Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
The Passing of My Brother, Tom Fox, an Educator Par Excellence
In the past week, I have experienced the loss of two brothers in my life. One being Michael Lerner, co-founder of TIKKUN magazine, author, rabbi, champion
Previous Meditations
Jesus and Democracy according to Meister Eckhart
We find ourselves these days in a time of soulful struggle over democracy, whether in France, Italy, Hungary
Week of 7/1-6/2024: Pride, SCOTUS & Concerns about Democracy
July 1, 2024: Pride Month: Science’s Latest Findings on Sexual Diversity among Numerous SpeciesFor years Matthew has cited
Hope and Pragmatism from Michael Moore
Yesterday I offered David Orr’s definition of hope as “a verb with the sleeves rolled up,” and asked
What Can We Do about a Rogue SCOTUS?
Plenty. We can vote and organize and get out the vote—first for a president who will promise to expand
July 4th & SCOTUS Proposes Presidents are Kings Immune from the Law
The profoundly ethically compromised SCOTUS has just ruled that what we thought was our republic, built on the
Letter to President Biden, Continued
Following is a continuation of my Letter to President Biden begun in yesterday’s DM Dear President Biden, Your
A Letter to President Biden
Dear President Biden, Like many who watched the presidential debate on Thursday last week, I was dismayed by
Pride Month: Science’s Latest Findings on Sexual Diversity among Numerous Species
I write this at the end of Pride month, but it will run on July 1. For years
Week of 6/24-29/2024: Sr. Dot, Orvieto Art & Reinventing Education
June 24, 2024: Sister Dorothy Stang to Be Formally Recognized as a Modern-Day MartyrMatthew was recently informed that
Contemplation, Another “C” toward Becoming Human
We are proposing an alternative to the silly and unconstitutional and unimaginative law by the state of Louisiana
Building Character, continued
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 8/4/2020] Instead of putting the 10 Commandments in every classroom–a silly and unconstitutional and unimaginative
Educating for Character and Chakra Development
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 8/3/2020] Recently, the state of Louisiana passed a law demanding that the Ten Commandments be
Antichrist Image in Orvieto Cathedral: Archetype For Our Times?
The Orvieto Cathedral has been called “a masterpiece of Italian Gothic architecture” and “the most beautiful church in
Creation Spirituality Teachings at the Medieval Cathedral in Orvieto
CORRECTION: Yesterday I received a letter from Teresa Phillips of the Office of Justice, Peace, and Care of Creation
Sister Dorothy Stang to Be Formally Recognized as a Modern-Day Martyr
Marlene Denardo, director of our Master’s program at ICCS and UCS years ago, alerted me recently to a
Week of 6/17-22/2024: Aquinas, Summer Solstice, Juneteenth
June 17, 2024: Happy Father’s Day 2024—One Day Late! Aquinas as Spiritual FatherMatthew, upon his return from Orvieto, Italy,
The First Juneteenth Holiday, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVE: June 20, 2021 This weekend we celebrate the first national holiday of Juneteenth, the culmination
Juneteenth: Survival in the Face of Racism, Sadism, Domination
FROM THE ARCHIVE: 6/19/2020 Juneteenth is a celebration of the end of slavery, a day to honor the
Two Days of Celebration this Week: Juneteenth & Summer Solstice
FROM THE ARCHIVE: 6/24/2020. This week we celebrate two days of celebration—Juneteenth and the Summer Solstice. The Feast
Aquinas on Compassion & Politics, continued
In his commentary on the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew’s gospel, Aquinas defines compassion this way: To
Aquinas on Truth, Justice, and Compassion—Issues in Today’s Presidential Run?
In yesterday’s Father’s Day DM, both essay and video, we celebrated Thomas Aquinas as a spiritual father to
Happy Father’s Day 2024—One Day Late! Aquinas as Spiritual Father
I am writing this on Father’s Day, but you will receive it a day late. But I have a
Week of 6/10-15/2024: Teilhard, Aquinas, Sister Dorothy & David Paladin
June 10, 2024: From Orvieto: Aquinas and TeilhardMatthew is in Orvieto, Italy marking the 800th anniversary of the
More Wisdom from Artist-Shaman David Paladin
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: April 29, 2021] In a previous DM, we referred to Sister Dorothy Stang and the
Eco-Martyr Sister Dot & the Sacred Masculine
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 5/29/2019] Let us explore more fully the story of Sister Dot and her martyrdom on
Green Man Jesus Inspires
Eco-Martyr Sister Dorothy Stang
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 5/28/2019] Let us meditate on how the Green Man archetype challenges toxic masculinity today. We see examples
Teilhard and Aquinas Battling Dualism
Teilhard, like Thomas Aquinas before him, waged an incessant battle against dualism. Aquinas did it by moving from Plato
Teilhard, Aquinas and Creation Spirituality
Teilhard was accused of being “too pagan.” I was criticized for “working too closely with Native Americans.” (I think that
From Orvieto: Aquinas and Teilhard
I am now in Orvieto, Italy, where I am on pilgrimage, one might say, to a place that
Week of 6/3-6/8/2024: Survey, Teilhard de Chardin, the Nobility Inside
June 3, 2024: The DM Survey & Modest Changes to the DM Entering into its Sixth YearThank you
