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
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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
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
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
Resilience, Resistance, Interfering & Practicing Our “No” As a Prayer
Matthew Fox
January 13, 2026
In Saturday’s DM, we reflected on “Keeping the Heart Bright in Times of Heavy News,” and in Monday’s DM and video, we considered how to
Keeping Our Hearts & Souls Alive, Fresh, Young, Green & Inspired amidst Dark Times
Matthew Fox
January 12, 2026
I ended our Saturday DM with the following question: “How do you keep your heart and soul alive and fresh, young, green and inspired, even
All Hallows’ Eve (Halloween)
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
October 31, 2025
We who live in the Northern Hemisphere have begun to experience the shortening days and lengthening nights. Tonight is marked traditionally by the feast of
Prayer and the Body — part 2
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 28, 2025
A contemporary of Saint Dominic, much less renowned than he, but even more radical in her bodily prayer, was Saint Christina, nicknamed “the Astonishing” (1150-1224),
Praying with Queen Esther
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 21, 2025
Meditating upon prayer and the four paths, I realize that in our historical moment it is especially the via negativa that must be made present
