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Letter to President
Biden, Continued 07/03/2024 |
Following is a continuation of my letter to President Biden begun in yesterday’s DM. Dear President Biden, Your voluntary departure from the presidential race would open the door for a younger and more vigorous
candidate to carry your “right” values into the future. You can retire as an elder statesman who can offer your wisdom to the next Democratic president. |
You have demonstrated that you actually believe in democracy perhaps best defined by Abraham Lincoln as government “of the people, by the people and for the people." Not a government of billionaires, by billionaires, and for billionaires. (Your opponent in this race has actually told his fossil fuel executive donors that |
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., joins Chris Jansing to discuss whether President Biden should step down after his debate performance. MSNBC |
if they would gift him with one billion dollars, he would see to it that most all the regulations holding back the increase of climate change were tossed out.) Your accomplishments as president will long be remembered as you leaned in favor of ordinary citizens in the many laws you passed on behalf of
them. You acquired an admirable and memorable record of achievement even under a very lean majority in the Senate. Your four years in office were very full of achievement and that will be your legacy along with this important choice to let younger people lead America and wage the fight against extremely dark forces
that are at the gate eager to dismantle our democracy and sell it to the highest bidder. Forces I have, quite appropriately, I think, called the “anti-Christ.” |
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) joins Andrea Mitchell to recommend the president temper voter anxieties and flex his ability by accepting interviews with “serious journalists.” MSNBC | You said that you know the
difference between right and wrong. It is wrong to stay in this race, it is right to step away and turn it over to a younger generation. It is that simple and that clear. Please have the humility to know that it is time to step down. Do not |
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what Justice Ruth Ginsburg did, staying beyond her time. You know how that sad story ended. Do not poison your legacy as she did by clinging overly long and rendering it easier for neofascism to take over America. Remember the teaching of Meister Eckhart: “The soul grows by subtraction, not by addition.” Do
not be afraid to Let Go. It is the right thing to do and the sooner the better so new candidates can emerge. Grateful for your years of service, Rev. Matthew Fox |
See Matthew Fox, “Sermon’ Thirty-Six: Everyone and Aristocrat, Everyone a Royal Person,” in Fox, Passion For Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart, pp. 510-530.
And Fox, Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society.
And Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion.
Banner Image: President Joe Biden (left) and the First Felon. (Photo: Gage Skidmore, Shealah Craighead, Krassotkin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons). Reproduced on USC Price/Sol Price School of Public Policy. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
Do you see Biden’s stepping down and opening the presidential field to a new generation as part of Eckhart’s teachings about Letting Go and of the soul growing by subtraction instead of addition? |
Passion for Creation: The Earth-Honoring Spirituality of Meister Eckhart
Matthew Fox’s comprehensive translation of Meister Eckhart’s sermons is a meeting of true prophets across centuries, resulting in
a spirituality for the new millennium. The holiness of creation, the divine life in each person and the divine power of our creativity, our call to do justice and practice compassion–these are among Eckhart’s themes, brilliantly interpreted and explained for today’s reader.
“The most important book on mysticism in 500 years.” — Madonna Kolbenschlag, author of Kissing Sleeping Beauty
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Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: Transforming Evil in Soul and Society
Visionary theologian and best-selling author Matthew Fox offers a new theology of evil
that fundamentally changes the traditional perception of good and evil and points the way to a more enlightened treatment of ourselves, one another, and all of nature. In comparing the Eastern tradition of the 7 chakras to the Western tradition of the 7 capital sins, Fox allows us to think creatively about our capacity for personal and institutional evil and what we can do about them.
“A scholarly
masterpiece embodying a better vision and depth of perception far beyond the grasp of any one single science. A breath-taking analysis.” — Diarmuid O’Murchu, author of Quantum Theology: Spiritual Implications of the New Physics |
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A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice
In A Spirituality Named Compassion, Matthew Fox delivers a profound exploration of the
meaning and practice of compassion. Establishing a spirituality for the future that promises personal, social, and global healing, Fox marries mysticism with social justice, leading the way toward a gentler and more ecological spirituality and an acceptance of our interdependence which is the substratum of all compassionate activity.
“Well worth our deepest
consideration…Puts compassion into its proper focus after centuries of neglect.” –The Catholic Register |
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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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