Chimps & Us, Stadiums, Sports and Wars continued
Matthew Fox
April 27, 2023
In the past two DMs we have been dealing with Brian Swimme’s story of how differently 50,000 chimps and 50,000 humans will act in a
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On Evil and Its Remedies, ii
Matthew Fox
April 13, 2023
Martin Buber teaches that we cannot wipe out evil–but we can work to turn it into good. There are lessons to be learned from the light
On Faux News and the Opposite of Truth
Matthew Fox
March 11, 2023
One of the useful lessons I learned from Professor Louis Cognet, the head of the spirituality department at the Institut Catholique de Paris when I
Our Chakras and the Search for Truth
Matthew Fox
March 10, 2023
We are exploring truth which manifests itself in so many and multiple ways. Aquinas and the Jewish tradition speak of truth as being found in the
Lent 2023: Is Rupert Murdoch a Father of Lies?
Matthew Fox
February 24, 2023
We considered yesterday how Lent is a time for self-reflection and asking: How can I do better? How can I live out my values more authentically?
Grief in Colorado Springs: The Latest Mass Shooting in America
Matthew Fox
November 22, 2022
We have been meditating on the gift that our Earth and Air and human existence is, a 13.8 billion year gift. Now, closer to home, we
Denial as Practicing Atheism (with apologies to atheists)
Matthew Fox
October 14, 2022
Meister Eckhart says that “God is the denial of denial.” If politicians are in profound denial about, say climate change, or the insurrection of January
A Letter to Chief Justice Roberts on Voting Rights
Matthew Fox
October 12, 2022
Dear Chief Justice Roberts, I write you as a fellow American and fellow human being concerned about voting rights. Your Court, having endangered American democracy by
Gandhi, Character Building, Truth-Telling, continued
Matthew Fox
September 22, 2022
Yesterday we meditated on Gandhi’s warning about character building and truth telling and its importance for the very survival of human society. This seems especially
Gandhi’s Wisdom on Sins that Rupture Social Cohesion, continued
Matthew Fox
September 21, 2022
We ended yesterday’s meditation with the fifth and sixth of Gandhi’s “social sins,” that of educating without character building and science without humanity. The latter includes inventions like
