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Further Fasts For Lent, 2025 3/08/2025 |
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In yesterday’s DM we reflected on the current Lenten season and shared two variations on Ash Wednesday practices including the practice of what to give up for Lent. |
This is the season to heed the prophet Isaiah: “Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the straps of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?” Isaiah 58:6) |
Priest preparing to bless parishioners with ashes on Ash Wednesday. Photo by Thays Orrico on Unsplash |
What other fasts might we consider this Lent? |
What if we chose to fast from fascism and Christofascism? And from Project 2025, the blueprint that seeks to put an end to democracy everywhere and replace it with government of the super rich, by the super rich and for the super rich? We learned
this morning news about the richest man in the world, who has bought himself a job as co-president by gifting the president’s campaign $288 million (and $19 million to republican congressional campaigns), and is now a regular in the Oval Office. He who is slashing tens of thousands of government workers from
their jobs has now pumped over $6 million into the campaign for supreme court judge in the state of Wisconsin. (It worked in winning the WH, why not in any judicial election in the country he chooses to participate in?) |
‘People vs. Musk’: Wisconsin holds first major statewide race in new Trump era. MSNBC | Our elections were put on the block for sale years ago thanks to
the Citizens United decision. SCOTUS told us—with a straight face—that corporations are persons and money is speech and there need be essentially no limits on |
campaign donations. Democracy is for sale. Any bidders? |
Maybe we should fast from that? What if we chose to fast from doing nothing while our democracy is disappearing before our very eyes? The MAGA party has told its elected representatives to cease holding town halls because too many angry constituents
are showing up. Show up! Let us fast from denial—denial that Evil is real. And busy and rich and powerful and bent on destroying the whole meaning of the common good. And fast from Evil that turns its back on the suffering of others such as citizens of the sovereign nation of Ukraine, invaded three years ago by a tyrannical oligarch of Russia, and now undergoing the worst war in Europe since WWII. A war where the new
American government has now chosen sides, choosing to support the aggressor and not the victim of that aggression. An aggressor now mowing over the United Nations charter that forbids large countries from invading smaller ones. Let’s fast from the Evil of ignoring climate change and calling it a “hoax” and eliminating
environmental laws that protect the planet and firing thousands of workers at EPA. In other words, fast from destroying our sacred Mother Earth and future generations of creatures—humans included—now on a path to extinction. |
Is Lent a special time to stand up to the Antichrist however it incarnates itself in time and history, politics and government? One organization is inviting people to “fast from injustice and billionaires and corporations that are stoking hate and to take a Lenten boycott pledge
that shows |
Christians launch 40-Day boycott of Target over diversity policy rollback. 13 News
NOW |
solidarity with others. Faithful America invites all to join a pledge to observe a Lenten corporate boycott [that] will remind us every day that we are not alone or powerless in the face of all of this evil. And it can encourage us to build relationships with local businesses that need and deserve our support. To sign the pledge, click HERE.* |
*SIGN THE PLEDGE: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent this year. Faithful America. See Matthew Fox, Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ. And Matthew Fox, “Spiritual Warriors” in Fox, The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine, pp. 77-104. And Fox, “Spiritual Warriorhood,” in Fox, One River, Many Wells:
Wisdom Springing from Faith Traditions, pp. 404-422. Also, Fox, “Warriors for Ecological and Economic Justice: Meister Eckhart Meets Dorothy Stang, Karl Marx, David Korten, Serge Latouche, Anita Roddick, and Howard Thurman,” in Fox, Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior for Our Times, pp. 221-230. And Fox, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth. And Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion.
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Queries for Contemplation |
What are you choosing to fast from this Lent? |
Meister Eckhart: A Mystic-Warrior For Our Time
While Matthew Fox recognizes that Meister Eckhart has influenced thinkers throughout history, he also wants to introduce Eckhart to
today’s activists addressing contemporary crises. Toward that end, Fox creates dialogues between Eckhart and Carl Jung, Thich Nhat Hanh, Rabbi Heschel, Black Elk, Karl Marx, Rumi, Adrienne Rich, Dorothee Soelle, David Korten, Anita Roddick, Lily Yeh, M.C. Richards, and many others.
“Matthew Fox is perhaps the greatest writer on Meister Eckhart that has ever existed. (He) has successfully bridged a gap between
Eckhart as a shamanistic personality and Eckhart as a post-modern mentor to the Inter-faith movement, to reveal just how cosmic Eckhart really is, and how remarkably relevant to today’s religious crisis! ” — Steven
Herrmann, Author of Spiritual Democracy: The Wisdom of Early American Visionaries for the Journey Forward |
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Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the Peoples of the Earth
Fox’s spirituality weds the healing and liberation found in North American Creation Spirituality and in South
American Liberation Theology. Creation Spirituality challenges readers of every religious and political persuasion to unite in a new vision through which we learn to honor the earth and the people who inhabit it as the gift of a good and just Creator.
“A watershed theological work that offers a common ground for religious seekers and activists of all stripes.” — Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat, Spirituality
and Practice.
