Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Robert Hanssen, Opus Dei, and the Opposite of Generosity
Yesterday, as we began our meditations on Generosity, Robert Hanssen died in prison. He was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for betraying his country. Hanssen has
Previous Meditations
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
Jesus on Truth, Passion, and Speaking Truth to Power
One of the useful lessons I learned from the spiritual historian Louis Cognet in my studies in Paris
Week of 2/20-2/25: Truth & Lies; Mystics vs. Fox News
February 20, 2023. Further Teachings on the Cosmic Christ from Pre-Modern MysticsAt this time of ecological crisis on
Teresa of Avila on Truth; Murdoch, GOAT of Lying
Mr. Murdoch, Father of Fox News and Father of Lies may be a GOAT— Greatest of All Time–in
Lent 2023: Is Rupert Murdoch a Father of Lies?
We considered yesterday how Lent is a time for self-reflection and asking: How can I do better? How can
Ash Wednesday, 2023: Should We All Give Up Fox News for Lent?
Today, the day I am writing this meditation, is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is an occasion, among other things,
Fox “News” vs Truth
We are learning that while the Big Lie was being promulgated all over the country by Fox News,
The godlessness of Fox News: A Spiritual Crisis
The current Dominion trial against Fox News is bringing out some hard truths about our society and its
Futher Teachings on the Cosmic Christ from Pre-Modern Mystics
We are urging the return to a Christology that is far older than that of the Nicene Creed–that
Week of 2/13-2/18/2023: The Cosmic Christ and Sacred Light
February 13, 2023. Sacred Light & Creation in Buddhism, Christianity, ScienceBuddha said, “Be ye lamps unto yourselves.” Meanwhile,
Medieval Mystics on the Cosmic Christ & Sacredness of Nature
We are exploring the implications of today’s science that has intellectually slain the dualism of spirit and matter
From Amnesia about the Cosmic Christ to Holding Earth Sacred
What is lost when Christianity undergoes amnesia about its rich tradition of the Cosmic Christ? An amnesia brought about
On the Cosmic Christ in Early Christianity, part ii
The idea of the “Cosmic Christ” is the primary Christian archetype for mysticism and a renewal of the
On the Cosmic Christ in Early Christianity
I ended yesterday’s DM with the observation that the Cosmic Christ is the oldest Christology in the New
The Light in all Things: Buddhism, Christianity, Science continued
Today’s science sees light and matter as convertible, that matter is very slow moving light or “frozen light.” This
Sacred Light & Creation in Buddhism, Christianity, Science
We are considering how today’s science has moved beyond dualism. How thrilling it would be if religious consciousness the
Week of 2/6-2/11/2023: Trees, Defending the Amazon, and Divinity as Light
February 6, 2023. Light, Science, and Moving beyond DualismWe’re meditating on the light that floods our universe. Nobel
Divinity is “Wrapped in a Robe of Light” per the Scriptures
It is interesting that the creation story in Genesis says that light was the first of the creations
Sacred Light among the Celts and in the Hindu Scriptures
We are holding up the all-important scientific discovery of our time that can put an end to the
Standing Up for the Rainforest and its Peoples, continued
I have now acquired the book, Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the
Saving Rainforests: Chico Mendes, Sister Dorothy and Other Heroes
We are meditating on how today’s science is assisting us to move beyond dualism such as spirit vs.
Light, Matter, Spirit and Trees
Yesterday we celebrated the news from today’s science that can shake up spirituality profoundly because it melts the
