Joy in the Midst of Anguish: A Fruit of the Spirit
Matthew Fox
July 22, 2025
In this DM, I wish to talk about Joy. Why talk about Joy? Because joy is why we are here—at least in St. Thomas Aquinas’s
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Rising from the Ashes of Severe Loss: A Current Story from Andrew Harvey
Matthew Fox
June 7, 2025
I want to bring attention to the readers of these Daily Meditations that a tragedy has befallen my friend, and a friend of many of
The American Empire and Spirituality
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
June 5, 2025
I lived in the United States for about 20 years. On my encounter with America I did not realize immediately how deep is the intertwining
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
Merton and the Via Negativa
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 28, 2025
“To each of us there is a point of nowhereness in the middle of movement, a point of nothingness in the midst of being: the
Merton and the Via Positiva
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 27, 2025
“Contemplation is the highest expression of man’s intellectual and spiritual life. It is that life itself, fully awake, fully active, fully aware that it is
Acedia and Arrogance vs. Cosmological Approach
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 14, 2025
Acedia means essentially lack of interest and absence of passion. It is not the same as the sin of omission, which is the lack of
Holy Trailblazers
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 7, 2025
Stories about people who acted for the good of the whole in peculiarly difficult circumstances, even to the extreme sacrifice, are important for us. They
Good Friday, 2025
Matthew Fox
April 18, 2025
Today is Good Friday, a day to meditate on evil and sacrifice and the price good people pay for following their conscience and having one,
A Good Day For Democracy, Bad for Mad Hatter & His Boss
Matthew Fox
April 3, 2025
Yesterday marked a positive moment for rescuing American democracy from the cynicism and greed of the richest man in the world and the wannabe-dictator who
