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Week of 7/10-15/2023:
Justice, Compassion, &
Incarnational Meditation 07/16/2023 |
July 10, 2023. Remedies For a Sick and Diseased and Dangerous Supreme Court
In this DM, we explore some of the many conflicts of interest on display within the current SCOTUS as well as some ideas on how to remediate the situation. These include: voting and getting out the vote;
pressuring the Senate to establish new legal guidelines for the court, as well as appoint a third party to ensure compliance; expand the number of justices on the Supreme Court; and urge the press to be diligent in reporting abuses of power and privilege in the court. |
“All in With Chris Hayes” reports on Leonard Leo’s influence upon key conservative figures. Video by MSNBC. |
July 11, 2023. Coming up for Air: Spirituality and Justice from Thomas Aquinas
In our continuing angst over the lack of ethics in our Supreme Court, we may need to bolster ourselves with some spiritual practices. The Four Paths provide one framework: Nature and contemplative practices (Vias Positiva and Negativa), creativity (Via Creativa), and working for justice (Via
Transformativa). Regarding the latter, Aquinas tells us that “God is Justice” and that “the vision of God is arrived at through justice.” Justice is also intrinsic to holiness for “the saints have a heart full of justice.” |
July 12, 2023. More from Aquinas on Justice, Holiness and Compassion
Aquinas teaches that justice, truth and compassion are essentially the same. He says, We find these two things, compassion and
justice, in all the works of God…. He says that justice is the “greatest” of the moral virtues for it holds society together and concerns our relationship with others. He urges those fighting for justice, “to take pleasure in doing just deeds.” |
Silver Tzedakah box, from tzedek, meaning justice; charity was seen as a form of justice.
Money is set aside to be donated to a just cause according to Maimonides’ 8 levels of giving.
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Wikiwand. Public Domain. July 13, 2023. Justice & Compassion as Visions of God that Melt Hearts
Matthews tells us while Aquinas is happy to talk about contemplation
and to practice it, for him contemplation is not the culmination of the spiritual journey. Contemplation and action, compassion, are to go together. Compassion bears witness to the Divine: “Of all the virtues that relate to our neighbor, compassion is the greatest.” For “the sum total of the Christian religion consists of compassion as regards external works.” |
For 14 years, David Breaux sat at a bench in Davis, CA, studying and sharing about compassion. When his life ended violently this spring, his sister and members of the community were challenged to practice his message
of forgiveness. CBS Mornings |
July 14, 2023. M. C. Richards, Centering, and Fusion of the Opposites
Père Chenu, a great historian and theologian, points out that when societies evolve, their ideas of holiness also evolve. We have been exploring the concept of Holiness and the four related qualities of Joy, Courage,
Generosity and Justice. Today we celebrate M. C. Richards, who was a potter, poet, painter, philosopher, critic of education, and a faculty member of the University of Creation Spirituality. Her book Centering: In Pottery, Poetry, and the Person is a classic on art as meditation. Matthew lauds her as a champion of Joy and Courage, Generosity and Justice. |
July 15, 2023. M. C. on Art as
Meditation as Incarnational Meditation
M. C. Richards talks about how incarnation and art is “bodying forth.” Matthew tells us that “Love is bodily. That is why proper justice means proper food and clothing and shelter and a living and healthy earth which bears healthy food….” And that is how we connect with one another and with all of creation—by way of our shared
bodiliness. |
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The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times A stunning spiritual handbook drawn from the substantive teachings of Aquinas’ mystical/prophetic genius, offering a sublime roadmap for spirituality and action.
Foreword by Ilia
Delio.
“What a wonderful book! Only Matt Fox could bring to life the wisdom and brilliance of Aquinas with so much creativity. The Tao of Thomas Aquinas is a masterpiece.”
–Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit | |
Wrestling with the Prophets: Essays on
Creation Spirituality and Everyday Life
In one of his foundational works, Fox engages with some of history’s greatest mystics, philosophers, and prophets in profound and hard-hitting essays on such varied topics as Eco-Spirituality, AIDS, homosexuality, spiritual feminism, environmental revolution, Native American spirituality,
Christian mysticism, Art and Spirituality, Art as Meditation, Interfaith or Deep Ecumenism and more.
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Join Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme in a free online event hosted by The Shift Network: “Hope for Humanity’s Future: Science, Spirituality & the Noosphere: Find Deeper Meaning in Our Spiritual Traditions With Illuminating Insights in Science & Technology.” Saturday, July 22, 10:00am PT. Register HERE. |
Join Matthew Fox for a Cosmic Mass and Panel Forum at the 2023 Parliament of the World’s Religions - A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights,
August 14-18 in Chicago, IL Wed., 8/16, 7:00pm CT - The Cosmic Mass - Honoring Gaia, Solidarity for Our Earth Thurs., 8/17, 1:00pm CT – Panel and Response to The Cosmic Mass Register here: https://parliamentofreligions.org/ |
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Brentwood Inspired Living Center, APRIL 16, 2023.
REV. MATTHEW FOX, PhD shares the message with "Otto Rank and Père Chenu: Two 'Real, Raw and Radiant' Guides calling us to Deep Freedom." See the full worship service
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