Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Chimps & Us, Stadiums, Sports and Wars continued
In the past two DMs we have been dealing with Brian Swimme’s story of how differently 50,000 chimps and 50,000 humans will act in a
Previous Meditations
Teresa of Avila on Truth; Murdoch, GOAT of Lying
Mr. Murdoch, Father of Fox News and Father of Lies may be a GOAT— Greatest of All Time–in
Lent 2023: Is Rupert Murdoch a Father of Lies?
We considered yesterday how Lent is a time for self-reflection and asking: How can I do better? How can
Ash Wednesday, 2023: Should We All Give Up Fox News for Lent?
Today, the day I am writing this meditation, is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday is an occasion, among other things,
Fox “News” vs Truth
We are learning that while the Big Lie was being promulgated all over the country by Fox News,
The godlessness of Fox News: A Spiritual Crisis
The current Dominion trial against Fox News is bringing out some hard truths about our society and its
Futher Teachings on the Cosmic Christ from Pre-Modern Mystics
We are urging the return to a Christology that is far older than that of the Nicene Creed–that
Week of 2/13-2/18/2023: The Cosmic Christ and Sacred Light
February 13, 2023. Sacred Light & Creation in Buddhism, Christianity, ScienceBuddha said, “Be ye lamps unto yourselves.” Meanwhile,
Medieval Mystics on the Cosmic Christ & Sacredness of Nature
We are exploring the implications of today’s science that has intellectually slain the dualism of spirit and matter
From Amnesia about the Cosmic Christ to Holding Earth Sacred
What is lost when Christianity undergoes amnesia about its rich tradition of the Cosmic Christ? An amnesia brought about
On the Cosmic Christ in Early Christianity, part ii
The idea of the “Cosmic Christ” is the primary Christian archetype for mysticism and a renewal of the
On the Cosmic Christ in Early Christianity
I ended yesterday’s DM with the observation that the Cosmic Christ is the oldest Christology in the New
The Light in all Things: Buddhism, Christianity, Science continued
Today’s science sees light and matter as convertible, that matter is very slow moving light or “frozen light.” This
Sacred Light & Creation in Buddhism, Christianity, Science
We are considering how today’s science has moved beyond dualism. How thrilling it would be if religious consciousness the
Week of 2/6-2/11/2023: Trees, Defending the Amazon, and Divinity as Light
February 6, 2023. Light, Science, and Moving beyond DualismWe’re meditating on the light that floods our universe. Nobel
Divinity is “Wrapped in a Robe of Light” per the Scriptures
It is interesting that the creation story in Genesis says that light was the first of the creations
Sacred Light among the Celts and in the Hindu Scriptures
We are holding up the all-important scientific discovery of our time that can put an end to the
Standing Up for the Rainforest and its Peoples, continued
I have now acquired the book, Masters of the Lost Land: The Untold Story of the Amazon and the
Saving Rainforests: Chico Mendes, Sister Dorothy and Other Heroes
We are meditating on how today’s science is assisting us to move beyond dualism such as spirit vs.
Light, Matter, Spirit and Trees
Yesterday we celebrated the news from today’s science that can shake up spirituality profoundly because it melts the
Light, Science and Moving Beyond Dualism
We have been celebrating non-dualism and “oneing” and love as the mystics and activists define it and live
Week of 1/30-2/03/2023: Heroes and Martyrs for Love and Justice
January 30, 2023. Happy (Belated) Feast Day to Thomas Aquinas!In this DM, Matthew shares with us a poem,
Words from Sister Dorothy and Those Who Knew Her
We have been remembering some of the love and non-dualism and gifting from two martyrs of our time
Speaking of Love, continued: Sister Dorothy Stang
Yesterday we remembered some important teachings from Oscar Romero, who died a martyr in the struggle for justice
Speaking of Love, A Word from Oscar Romero
Yesterday we were gifted with a poem on the cosmic love that birthed us and our Earth by
A Brief History of Love, Dedicated to Teilhard
We are blessed today with a poem contributed from the poet/activist Rafael Jesús González, first poet laureate of
The Tao of Fierce Wisdom by Thomas Aquinas, Part II
In the season of Aquinas’s feast day, I am sharing a poem I gathered from Aquinas’s sentences that
Happy (Belated) Feast Day to Thomas Aquinas!
I am writing this DM on January 28 which is the Feast Day of Thomas Aquinas. It won’t appear
1/23 -1/28/2023: More on Nondualism and the Holiness of Matter
January 23, 2023. MLK, Chenu & Aquinas on Nondualism and the Body Politic.Aquinas reminds us that the common
Teilhard de Chardin on Non-Dualism, continued
Beginning with Dr. King’s teaching that dualism is a “strange” and unbiblical” teaching, we have since his birthday
More of Teilhard’s Non-Dualism
The late Buddhist monk and saint Thich Nhat Hanh promises that “the valuable jewels in the Christian tradition will
