Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
One Year Ago in Orvieto
The evangelical opponents of progressive politics have long adopted the label of “Satan” or “Antichrist” for their enemies. For quite a long time, progressives have
Previous Meditations
Evil and Grief
The news of concentration camps being built in Gaza is too hard to stomach. It’s overwhelming. Decency, humanity,
We Have a New Pope
Two days ago, Gianluigi invited me to return to write a DM when the white smoke rose from
Catching The Wave
Although “hero,” “ancestor,” and “saint” do not mean exactly the same thing, I have suggested that they are
Holy Trailblazers
Stories about people who acted for the good of the whole in peculiarly difficult circumstances, even to the
An Army of Camels
Like many of you, I celebrate the release of Moshen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student, Buddhist peacemaker, born
Holiness as Cosmic Hospitality
Howard Zinn famously said: “Human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice,
Week of 4/28-5/3/2025: Denouncing Evil while Maintaining Balance
Gianluigi Gugliermetto (GG), who has been graciously subbing for Matthew Fox as he finishes writing his next book,
Empathy and Cosmic Pain
I suffer from nostalgia. I yearn for some forgotten time/space niche, perhaps in the distant past, where communication
Balance
If I were asked to say in one word what spirituality is all about for me, I would
What to Do? A List to Resist Evil
In his book Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh, Matthew Fox describes the ten deadly sins
Courage and Clarity
Courage and clarity are indispensible virtues for a time like ours in which everything is confused. A word
Experiencing Dark Times
Who likes to live in dark times? When the fool rules instead of the wise; when evil is
Denouncing Evil as Prophetic Action
Unless our spirituality becomes one with the way of the prophets we fail to have a real spirituality.
Week of 4/21-25/2025: Two Announcements & the Power of the Empty Tomb
April 21, 2025: Two Announcements for DM ReadersMatthew informs us that he’s taking a month off to focus
Science and the Cosmic Christ
Albert Einstein said: “We need a cosmic religion”. He saw his own religious heritage, that of Judaism, as
The Empty Tomb and Deep Ecumenism
Retrieving the Empty Tomb of Jesus as a primary Christian symbol has many facets, including exploring deep ecumenism.
Retrieving the Cosmic Christ
Yesterday’s Daily Meditation was about the need to emphasize again — or perhaps for the first time in
Retrieving the Empty Tomb
At a time when Christian Nationalism is rampant, we may ask ourselves if Christianity has any resources to
A Second Announcement & Earth Day, 2025
First, I want to acknowledge the loss of Pope Francis who died yesterday. He was a champion for the
Two Announcements for DM Readers
I have two announcements to share, one this Monday morning and one on Tuesday. The first is this.
Week of 4/14-19/2025: Empathy, Dark Nights, Holiness & Resurrection
April 14, 2025: Rabbi Heschel & Hildegard of Bingen on Dark Nights & HolinessReflecting on the dark night
Easter 2025: Resurrection of the Body, Body Politic, Mother Earth?
Easter is many things to many people. And to some people it is nothing or next to nothing. Let us
Good Friday, 2025
Today is Good Friday, a day to meditate on evil and sacrifice and the price good people pay
America Beware: Opus Dei Is Back in the News Again
In yesterday’s DM we considered the truly scary crackpot evangelical Christianity that is making headway in the Trumpian
The War Against Empathy (in the Names of Trump & Christ)
Yesterday we meditated on the essential lesson of Passover: that of empathy. Empathy is the “central message” of the
Two Brilliant Pieces on Passover & Palm Sunday in the “Secular” Press
I was thrilled to read two substantive articles on this week’s Passover and Palm Sunday/Holy Week celebrations this
Rabbi Heschel & Hildegard of Bingen on Dark Nights & Holiness
These days of the Dark Night of soul, society and our species, I find myself returning frequently to
Week of 4/6-12/2025: The Evils of Musk & Justice Roberts vs. the People Rising in Resistance
April 6, 2025: Protests Galore: Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out Around the Country*On Saturday, there were more than
The Good News in Hildegard’s Paintings of Evil
I promised in yesterday’s DM that Hildegard was offering us good news along with the bad as she
The Moral Stench from the Trump/Musk Regime Spreads
Like many in America and around the world today, I feel the darkness that is the regime of
