Silence
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
February 6, 2026
Silence and silent meditation are amongst the most precious human activities. They are enjoyed in all cultures and religions, though at times they are treated
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Mystery
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
February 5, 2026
Having clarified that you are not referring to mystery novels, but still being a theologian who talks about mystery, you are most likely going to
Otto Rank’s Spiritual Vision, continued
Matthew Fox
January 5, 2026
Why did I end my last DM calling Otto Rank a “spiritual giant” of the 20th century? One reason is this. During my training as
Emptiness and Work
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
August 1, 2025
Recently, I led a weekend-long workshop on the themes of Matthew Fox’s book The Reinvention of Work. Among the high moments of the event, I
Science and the Cosmic Christ
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
April 26, 2025
Albert Einstein said: “We need a cosmic religion”. He saw his own religious heritage, that of Judaism, as “an ethical code that sanctifies life”. He
“Christian Nationalism”—and Its Opposite: Join Me Saturday Morning
Matthew Fox
March 15, 2025
In yesterday’s DM, I shared the very disturbing news about young MAGA followers who declared “Christian nationalism as a good alternative” to American democracy. Actually, there
Love, Mysticism, Anger: Healing of Democracy via the Irrational?
Matthew Fox
November 16, 2024
Yesterday we considered Otto Rank’s medicine for an ailing democracy. Rank was living at a time like ours, the rise of fascism and the dangerous irrationality
Week of 5/13-18/2024: Learning about & Healing Fascism
Matthew Fox
May 19, 2024
May 13, 2024: Wisdom and the Youth vs. Adultism, continuedAdults aren’t doing a very good job at taking care of the world right now. When
Beyond Patriarchy: Teachings on Mysticism from Dorothee Soelle
Matthew Fox
May 4, 2024
Dorothee Soelle combined the mystical tradition and prophetic activist traditions wonderfully—as did her mentor, Meister Eckhart. And the Beguines of the women’s movement of the Middle
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
