Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers
Rabbi Heschel & Hildegard of Bingen on Dark Nights & Holiness
These days of the Dark Night of soul, society and our species, I find myself returning frequently to the wisdom of the mystics who dare
Previous Meditations
Week of 4/6-12/2025: The Evils of Musk & Justice Roberts vs. the People Rising in Resistance
April 6, 2025: Protests Galore: Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out Around the Country*On Saturday, there were more than
The Good News in Hildegard’s Paintings of Evil
I promised in yesterday’s DM that Hildegard was offering us good news along with the bad as she
The Moral Stench from the Trump/Musk Regime Spreads
Like many in America and around the world today, I feel the darkness that is the regime of
The Ideology Behind Musk, DOGE & “Death Sentence for Millions”
In yesterday’s DM, we learned that one of our current co-occupants of the White House is the grandson
What Is Driving Elon Musk (& co-president Donald Trump)?
An important article published Monday in the New York Times deserves our attention. Titled “The Failed Ideas That Drive Elon Musk,”
Simplistic Pollsters Asking about Impeaching Justice Roberts
Recently I was asked by a Democratic pollster if I agreed with the MAGA crowd that Chief Justice
Protests Galore: Hundreds of Thousands Turn Out Around the Country
Small towns, large cities, courthouses, Tesla dealerships, community centers, the national mall, countless signs invoking values and imaginative
Week of 3/31-4/5/2025: Positive Masculinity, the Power of Art & Some Good News
March 31, 2025: More Artists on Evil: An Opera on the Anti-Christ Playing in BerlinMatthew tells us that
Positive Masculinity for Young Men on TikTok
In yesterday’s DM, I told the story of a professor of education at Colby College who is encouraging
Challenging Unhealthy Masculinity & a Cult of Toughness
One of the most important issues of our day is the funk that many young men find themselves
A Good Day For Democracy, Bad for Mad Hatter & His Boss
Yesterday marked a positive moment for rescuing American democracy from the cynicism and greed of the richest man
The Power of Art to Melt Hearts, Minds, & Icy Politics
We have been meditating on turning to art to speak an alternative language in a time of Evil.
Michael Moore Invites You to a Contest: Painting The Donald
Have you been feeling just a little moral outrage lately about the current goings-on by he new regime
More Artists on Evil: An Opera on the Anti-Christ Playing in Berlin
In Saturday’s DM, I emphasized how Evil is often best spoken of by artists. (Hildegard and Luca Signorelli being
Week of 3/24-29/2025: The Annunciation, Good vs. Evil, and Art
March 24, 2025: Good News in the Midst of Evil News: The Feast of the AnnunciationThe mystics call
Talking about Evil
Yesterday I brought to your attention two brilliant pieces of writing by Patrice Mersault about dealing with the
Angels, Demons, and News of Our Time
It seems that angels and demons are in the news this week. Two amazing Substack posts came my way
The 4 Paths As Spiritual Practices For Hard Times
The Four Paths of Creation Spirituality are themselves spiritual practices that lead to bringing compassion into the world. Not
The Annunciation: One Artist’s Take on the Times We Live In
Yesterday I invited you to meditate on this new painting of the annunciation by Javier Garcia Lemus, an
Annunciation 2025: A Metaphor for Spirit Birthing Creative Resistance
In yesterday’s DM, which included paintings from over the centuries, we meditated on today’s feast day. The Annunciation story
Good News in the Midst of Evil News: The Feast of the Annunciation
We are all feeling the direness of our times, times of crazy and cruel and immoral wars in
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
Trumpet Sounds, Five Alarm Shouts, of What Is Happening NOW in the U.S.
I share here a litany of warning signs of what is transpiring in America now. I tried to warn people
“I Am” Prayers From Aboriginal Poets of Australia
In a time of evil and antichrist energy active in MAGA in the highest places of our land,
More “I AM” Prayers from the East and from Hildegard & Julian
We have been meditating this week on the “I am” sayings of Celtic prayer and poetry as well
The Bad News Continues and The Good News Stirs
The Bad News continues. Non-stop it seems. Each day brings an onslaught against anything resembling healthy democracy. More insults to
Staying Strong: The “I Am” Poems of Ireland & the Gospels
In yesterday’s DM, we celebrated St. Patrick’s feast day by meditating on a new translation from John Philip
St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Gifts From the Celtic Tradition
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! In a time of darkness and elevation once again of might over right, a
Week of 3/10-15/2025: Corruption & Christian Nationalism vs. the Common Good
March 10, 2025: Senator Blows Whistle on Putin-Like Corruption in First Weeks of New AdministrationSenator Chris Murphy, in
“Christian Nationalism”—and Its Opposite: Join Me Saturday Morning
In yesterday’s DM, I shared the very disturbing news about young MAGA followers who declared “Christian nationalism as
