The Absence of Goodness and Absence of the Sacred
Matthew Fox
June 2, 2021
In yesterday’s DM we reviewed how the very first page of the Bible is a celebration of cosmology, a praise of creation as “good” and
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Goodness, Love, Joy, from God and Nature
Matthew Fox
June 1, 2021
We speak of nature and cosmos and all within them as “words of God,” Logos or “other Christs.” This is the consciousness of creation spirituality.
David Paladin and Julian of Norwich on Suffering and Initiation
Matthew Fox
April 30, 2021
In yesterday’s DM artist-shaman David Palladin taught us that suffering teaches us something profound–we learn “that our wounds are not ours but the world’s and
Matricide, Misogyny, and the Reality of Evil
Matthew Fox
February 13, 2021
Julian’s fierce commitment to the divine feminine and deep love for the divine mother seems to stand in broad opposition to the oppression of women
Julian on Love and Goodness Combating Evil
Matthew Fox
February 12, 2021
We have observed in a recent DM that love is not sentimental for Julian or other creation mystics. Love has a fierce side to it,
What is Evil?
Matthew Fox
February 11, 2021
The traditional definition for evil in the West has been privatio boni, privation of the good. This says a lot. It says that evil has
Julian of Norwich on Evil (amidst Impeachment)
Matthew Fox
February 10, 2021
We are undergoing—again—a presidential impeachment which the constitution refers to as “high crimes and misdemeanors.” This is following on a mob scene at the nation’s
Justice and Compassion in Julian, Eckhart, Aquinas
Matthew Fox
February 9, 2021
One side of compassion is called justice. This is the biblical meaning of compassion, which Eckhart names this way: “Compassion means justice.” Thomas Aquinas was
Julian, Hildegard, Love and the Divine Feminine
Matthew Fox
February 8, 2021
One thing that follows from bringing back the divine feminine is the primacy of love. Julian connects motherhood and compassion. “Compassion is a kind and
Julian, Hildegard, and the Fourth (Feminine) Side of Divinity
Matthew Fox
February 7, 2021
Julian teaches that “in our coming into being, God All-Wisdom is our natural Mother, supported by the boundless Love and Goodness of the Holy Spirit.
