Mechtild of Magdeburg on Undergoing “Our Easter”
Matthew Fox
April 6, 2026
I ended my Saturday DM on “Easter 2026” with the phrase, “We become an Easter.” I want to give credit where credit is due. I
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Humanity Naked
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 3, 2026
After offering quite an extended reflection on the cross of Jesus in yesterday’s DM, I would like to invite you today into an artistic meditative
Marching on No Kings Day: What’s It All About?
Matthew Fox
March 28, 2026
Walking can be a spiritual practice. I have been privileged to participate in several of Thich Nhat Hanh’s “walking meditation” events held at Lake Merritt
The Wound Giving Birth
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 21, 2026
Since yesterday’s DM, I kept musing about being sheltered/hidden inside the wounds of Jesus. A very strong image, but also quite a weird one from
Diary from the Italian Countryside, part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 14, 2026
Even though I live in the countryside, I am not becoming a misanthrope. Four days a week, I drive to the nearby city. Serendipitously, a
Diary from the Italian Countryside, part 1
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
March 13, 2026
Last week, I moved to an old farmhouse that I am renovating. I decided that enough rooms were ready and enough comfort was available already.
Dorothy Day on Love & Action as a Harsh & Dreadful Thing
Matthew Fox
March 5, 2026
Dorothy wrote about her experience in solitary confinement in prison for doing non-violent disobedience. She reminds us that suffering can open us up so we
More Gifts From Science that Awaken Awe & Gratitude & Expand the Soul
Matthew Fox
February 24, 2026
In their book The View from the Center of the Universe, Joel Primack and Nancy Abrams discuss humanity’s special moment in the history of the universe.
Why Meditate on Sainthood in a Time of ICE, Epstein Files, & the Rest?
Matthew Fox
February 13, 2026
We have been meditating on Leonard Cohen’s and then Ernest Becker’s understandings of holiness or saintliness. Why? Because evil is so present in our news
Leonard Cohen on Saintliness, continued
Matthew Fox
February 10, 2026
We continue our exegesis of Leonard Cohen’s observations on saintliness. The saint is grounded and earthy and following the contours of the earth—not angel-like and
