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Survey & Modest Changes to the DM Entering into its Sixth Year 06/03/2024 |
Dear DM Readers, First, I want to thank those of you who were able to participate for your contribution to our Survey of ten days ago. We learned a lot and had an above average response in terms of numbers, and thank you for the time and effort you put into your responses. It was
encouraging to hear that the DMs are useful for so many of you. |
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While the DMs are free, and will remain so, we do have expenses in bringing them to you daily as a gift. If you have the means to support us in some way, that is always welcome, and our non-profit which is a 5013c can give you a tax deduction for doing so. You can contribute HERE. We have listened closely to your priorities and love of the DMs. Now that we are heading into our sixth year of publication, with a wealth of meditations in our archive, we have decided to modify the DM offering slightly to ease the demand on my energy and free up time for me to write
some new (though short) books. So here is what we have in mind going forward: |
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| Instead of my writing a new DM six days a week, I will write three new DMs per week, and three will be drawn from past DMs in the archive. I
encourage all to explore the archives with over 1,800 past DMs. You can access these past DMs by entering a keyword or key phrase in the Search bar in the sidebar on the Home page of our website, HERE. One of the findings in our survey is |
that a great number of our readers have joined us in the past few years and were not with us from the start. So for these people, all six DMs per week will be new. We will maintain the Sunday Index and Monday video reflection. So nothing is actually changing in terms of format; three of the
six DMs will simply be drawn from earlier periods. We hope this adjustment fits your interests and needs. Thank you for your support. |
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Matthew Fox and team
Ellen Kennedy
Dennis Edwards
Phila Hoopes
Cynthia Greb
Rosanna Tufts
Drake Moore
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PS: In today’s video, we continue our meditation on Dorothee Soelle’s Creed, that emphasizes acting according to the teachings of Jesus—unlike the fourth century Nicene Creed. Action that comes from a deeper place than merely reaction. As Eckhart puts it, “think less about what you do, and more about what you are. For when people and their ways are good, then their works shine forth brightly.” |
Adapted from Matthew Fox, Meditations with Meister Eckhart, p. 97. See also, pp. 89-130. Browse our Archive List of Titles of every DM we have published over the last five years (since May 2019), HERE.
Banner image: Facing the rising Sun in Asilah, Morocco. Photo by Mohamed Nohassi on Unsplash.
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Queries for Contemplation |
Are your works shining forth brightly from a place of being and not just action/reaction? |
Meditations with Meister Eckhart: A Centering Book
A centering book by Matthew Fox. This book of simple but rich meditations exemplifies the deep yet playful creation-centered spirituality of Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart
was a 13th-century Dominican preacher who was a mystic, prophet, feminist, activist, defender of the poor, and advocate of creation-centered spirituality, who was condemned shortly after he died.
“These quiet presentations of spirituality are remarkable for their immediacy and clarity.” –Publishers Weekly. |
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In the Beginning There Was Joy: A Cosmic Celebration for Kids of All Ages
The first book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series tells the story of the big bang and how humans fit into the awesome, fantastical,
cosmic picture! With artwork curated from illustrators around the world, this book expresses the joy and wonder of all peoples and cultures, planting seeds of respect, cooperation and hope to work together for the healing of our planet. "Matthew Fox does it again, here for our young ones, who so need a positive, cosmic vision
to thrive, or even survive, in a sad time." - Father Richard Rohr, Author of The Universal Christ "Matthew Fox offers a resounding affirmation of what our souls have always suspected: we are made for joy." - Mirabai Starr, Author of God of Love and Wild Mercy |
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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar
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Join Matthew Fox in a new, live, 7-week video course hosted by the Shift Network, Cultivating Compassion in Spirituality: What Meister Eckhart & Other World Mystics Can Teach Us About Navigating Collective Turmoil. Tuesdays, May 7 – June 25, 5:00pm - 6:30pm PT. Register HERE. |
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Join keynote speakers Matthew Fox and Brian Swimme at the 2024 Creation Spirituality Communities Gathering on “Reimagining Our Story, Hope for Humanity,” live at Cape Cod, MA and by livestream. Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2. Learn more and register HERE. |
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Matthew Fox speaks on "Preserving Things in the Good" at the Unity of Walnut Creek Earth Day worship service held on April 21, 2024. |
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