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 2/2-7/2026: The Good Fight, Silence & Mystery
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are written by Matthew Fox (MF), and some by his colleague, Gianluigi Gugliermetto
Previous Meditations
Balancing as a Spiritual Act
Each human being must develop all four psychological functions, according to Jungian theory, to become whole, even though
Feeling(s) as Source of Values
One of the frames of reference for interpreting reality that I adopt is the Jungian theory of the
Understanding and Awareness
We all need frames of reference. Human life — all animal life, in fact— cannot thrive without knowing
Joanna Macy & Jane Goodall: Great Souls, Great Teachers
Buddhist teacher and deep ecologist Joanna Macy died on July 19 this year, but the Celebration of her Life
Celebrating the Life & Gifting of Joanna Macy at Grace Cathedral
Saturday, the eve of St. Francis of Assisi’s Feast Day, a full house of enthusiastic people gathered at
Elephants in Danger: African Droughts, A Sign of Our Times
In Saturday’s DM, which corresponded with the feast day of St. Francis, we remembered the beautiful life and
Week of 9/28-10/4/2025: Gaza, Yom Kippur, Pronoia, Diversity
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Jane Goodall, A Creation Spirituality Saint for Our Times, Dies at 91
Today is the Feast Day of St. Francis, friend of the animal kingdom. The day following our most
Two Truths and Sadofascism
Some people disparage the Global Sumud Flotilla, calling their enterprise “foolish” or “wanton”—while in my mind, they mark
Yom Kippur 2025
David Adler is a young man embarked on one of the vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Two
The Sumud Flotilla as a Sign of Hope
At the time of my writing, the Sumud Flottilla has left the island of Crete and is sailing
Creation Spirituality vs. the Outlawing of Diversity
At the heart of ICE thuggery perpetrated by masked soldiers on our streets, at the heart of $150
Original Blessing as Pronoia: The Antidote to Paranoia
In Saturday’s DM, I wrote of two persons whom I recently read, who spoke of Original Blessing each
Week of 9/22-27/2025: Sacred Vows & Defending Democracy
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Original Blessing & “Innate Goodness” as Medicine During Dark Nights
It is good, in times of struggle and darkness, the dark night of society and soul and democracy
Vows (part III)
In the book Order of the Sacred Earth, Matthew Fox gives concrete examples of how an important premodern
Vows (part II)
Modern materialistic consciousness cannot understand that making a vow in a solemn way — be it private or
Vows (part I)
The comments I received after last’s week meditation on the Order of the Sacred Earth (see DM for
Peter Thiel, Carl Schmitt, & Silicon Valley’s New Religion
Yesterday we meditated on the media takeover by billionaires in America. This is not a new thing entirely.
Humor Repressed, Savage Capitalism Alive & Well in the Media
It is a sad and dangerous day when the president of the US teams up with large corporations
Week of 9/15-20/2025: Billionaires, Kirk & Radicalism
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
The Order of the Sacred Earth
I have insisted already that those who feel called to resist nonviolently the violent and dehumanizing socio-political atmosphere
Roots
Radicalization is not always geared toward violence and is not always bad. However, being radically nonviolent is a
Three Lessons in Radicalization
The word “radicalization” and its cognate verbal forms, such as “radicalized” and “radicalizing,” have been in use for
Lessons from the Murder of Charlie Kirk
A number of important lessons to learn—and relearn—loom from the tragedy of the murder of right-wing activist Charlie
Let Us Not Canonize Charlie Kirk
Last week, still another tragic political assassination occurred when popular right-wing speaker Charlie Kirk was murdered on a
More on Thiel & the Billionaire Religion Seeking to Conquer the World
In Saturday’s DM, we meditated on the new kind of religion emanating from some very influential billionaires in
Week of 9/8-13/2025: ICE, Epstein, Thiel & Resistance through Song
This is a weekly summary of the previous week’s Daily Meditations. Some are penned by Matthew Fox (MF),
Silicon Valley’s “Scary Religion,” Peter Thiel, et alia
Monday marks a unique day in Silicon Valley and San Francisco history. It is the day that Silicon
Resistance and Songs – part 2
There is no clearer example of how music and songs can be a means for resistance than the
