Aquinas on Contemplation—Part I
Matthew Fox
September 17, 2019
We are meditating on that part of the Via Negativa that is about silence and contemplation. One might call it the “mind-emptiness that leads to
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13 Pillars Summarizing Our Daily Meditations Journey So Far
Matthew Fox
September 16, 2019
I love the picture accompanying today’s Daily Meditation! Taken in 1941 during the construction of the Jefferson Memorial and its northern seawall adjoining the Tidal
So Much is Positive in the Holy Darkness
Matthew Fox
September 15, 2019
Eckhart says, “The ground of the soul is dark.” Ninety-five percent of the Universe is a mystery that we call “dark matter” and “dark
Silence and the Via Negativa
Matthew Fox
September 14, 2019
Here and for a number of upcoming Daily Meditations we will consider the Silence of the Via Negativa. Consider our very real relationship to darkness
In Praise of Silence
Matthew Fox
September 13, 2019
Meister Eckhart exclaims that “there is nothing in all creation so like God as silence.” Might he be right? The Scriptures say: “Be still and
Thomas Merton on the
Via Positiva
Matthew Fox
September 12, 2019
Thomas Merton is very attuned to the Via Positiva. Consider this passage from Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander: “I stepped out of the north wing
Meister Eckhart on the
Via Positiva
Matthew Fox
September 11, 2019
Meister Eckhart is thoroughly marinated in the Via Positiva (but immersed in the other three paths as well). A brief example of his VP teachings
More Via Negativa as Grieving in the Scriptures
Matthew Fox
September 10, 2019
Clearly the Scriptures speak of the Via Negativa and the dark night of the soul. We are invited in to taste the ashes as our
The Via Negativa: Grief, and the Lamentations from Jeremiah
Matthew Fox
September 9, 2019
There is much to grieve about today. Grief is a sign of our times. It demands our attention. So much is being lost in the
Grief and Ritual
Matthew Fox
September 8, 2019
A big part of the spiritual journey is the Via Negativa that invites us to grieve. Without grieving we can get stuck spiritually with no
