Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Memorial Day 2023: From Self-Hatred to Self-Love & Spreading Love
Otto Rank’s profound insight that a “philosophy of pessimism” is born of self-hatred gives us a deep understanding of the origin of much suffering in
Previous Meditations
Today’s USA: Kids as “Unregarded,” Guns as Overly Regarded
We have been meditating on God as Love and Compassion and Justice. Another way to say this is that
God, Justice and Concern for the “Unregarded”
Rabbi Heschel cautions that it is not enough to have a regard for the Ground of Being. We must
God, the Holy Spirit, as Fire & Compassion
The Holy Spirit is often depicted by the mystics as a kind of fire. Thus Hildegard of Bingen writes: Who
Week of 3/20-25/2023: Holy Existence, the Ground of Being, Love & Compassion
March 20, 2023. Thomas Aquinas & Deepak Chopra on “the Glory of Existence”Here we meditate on thoughts from
Divine Love, Earth Love, Human Love, continued
Many people, in invoking the name of God, think of Judge or Potentate or stern Father or indifferent,
Actions of Love, Actions of Compassion—God in History
Yesterday we meditated on being, interbeing and compassion and how returning to our Source and touching being leads
Being & Non-being Rising to Action, Passion & Compassion
We have been meditating on being (and therefore on non-being also) as we consider names for Divinity that
Eckhart, Thich Nhat Hanh, Hildegard on God as Ground of Being
We have been meditating on how God is Being and how holy being is. The Book of Acts recalls
Aquinas, Eckhart, Heschel and Hart on Holy Existence
Thomas Aquinas reminds us that “to exist is the most perfect thing of all, for compared to existence,
Thomas Aquinas & Deepak Chopra on “the Glory of Existence”
In a time of struggle and darkness, with lies and false prophets with very large megaphones and audiences,
Week of 3/13-18, 2023: Joy, the Spiritual Journey & the Wisdom of Celtic Spirituality
March 13, 2023. Joy! Why We Are All HereMatthew poses the delightful questions: Did you ever consider that
Surrendering to the “Glory of Existence”– Celtic Spirituality, II
Celebrating the Celtic poetry and teachings regarding the sacredness of nature and the cosmos on St. Patrick’s day
St. Patrick’s Day 2023: Honoring the Celtic Tradition of Sacred Creation
The Celtic tradition is the indigenous tradition of a great part of Western Europe that has gifted us
How Concepts Can Assist Our Spiritual Journey’s Deepening, iii
In interacting with students and retreatants in my teaching over the years, and in responses to my writings,
How Concepts Assist Our Spiritual Journey’s Deepening, ii
Adam Bucko and I are continuing our dialog in our book, Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New
Adam Bucko & Fox on Spiritual Experience, Concepts & Contemplation
In our book Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation, Adam Bucko and I discussed how a
Joy! Why We Are All Here.
The Divine Joy. Did you ever consider that maybe the “Big Bang” was a Big Laugh? Or a Big Shout
Week of 3/6-11, 2023: Our Search for Truth, the True Self & the Ground of Being
March 6, 2023. Thomas Merton and the Search for Our True SelvesTruth is something the mystics and the
On Faux News and the Opposite of Truth
One of the useful lessons I learned from Professor Louis Cognet, the head of the spirituality department at
Our Chakras and the Search for Truth
We are exploring truth which manifests itself in so many and multiple ways. Aquinas and the Jewish tradition speak
Eckhart, Suzuki, Merton on Truth, Formlessness & the Original Mind
Yesterday we considered the understanding of God as our “ground” and how we can, in Julian’s words, access
Julian of Norwich, Eckhart, Merton, Suzuki on Digging for Truth
Yesterday we meditated on the need to dig deep to get to our true self. Sometimes suffering is
Merton, Eckhart & the Search for Our True & Deeper Selves, continued
Human beings have to dig and work at finding our deep and true self. If we do not, we
Thomas Merton and the Search for Our True Selves
Addressing the avalanche of lies that pass for news on a certain cable news station recently, we have
Week of 2/27-3/4/2023: Truth, Justice & Recovering the Sacred
February 27, 2023. Jesus on Truth, Passion, and Speaking Truth to PowerIn this meditation, Matthew addresses a reader
The Cosmic Christ—Us—on “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.”
We are honoring Truth, which is too often dishonored in current media, by calling on the mystics. The
Another Mystic, Thomas Aquinas, Speaking Out on Truth
In responding to a current trial against a prominent news agency that traffics in lies, we have called
Sister Dorothy and Recovering the Sacred, Part iii
We are continuing our meditations on truth and action by sharing a talk I gave at the 18th anniversary
Saved by a Sense of the Sacred: Sister Dorothy Stang, Part II
How do we get the sense of the sacred back once it has been lost? We have to go
Mystics Speaking Truth to Power: Sister Dorothy Stang
We are meditating on Teresa of Avila and Jesus and other mystics speaking out about truth. And speaking
