Recovering a Sense of the Sacred
Matthew Fox
September 24, 2024
The health and future of Mother Earth are in rapid decline due to Climate Change, which is in turn caused by human arrogance and indifference
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The “Wow” Factor, Science, Learning & Spirituality a la Tom Fox
Matthew Fox
September 11, 2024
What I call the Via Positiva and Heschel calls awe, educator Tom Fox calls the “wow.” In addition to the ‘wow’ of our universe and its
Joy & Justice: American Mystic-Warrior, Kristal Parks
Matthew Fox
August 16, 2024
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: August 13, 2019] One dimension to The Harris-Walz presidential message that people are finding refreshing is the dimension of Joy that they talk
Olympic Games Ended: A Meditation on Sport & Competition
Matthew Fox
August 12, 2024
Today (Sunday) marks the end of the Paris Olympic Games. By the time you read this, many people will have seen the final ceremony, heard the
Learning to Behold
Matthew Fox
May 30, 2024
In yesterday’s DM, I cited Jesus who told us to “Behold the lilies of the field” and their beauty. I offered some examples of our learning to
Week of 4/8-14/2024: The Way of the Mystic as an Antidote to Despair
Matthew Fox
April 14, 2024
April 8, 2024: Can the Best of Humanity Please Show Up?In an op-ed article in the New York Times, Jose Andres, founder of World Central
The Mystics Reinforcing the Via Positiva
Matthew Fox
April 13, 2024
We began the week meditating on the Solar Eclipse that many experienced as a mystical experience. Mystics—including all of us—are people in touch with the Via
From Despair to Cosmic Beauty, Awe, Celebration & Gratitude
Matthew Fox
April 12, 2024
Thomas Aquinas teaches that despair is the “most dangerous” of all sins. It is not the worst—injustice is—but it is the most dangerous. Why? Because when a person
The Mystic, the Best in Us, Tackles Despair, the Worst in Us
Matthew Fox
April 11, 2024
T. S. Eliot says this about the mystics: “Mystics are the only hope—or else despair.” The mystic offers medicine for despair and confronts it–despair in oneself,
The Four Paths and Holy Week: A Meditation
Matthew Fox
March 28, 2024
This is Holy Week and today is Holy Thursday. Holy Week is more of a liturgical art form to remind us of the events surrounding Jesus’s
