Evil and Grief
Gianluigi Gugliermetto
May 10, 2025
The news of concentration camps being built in Gaza is too hard to stomach. It’s overwhelming. Decency, humanity, the rule of law… all those things
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We Have a New Pope
Matthew Fox
May 9, 2025
Two days ago, Gianluigi invited me to return to write a DM when the white smoke rose from the Vatican, and the world had a
Protests Galore: Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out Around the Country
Matthew Fox
April 7, 2025
Small towns, large cities, courthouses, Tesla dealerships, community centers, the national mall, countless signs invoking values and imaginative opposition to the current administration! America voiced its
Lent Reconsidered: Stardust vs Ashes, Fasting From Billionaires
Matthew Fox
March 7, 2025
We are now in the first days of Lent. As I write this, yesterday was Ash Wednesday when traditionally many Christians receive a cross made of
Speaking of Spiritual Warriors: MLK, Jr. Day, 2025
Matthew Fox
January 20, 2025
Meditating on spiritual warriorhood as we have been doing lately, we now celebrate the national holiday of MLK, Jr. We honor of this courageous and saintly
Avignon, Aboriginals, Washington DC: Patriarchy on Trial
Matthew Fox
December 20, 2024
Today, December 19, was not a good day for Patriarchy. It is the day 51 men in Avignon, France, were declared guilty of raping Gisèle
Hope and Pragmatism from Michael Moore
Matthew Fox
July 6, 2024
Yesterday I offered David Orr’s definition of hope as “a verb with the sleeves rolled up,” and asked DM readers how they found their hope.
Week of 6/10-15/2024: Teilhard, Aquinas, Sister Dorothy & David Paladin
Matthew Fox
June 16, 2024
June 10, 2024: From Orvieto: Aquinas and TeilhardMatthew is in Orvieto, Italy marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Aquinas, leading a weeklong
Week of 5/6-11/2024: Compassion, Activism, Wisdom
Matthew Fox
May 12, 2024
May 6, 2024: Compassion, Eckhart, and Humanity’s FutureMatthew is teaching a class on what Eckhart and other mystics can teach us about compassion. Matthew says
Five Men on the Once Supreme Court Embarrass Themselves Anew
Matthew Fox
April 29, 2024
One lawyer called it a “dark day” for the rule of law. Another called it an “embarrassment.” Another suggested that we move the Supreme Court to the
