The Creation Spirituality Lineage Calling All Social and Environmental Activists, Mystic Explorers, Justice Makers, Cosmic Thinkers, Earth Keepers Daily Meditations with Matthew Fox _________________________________________________________________________________ |
A Special Invitation to a Celebration of Creation Spirituality 09/20/2023 ______________________________________________________________________________________ |
Dear Friends, It seems fitting to interrupt for one day our current daily meditations on recovering the sacred masculine to invite you to join me, in person or
via livestream, a very special event tomorrow. |
That
event, explained below, has to do with my life’s work with Creation Spirituality: namely the donation of my papers to the University of Colorado, Boulder where people can study them. I share with you, below, the special invitation from the University
Library. _________ Matthew Fox recently donated his papers to the University of Colorado Boulder
Libraries and they constitute an important addition to our Rare and Distinctive Collections. |
Matthew Fox’s papers, packed up to go to the University of Colorado. Photo by Matthew Fox. |
We are extremely grateful for his donation and for the honor of preserving his legacy. In keeping with the message of the Creation Spirituality Movement, which emphasizes community, justice, eco-justice, gender balance, and deep
ecumenism, the event will feature a panel discussion along with musical interludes featuring prayers and songs representing different religious traditions. Matthew will be speaking at the ceremony. Please join us in person or online September 21
from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to celebrate Matthew’s exceptional work. Best,
The University Libraries _________ |
Joining me as speakers and panelists at this event will be some of the visionary men and women I have had the privilege to work with over the years, including (in alphabetical order) Bernard Amadei, Rev. Adam Bucko, Dr. Stuart C. Lord, Rev. Jerry Maynard, Kami McDaniel, Dean Robert McDonald, Netanel Miles-Yépez, , Dr. Carolyn Million, Aaron Stern, Brian Thomas Swimme, and Lama Tsomo. This launch concerns the actual physical papers. The digital collection will be completed by early next summer and in that way they will be made available online to a global audience. _________ As a reminder, you are cordially invited to a very special event celebrating Matthew Fox – founder, with his mentor Pere Chenu, of the Creation Spirituality movement. This celebration will take place on September 21, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. MT in the Center for British & Irish Studies, on the 5th floor of Norlin Library. Refreshments will be served. There will be an option to attend virtually. The event will be recorded so you could see it from
another time zone, etc. if that is more convenient for you. You can learn more about the event HERE; please RSVP HERE if you plan to
attend. |
______________________________________________________________________________________ University of Colorado at Boulder event announcement honoring Matthew Fox’s donation of his papers to their Rare and
Distinctive Collections. |
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Queries for Contemplation What has been your life's work? What would you
like to say you have devoted your life to furthering? |
Confessions: The Making of a Post-Denominational Priest (Revised/Updated Edition)
Matthew Fox’s stirring autobiography, Confessions, reveals his personal, intellectual, and spiritual
journey from altar boy, to Dominican priest, to his eventual break with the Vatican. Five new chapters in this revised and updated edition bring added perspective in light of the author’s continued journey, and his reflections on the current changes taking place in church, society and the environment.
“The unfolding story of this irrepressible spiritual revolutionary enlivens the mind and emboldens the heart — must reading for anyone interested in courage,
creativity, and the future of religion.”
—Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self |
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Matthew Fox: Essential Writings on Creation Spirituality Selected with an Introduction by Charles Burack To encapsulate the life and work of Matthew Fox would be a daunting task for any save his colleague Dr. Charles Burack, who had the full cooperation of his subject. Fox has devoted 50 years to developing and teaching the tradition of Creation Spirituality and in doing so has reinvented forms of education and worship. His more than 40 books, translated into 78 languages, are inclusive of today’s science and world spiritual traditions and have awakened millions to the much neglected earth-based mystical tradition of the West. Essential
Writings begins by exploring the influences on Fox’s life and spirituality, then presents selections from all Fox’s major works in 10 sections. “The critical insights, the creative connections, the centrality of Matthew Fox’s writings and teaching are second to none for the radical renewal of Christianity.” ~~ Richard Rohr,
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______________________________________________________________________________________ UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar HERE ______________________________________________________________________________________ Join Matthew Fox online as he lectures and responds to questions on his book on Meister Eckhart, A Spirituality Named Compassion. The event is hosted by the Weber Retreat and Conference Center. Thursday, October 12, 2023 , 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Learn more HERE. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Join Matthew Fox as he discusses “A New Reformation: Creation Spirituality and the Transformation of Christianity” in an Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat, Thursday, October 19, 4:00-6:00 pm PT. To register, click HERE. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Join Matthew Fox for two days of learning and practice as he speaks at the online Stanford Medicine Contemplation by Design Summit, Wednesday and Thursday, November 1-2, 2023. Wed 4:00pm-5:30pm PT – Lecture, Q&A – Grounding & Expanding, Psyche & Cosmos, Friendship with Self, Others, the Universe: Toward a “Cosmic
Religion” (Einstein) and Human/Planetary Survival Thu 7:30am-8:15am – Guided Practice – Finding the Divine (the “I am”, the Christ, the Buddha Nature, the Tselem or Image of God) Within Thu 12:00pm-1:30pm –
Workshop – Recovering the Sacred Masculine and the Divine Feminine Register HERE. |
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Aaron Perry
hosts Matthew Fox on the Y On Earth podcast, on “Hildegard von Bingen & Her “Viriditas,” sharing profound wisdom and deep insights about the essential importance of our relationship with Mother Earth, our
celebration of the Divine Feminine, and our connection with Creation Spirituality, drawing upon centuries of knowledge and wisdom from indigenous and mystical traditions world-wide… particularly from the Rhineland Mystic Movement of the medieval European Renaissance, and a most extraordinary woman at its helm: Hildegard von Bingen. |
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