Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Week of 11/3-8/2025: Interspirituality, Powerful Women, Elections
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF), and some by Gianluigi Gugliermetto (GG). You
Previous Meditations
The Core of Goodness
Two great 20th-century thinkers have surpassed all others for the depth of their reflections on evil: Hannah Arendt
One Year Ago in Orvieto
The evangelical opponents of progressive politics have long adopted the label of “Satan” or “Antichrist” for their enemies.
Satan, Divided
Hearing about Elon Musk launching his own political party made me think at once that a division in
Catholic Bishops & Other Faith Leaders Condemn MAGA Budget Bill
Before the passing of the MAGA budget bill, twenty Roman Catholic bishops signed an interfaith letter stating that
The Banality of Evil: 2.0
Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt started a philosophical free-for-all with her reportage on the trial of Adolf Eichmann 61
Week of 6/30-7/5/2025: Violence, Evil, & Resistance
This is a gentle reminder that authorship of the Daily Meditations is now shared by Matthew Fox (MF)
The Scope of Our Hope
Early in his career, Matthew Fox named one “unholy” or “demonic” trinity made of competition, compulsion, and dualism,
Fourth of July, 2025
Today is a complex holiday indeed. One wants to celebrate America’s independence and courage and imagination at launching a
Violence and Human Nature
Here in Europe we are still reeling from the shock of all the EU governments but Spain’s bowing
The Great Tragedy of Humanity
With all my talk on evil in the past few months, especially about evil as a mystery, I
When Animals Pass On: A Rare Gift from Andrew Harvey
Today’s meditation is an unusual gift from my friend and co-worker in the vineyard of spirituality, Andrew Harvey.
More Ways to Resist the Billionaire Welfare Bill & Honoring Bill Moyers
Saturday, I proposed writing vulnerable congress people to resist the BBB bill. Today I urge you to write
Week of 6/23-28/2025: Creativity, Wisdom & Resistance in Challenging Times
June 23, 2025: Art, Artist & Work in a Time of a Collective Dark NightThe Via Transformativa is
Resistance: Help Kill the Billionaire Welfare Bill!
People are rightly asking: What can I do to express my resistance to lies, chaos, injustice, violence, evil?
Etty Hillesum on Real Men
Boys play with soldiers, girls play with dolls. This sentence describes a 19th century state of facts, but
Etty Hillesum and Peace-Making
Etty Hillesum wrote her diaries in Nazi-occupied Netherlands. In 1941 she ended up in the transit camp of
Etty Hillesum on Oneness in Hard Times
With the recent attacks on Iran nuclear facilities, the USA has lost any residual credibility on the world
Moral Imagination, Immoral Imagination & An Energy Breakthrough
In my recent DMs, I have been praising the power of human creativity—to make the world a better
Art, Artist & Work in a Time of a Collective Dark Night
In Saturday’s DM, we meditated on the role of the artist in naming our deepest concerns. We invoked
Week of 6/16-21/2025: Exploring Masculinity, Walt Whitman, & Refugees
Please note: These Daily Meditations will be written by Matthew Fox (MF) on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Saturdays; and
W. H. Auden, Jennifer Hereth on Refugees & Fascism
The following poem was composed by W. H. Auden during the disturbing goings-on in 1939, when Europe was
Making Evil Conscious
Patriarchy as a social system spread all over human cultures is at least 4,000 years old. Some scholars
Walt Whitman as a Spiritual Ancestor
Stating that the root cause of today’s violence is unhealthy masculinity exposes one to all sort of critiques.
The Male Toddler Archetype
My brain is buzzing with ideas about what it means right now to be a man. No doubt,
Four Bad Fathers & The Price Society Pays
It is a good thing to celebrate the archetype of Fatherhood as a springboard to the healthy masculine.
Report From the “Healthy Masculinity” Summit Gathering
I reported in Saturday’s DM that I had participated in a “Healthy Masculinity” Summit on Friday. My participation consisted
Week of 6/9-14/2025: Chaos, the Constitution, and Change
Please note: This is a reminder that Matthew will be writing the Daily Meditations for Mondays, Tuesdays, and
Celebrating Father’s Day Tomorrow & No Kings Day Today
This weekend feels sort of packed with issues of healthy/unhealthy fathering and masculinity. On Friday I was part
The Power of Words
Although we need to look the truth straight in her eyes, which today means facing evil, and although
Stability and Empathy
Two days ago we read what Matthew’s niece wrote to him: “To me, liberty and justice for all
