Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Grief Rituals for a Time of Rupture, Distress & Rising Fascism
There is a grief ritual that I can heartily recommend at this time of profound distress and dread and even doom. But also potential grace. I
Previous Meditations
From Orvieto: Aquinas and Teilhard
I am now in Orvieto, Italy, where I am on pilgrimage, one might say, to a place that
Week of 6/3-6/8/2024: Survey, Teilhard de Chardin, the Nobility Inside
June 3, 2024: The DM Survey & Modest Changes to the DM Entering into its Sixth YearThank you
Scripture on “The Nobility Inside”
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 5/31/2019] We continue our exploration of the theme, “The Nobility Inside” which is such good
Meister Eckhart on “The Nobility Inside”
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 5/30/2019] Scripture has plenty to say about the “royal person” and the “nobility inside.” After all,
The Nobility Inside
[FROM THE ARCHIVE: 5/26/2019] After I wrote my book on The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken
More Stories and Teachings from Teilhard de Chardin
One story that really rang a bell for me in the new film on Teilhard was this: The
A Good Film on Teilhard de Chardin Now Available
Recently, I watched a new movie on Teilhard de Chardin.* It was very well done and devoted a lot
The DM Survey & Modest Changes to the DM Entering into its Sixth Year
Dear DM Readers, First, I want to thank those of you who were able to participate for your
Week of 5/27-6/1/2024: Joy, Panentheism, Beholding & a New Creed
May 27, 2024: On the Origins of Joy: Who Is Our Beloved?Recently Matthew was being interviewed by Andrew
Dorothee Soelle’s Creed in Contrast to the Nicene Creed
Earlier this week, I criticized the Nicene creed for leaving out the teachings of Jesus. Quite a lacuna, I
Heschel, Eckhart, Merton on Beholding
Yesterday we meditated on Rabbi Heschel’s invitation to “behold in order to stand face to face with the
Learning to Behold
In yesterday’s DM, I cited Jesus who told us to “Behold the lilies of the field” and their
When Faith & Panentheism Are Actions, Not Just Beliefs or Dogmas
In yesterday’s DM, we reflected on a detour taken by Christianity in the fourth century when an emperor
The Two-Fold Detour of Christianity in the Fourth Century
Christianity took a two-fold detour in the fourth century. First, when the emperor Constantine became Christian and spread
On the Origins of Joy: Who Is Our Beloved?
Recently, I sat for an interview with Andrew Harvey for a course he is teaching on Joy. I have
Week of 5/20-25/2024: Resisting Religious Fascism & Learning to Play with Dogmas
May 20, 2024: A Mother’s Wisdom in Resisting Ecclesial Complicity & Religious NonsenseOn the 110th birthday of his
Play, Art, Thawing and Melting of Dogmas and Ice, continued
Yesterday, in response to a candid assessment by Pope Francis about the “suicidal’ conservatism of too many American
Playing with Dogmas: Instead of Dogmas in a Box, Dogmas in a Sandbox!
Yesterday, we meditated on the importance of healthy criticism of institutions–but also the dangers of destroying them altogether,
Destroying Institutions: Warnings from History
The Catholic Church is just one of many institutions that are diminishing before our eyes and being tempted
My Up-Close and Personal Experience with Fascism
We are talking about cures for fascism. Fascism is born of fear and the compulsion to control. I have experienced
A Church Protest by Myself and Jerry Mander in the New York Times
In yesterday’s DM, which I wrote on my Mother’s birthday, I shared a story about her response to
A Mother’s Wisdom in Resisting Ecclesial Complicity & Religious Nonsense
In the Saturday DM, I cited Pope Francis criticizing American Catholics bishops for their backwardness. I write this
Week of 5/13-18/2024: Learning about & Healing Fascism
May 13, 2024: Wisdom and the Youth vs. Adultism, continuedAdults aren’t doing a very good job at taking
Pope Francis on 60 Minutes this Sunday
A recent article in the National Catholic Reporter (a mildly progressive lay-run Catholic newspaper) reported that Pope Francis clearly worries about America. The
Some Truths about Fascism
Let me tell you some characteristics of Fascism: Fascism seeks to control. Fascism wants to control women’s bodies.
Original Blessing, Self-Love, and the Curing of Fascism
If self-hatred leads to fascism, then the cure for fascism is self-love. Meister Eckhart asks, How can anyone be
Mysticism, Love & the Curing of Self-Hatred & Therefore Fascism
The cure for self-hatred is self-love. It is mysticism therefore. The mystic in us is the lover in us. Love includes
Is “Original Blessing” Part of the Cure to Today’s Fascism?
Why the rising tide of fascism today? Why the appeal of authoritarianism, strong man politics, “Christian” white nationalism, etc.
Wisdom and the Youth vs. Adultism, continued
We continue our meditation on how the young awaken a sense of morality and justice when adults are
Week of 5/6-11/2024: Compassion, Activism, Wisdom
May 6, 2024: Compassion, Eckhart, and Humanity’s FutureMatthew is teaching a class on what Eckhart and other mystics