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Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox
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1/30-2/03/2023: Heroes and Martyrs for Love and
Justice |
Each Sunday we offer a brief summary of the meditations from the previous week as a kind of “index” inviting you to return to a previous meditation which may call to you. |
January 30, 2023. Happy (Belated) Feast Day to Thomas Aquinas!
In this
DM, Matthew shares with us a poem of sorts, created by Matthew using the words of Thomas Aquinas. This poem, these words, were translated by Matthew from some of Aquinas' major works. They include such gems as: The greatness of the human person consists in this: that we are capable of the universe. And Joy is the human's noblest act. And The same Spirit who hovered over the waters at the beginning of creation hovers over the mind of the
artist at work. |
"Saint Thomas Aquinas, Protector of the University of Cusco." Artist unknown. Wikimedia Commons. |
January 31, 2023. The Tao of Fierce Wisdom by Thomas Aquinas, Part II.
Matthew shares the second half of a "poem" created by Matthew using Aquinas's own words. Here are some excerpts: Every truth without exception— and whoever may utter it— is from the Holy
Spirit. And Compassion is the fire that Jesus came to set on the earth. And Conscience is more to be obeyed than authority imposed from the outside. And Angels carry thoughts from prophet to prophet. And It is impossible that anyone hide the words of God, when their heart is inflamed by
love. Amen. February 1, 2023. A Brief History of Love, Dedicated to Teilhard.
We continue the theme of love with a poem by the poet/activist Rafael Jesús González, who dedicates this work to Teilhard de Chardin. Some excerpts are as follows: ...through eons & eons of Cosmic turmoil was born Earth, who in union with the Sun through eons & eons of gestation gave birth to Life. Through more eons & eons of calamity, catastrophe & trial, Life grew sentient.... Awaking to what is, now we must defend the Earth from ourselves with
a fierce love. |
Indigenous Waorani women protesting ‘rushed’ hearing against the Ecuadoran government selling tribal land, shut down court with song. Photo by Sophie Pinchetti for Amazon Frontlines. Mongabay News. |
February 2, 2023. Speaking of Love, a Word from Oscar Romero.
Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador, now a saint, knew that his impassioned work on behalf of the poor was not endearing him to those in power. He knew that his life was in danger and he said thus: You can tell the
people that if they proceed in killing me, that I forgive and bless those who do it. Hopefully, they will realize that they are wasting their time. A bishop will die, but the church of God, which is the people, will never perish. And: When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises. Shortly after this speech, he was gunned down while celebrating
Mass. |
February 3, 2023. Speaking of Love, continued: Sister Dorothy Stang.
Sister Dorothy Stang is yet another martyr for love and justice. Sister Dot was an alumna of our Institute in Culture and Creation Spirituality. She fought for justice for the peasant farmers of the Amazon and was therefore a target by those, like the Bolsanero regime of Brazil, who wanted to exploit the Amazon. Part of her heartbreaking
testimony to the State Senate was: “Have you ever heard a monkey sobbing in pain as his trees are being burned?” In February of 2005, assassins intercepted her as she walked through the forest alone. She pulled out her Bible and began to read to them the Beatitudes. They gunned her down. |
February 4, 2023. Words from Sister Dorothy and Those Who Knew Her.
Dorothy's brother said the following about his sister, Dorothy: I miss this warrior very much! She felt and touched the divine in the poor, in the forest, in herself, and all around her. Meanwhile,
Sister Dorothy said: We must help the people recapture a relationship with Mother Earth that is tender and kind. We must make great efforts to save our planet. Earth is not able to provide anymore. Her water and air are poisoned and her soul is dying of exaggerated use of chemicals. Sister Dorothy was committed to the struggle for justice until her dying day. |
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The Coming of
the Cosmic Christ: The Healing of Mother Earth and the Birth of a Global Renaissance
In what may be considered the most comprehensive outline of the Christian paradigm shift of our Age, Matthew Fox eloquently foreshadows the manner in which the spirit of Christ resurrects in terms of the return to an earth-based mysticism, the expression
of creativity, mystical sexuality, the respect due the young, the rebirth of effective forms of worship—all of these mirroring the ongoing blessings of Mother Earth and the recovery of Eros, the feminine aspect of the Divine.
“The eighth wonder of the world…convincing proof that our Western religious tradition does indeed have the depth of imagination to reinvent its faith.” — Brian Swimme, author of The Universe Story and Journey of the
Universe.
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