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 3/17-22/2025: Celtic Wisdom, “I Am” Poems, & Democracy at Risk
March 17, 2025: St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Gifts From the Celtic TraditionIn this time of darkness, Celtic spirituality can be a balm to the soul.
Previous Meditations
Men Leaving the Workforce & Trump’s Appeal to Resentment
One wonders why the presidential race is as close as it is. One reason giving is that many young
Big Heart, Big Sky, & Origins of Life in Father Sky
A big heart is generous and has learned how to forgive. The word “generous” bears within it the word genesis and
The Freedom that Forgiveness Brings
We meditated last week on the role that Resentment and Scapegoating play in our current politics—a role that
Week of 10/14-19/2024: Politics, Resentment & Forgiveness
October 14, 2024: Blessed Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024!Today is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. Matthew remembers fondly those indigenous elders
From Resentment to Forgiveness: A Path to Freedom
The opposite of Resentment is Forgiveness and Forgiveness can be a path to freedom. The phrase “refusal to forgive”
Resentment & The Politics of Resentment, continued
In yesterday’s DM, biologist Rupert Sheldrake instructed us on how resentment and those who preach it can create
Rupert Sheldrake on the Politics & Science of Resentment
I am asking these days how it is that Donald Trump, for all his obvious shortcomings, has so
Thom Hartmann on a “Secular” or “Political” Antichrist
These days, I find myself bringing forward an ancient archetype from the Biblical apocalyptic tradition about evil, namely
Will America Replace aWeak Democracy with a Strong Theocracy?
Because that is what it will get if it elects Trump and Vance. As I laid out in
Blessed Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2024!
Indigenous Peoples Day in America is today. It was once known exclusively as Columbus Day in honor of
Week of 10/7-12/2024: Father Sky, Hurricane Milton, Opus Dei
October 7, 2024: Surprise! A Second New Book—This One for KidsMatthew was surprised at the timing of the publication
Opus Dei, MAGA, the Dark Money Cult & 2024 Election
Many people, when they hear about the rise of Christian nationalism in America, think it is all about
Before/After Milton from the Ground in Florida
In recent DM’s we have meditated on what Helene is telling us–or better screaming to us–and what Milton
Awaiting Milton, A Paradise Lost? A Letter From the Ground in Florida
We have written recently of the “Scream of Helene,” meaning the lessons to learn from Hurricane Helene. What did
The Return of Father Sky, a New Cosmology & the Sacred
Is the gift of a new cosmology and therefore a return of Father Sky the return of the
Voting Adults, Evil, Cosmology for Kids, Rituals & the Sacred
We meditated yesterday on the synchronicities in the release of my newest book on Father Sky for children
Surprise! A Second New Book—This One for Kids
I am surprised to see a new book of mine, The Return of Father Sky: A Cosmic Mystery
Week of 9/30-10/5/2004: The Scream of Helene & Embrace of the Sacred
September 30, 2024: MAGA/Trump Book Finally Landing, and An InvitationTrump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook
Recovering the Sacred: Teilhard, Newell & the Celtic Tradition
I ended my DM yesterday with the all-important practical question: What other ways are there for recovering a sense
The Scream from Helene & the Denial of Denial
We are talking about Evil and the Sacred. How preserving our Sacred Earth so it remains hospitable to our
The Scream from Helene continued: Water & the Sacred
My friend and co-worker, Lakota teacher and ceremony leader Buck Ghosthorse, said to our students one day, “Do
The Scream from Helene, continued
The disaster that hurricane Helene has left us is a wake-up call. Thanks go to all those first responders,
The VP Debate & The Scream from Helene
I write this on the eve of the vice-presidential debate, and you will receive it on the day
MAGA/Trump Book Finally Landing, and An Invitation
PLEASE NOTE: With the days ticking down to 11/5, learn the deeper stakes in this year’s election. Get
Week of 9/23-9/28, 2024: Recovering a Sense of the Sacred, and Remembering More of Matthew’s Family
PLEASE NOTE: With the days ticking down to 11/5, learn the deeper stakes in this year’s election. Get
Further Recovering of a Sense of the Sacred
Holiness and the sacred applies to plants and to trees and to stars, as Thomas Merton sees it:
More Thoughts on Recovering a Sense of the Sacred
A few Daily Meditations ago, we meditated on Recovering a Sense of the Sacred and I invoked Thomas
Art and Artists and Healing Times
I am thinking of the funeral of my oldest brother Tom taking place today in the land of
More News of my Family, Including My Father
My brother Tom’s funeral service is being held in Reykjavik, Iceland, on Thursday, September 26, at 2 PM
Recovering a Sense of the Sacred
The health and future of Mother Earth are in rapid decline due to Climate Change, which is in