“I am reading Liberating Gifts for the People of the Earth by Matt Fox. He is one that fills my heart and mind for new life in spite of so much that is violent in our world.” ~ Sister Dorothy Stang. |
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The Hidden Spirituality of Men: Ten Metaphors to Awaken the Sacred Masculine
To awaken what Fox calls “the sacred masculine,” he unearths ten metaphors,
or archetypes, ranging from the Green Man, an ancient pagan symbol of our fundamental relationship with nature, to the Spiritual Warrior….These timeless archetypes can inspire men to pursue their higher calling to connect to their deepest selves and to reinvent the world.
“Every man on this planet should read this book — not to mention every woman who wants to understand the struggles, often unconscious, that
shape the men they know.” — Rabbi Michael Lerner, author of The Left Hand of God |
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Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election
Matthew Fox tells us that he had always shied away from using the term “Anti-Christ” because it was so often used to
spread control and fear. However, given today’s rise of authoritarianism and forces of democracide, ecocide, and christofascism, he turns the tables in this book employing the archetype for the cause of justice, democracy, and a renewed Earth and humanity.
From the Foreword: If there was ever a time, a moment, for examining the archetype of the Antichrist, it is now…Read this book with an open mind. Good and evil
are real forces in our world. ~~ Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Conversations with the Divine.
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images, order from Amazon HERE or IUniverse HERE.
To receive a limited-edition, full-color paperback copy, order from MatthewFox.org HERE.
Order the audiobook HERE for immediate download. |
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One River, Many Wells: Wisdom Springing from Global Faiths
Matthew Fox calls on all the world traditions for their wisdom and their inspiration in a work that is far more
than a list of theological position papers but a new way to pray—to meditate in a global spiritual context on the wisdom all our traditions share. Fox chooses 18 themes that are foundational to any spirituality and demonstrates how all the world spiritual traditions offer wisdom about each.“Reading One River, Many Wells is like entering the rich silence of a masterfully directed retreat. As you read this text, you reflect, you pray, you embrace Divinity. Truly no words can fully
express my respect and awe for this magnificent contribution to contemporary spirituality.” –Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit |
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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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The Return of Father Sky: A Cosmic Mystery for Kids of All Ages
The second book in the Father Fox’s Fantastical Fables series, The Return of Father Sky helps boys and girls to celebrate a new
relationship with the masculine by way of Father Sky, whose return excites joy and wonder and possibility that enlarge the soul to welcome others and all creation. Written in a rhyming Dr. Seuss-like style, this full-color, beautifully illustrated book, written by world- renowned theologian Matthew Fox weaves together modern science and classic spirituality in a whimsical, entertaining format to illustrate important truths to readers aged 4 and up. 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. |
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UPCOMING EVENTS See Matthew Fox's full calendar HERE |
As we enter this Lenten season—a time of reflection, reckoning, and renewal—we find ourselves at a crossroads unlike any other in recent history. Join Matthew Fox and fellow thought-leaders and activists Andrew Harvey, Mirabai Starr, Yvette Flunder, Adam Bucko, and Cameron Trimble in
From Darkness to Dawn: Spiritual Courage and Political Action in the Age of MAGA, a 4-part series of transformational conversations, exploring the deep spiritual roots of this political moment and uncovering pathways toward collective action, resilience, and renewal. Tuesdays, March 4, 11, 18, 25, 4-5:30 pm PT. Enroll HERE. |
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Join Matthew Fox as he offers a guest lecture in the Creation Spirituality Communities course “Sins of the Spirit, Blessings of the Flesh: An Exploration of Evil” led by instructor Carolyn Million. Wednesdays, March 12– April 16, 4-6 pm PT. Register HERE. The Mysticism of Christ: Experiencing the Sacred Teachings of Jesus for Spiritual Awakening, a free video event with Matthew Fox, Saturday March 15 at 10am PT. Register for free HERE. Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book, Creation Spirituality: Liberating Gifts for the People of the Earth, in an online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. Thursday, March 20, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox for a lecture and Q&A on Earth and Community Healing in a Time of Crisis: The Need for Ritual,” hosted by the Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network, at Trinity Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, FL. Friday, March 21, 7 pm ET. Register HERE. |
Join Matthew Fox, Skylar Wilson, and the Climate Action Assembly in preparing for and presenting a Cosmic Mass on Our Sacred Earth, hosted by the Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network in St. Petersburg, FL. Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23: Sat. – 9:00am ET – Climate Action Assembly - Trinity Lutheran
Church – Preparing for the Cosmic Mass Sun. – 2:00pm – ET – St. Petersburg Coliseum - The Cosmic Mass: Our Sacred Earth Register HERE. |
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MONTHLY: Join Matthew Fox and Skylar Wilson of the Order of the Sacred Earth in a free virtual meeting for connection and networking with other mystic warriors. Last Tuesday of every month, 4:00-5:00pm PT.
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88665302478
Meeting ID: 886 6530 2478 Learn more at www.orderofthesacredearth.org Creation Spirituality Conversations |
Matthew was recently interviewed by Sandie Sedgbeer on her program “What is Going OM,” about his book, “Trump and the MAGA Movement as AntiChrist.” Watch or listen HERE. |
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