Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Is There Joy in Injustice and Fascism?
We have been meditating on the union of Joy and Justice. I offer the following question: Are fascists joyful? Is there joy in fascism? Fascism or
Previous Meditations
Justice, Holiness, & Cries from Prisoners Baking in Texas
We cited Ernest Becker in yesterday’s DM who alerts us to our capacity, thanks to science and to
Post-Modern Holiness Sign # 4: Justice
For a number of weeks we have been meditating on what the signs of holiness might be in
A Solstice Photo and Story Shared from the Camino, Part II
Yesterday I shared with you a beautiful photo taken from a friend who is currently walking the Camino,
A Solstice Photo and Story Shared from the Camino, Part I
Today I choose to share with you this beautiful banner photo and the story behind it. I find the
Dobbs Decision and Religious Overreach
The year following the overturning of Roe v. Wade, says one writer, “Americans have been forced to reckon
Dobbs: One Year After
One year since the ripping away of 49 years of a “constitutional right” to abortion, namely Roe vs
Week of 6/19-24/2023: Generosity, Prayer & Praise
June 19, 2023. The Generosity of Nature and the Model it Sets for HumanityWe are meditating on Generosity
Cardenal on Prayer, Body, and Gratitude
It was my pleasure to meet Cardenal on two occasions. One was spending some time with him at his
A Cosmic Homecoming & Other Spiritual Insights from Ernesto Cardenal
Yesterday, in continuing our meditations on generosity and expansiveness as signs of holiness in the 21st century, we invoked
Expansion and Immensity: The Universe and Us
Ernesto Cardenal writes that “the greatest discovery of the twentieth century is the expanding universe.” But while the
Generosity, Extravagance, Health Care, Compassion
Isn’t the extravagance of nature better news, than the hoarding of opportunities for others? And throwing people off Medicaid,
Generosity and Extravagance in Nature and Society
I wrote my book, Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth, following my one year of silence
The Generosity of Nature and the Model it Sets for Humanity
How generous Nature is! This week we celebrate beginning of summer (Wednesday). Let us remember how generous the universe
Week of 6/12 – 17/2023: Generosity and the Nobility within Us All
June 12, 2023. Kindness and Generosity, Lost Children Found in a Jungle & moreWe all had cause to
Juneteenth Holiday 2023: Generosity and Justice on the Rise
We have been meditating on generosity and its roots with multiple rich meanings—I would even say lush meanings. How the word includes
Eckhart on Democracy (and Love, Equality, Compassion, Justice)
According to Eckhart, there is “a common nature equally near to all people….in human nature there is nothing
Eckhart on the Nobility of All, Part II
In his treatise on the nobility of all, Eckhart tells the peasants that “no one is nobler that
Meister Eckhart on How All People are Nobles and Aristocrats
In yesterday’s DM we meditated on how the word generous in its earliest use implied “noble” and “born to nobility.” And
Generosity and Nobility: Intrinsic to All, Basic to Worship
According to Webster’s dictionary, the English word “generous” in its archaic use meant to be highborn and to
Kindness and Generosity, Lost Children Found in a Jungle & more
The word “kind” as an adjective means affectionate, loving, gentle or agreeable, and derives from the terms “kin”
Week of 6/5–6/10/2023: Generosity and Its Opposite
June 5, 2023. Seven Precepts Born of the Chakras toward Living a Full and Spirited LifeIn this meditation,
More Meanings and Understandings of Generosity
The virtue of “generosity” is a very appropriate one in a time of discovering a new cosmology and
Lessons to Learn from the Current Wildfires
We who live in the West have had our share of wildfires the last few years and it
Generosity, Its Etymological Roots and Meanings
We have been meditating on the signs of holiness in our time and have named two in previous
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
Holiness and Generosity: The Wave of the Future
We have been identifying signs of holiness for the 21st century. So far we have named Joy and Courage
Seven Precepts Born of the Chakras toward Living a Full and Spirited Life
If the following seven chakras and the seven principles have anything to teach us, it is that we
Week of 5/29-6/3/2023: Holiness, Courage, Beauty, Service
May 29, 2023. Memorial Day 2023: From Self-Hatred to Self-Love & Spreading LoveOtto Rank’s Rank’s profound insight that
Jesus (and Gandhi) as Artists and Prophets
Jesus was a poet, a storyteller, a parable maker, an artist. This was how he chose to share his
Beauty, Politics and Justice: From Gandhi to bell hooks and more
The awakening to beauty and awakening to justice often go together. After all, what is more ugly than
