOTUS Busy on a Non-case and a Non-existent Gay Couple
Matthew Fox
July 6, 2023
Sometimes history—including current history—is so absurd that it has to make one laugh (as well as cry). People with intense ideologies–and fascism is nothing if it
Play and Humor in a Time of Coronavirus Crisis
Matthew Fox
March 28, 2020
An important part of survival for our species whether in good times or in bad—and especially in bad—is humor, and play, which in turn feed
Humor and the Prophetic Calling
Matthew Fox
November 14, 2019
Remember our meditations on the spiritual fool Ken Feit who reminded us we can and should make fun of most things in life? Well, humor
