Apophatic Divinity: God as Nothingness
Matthew Fox
December 23, 2022
Thomas Aquinas says that “God is said to be nonbeing (non existens) not because God is lacking in being but because God is beyond all
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Thanksgiving, 2022
Matthew Fox
November 24, 2022
In our recent daily meditations, we have been praising and therefore thanking Earth and Air, Fire and Water. As Thomas Berry put it in a recent
bell hooks and Thomas Aquinas on Truth and Justice
Matthew Fox
November 3, 2022
Cultural critic bell hooks is in agreement with Aquinas who, as we saw yesterday, says that truth and justice lie in the heart. hooks tells us
Hannah Arendt & Thomas Aquinas on Truth, Justice & Politics
Matthew Fox
November 2, 2022
In a recent DM we learned from Hannah Arendt that the sense by which we take our bearings in the real world is destroyed when politicians lie
How Webb Can Light the Spark of Our Souls, continued
Matthew Fox
July 22, 2022
Cynicism and acedia, as we saw yesterday, are dangerous misdirections of our first chakras. What is the medicine for cynicism, sourness, uncaring and acedia? Another way
What Aquinas & Hildegard Might Say about the Webb Telescope
Matthew Fox
July 20, 2022
Those who dismiss Webb Telescope as “pretty pictures” ought to explore its meaning more deeply. First, they should consider what Thomas Aquinas says about nature
Sparks, Souls, & Luminaries Receiving the Medal of Freedom
Matthew Fox
July 10, 2022
While there is much to criticize in current America, let us pause for a moment to meditate on the sparks and light that shine from
Are Angels “Announcers of Divine Silence?”
Matthew Fox
July 3, 2022
Aquinas tells us that “angels are always announcers of divine silence.” Silence is surely one of the deep ways into the human heart and into
Aquinas on Angels, Love and Intuition
Matthew Fox
July 2, 2022
According to Aquinas, “angels cannot help loving, by force of nature. The will of angels is by nature loving.” The universe, inhabited by angels, is neither
Hildegard & Aquinas: Ancestors Speak Out on Folly & January 6
Matthew Fox
June 16, 2022
We have spoken of the “3 A’s” associated with a healthy seventh chakra: Allies, Ancestors, Angels. In the context of the January 6 commission hearing, I want
