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Week of 3/3-8/2025:
Moral Outrage & Fasting from Billionaires 3/09/2025 |
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March 3, 2025: Anti-Christ Strikes Again: Putin, Trump, Vance vs. Zelenskyy
In light of what’s going on in the current regime in Washington, use of the word
anti-christ feels more appropriate than ever. The archetype was further concretized when we witnessed the spectacle in the Oval Office as Trump and Vance verbally attacked Zelenskyy, a man braver than either of them could ever hope to be. For the first time in history, the U.S. sided with the dictators. America voted in the UN, alongside Putin, North Korea and Sudan, to not criticize Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Clearly, our traitorous president continues to be under Putin’s
thumb. |
The United Nations condemns the Russian Federation’s annexation of four eastern Ukraine regions, October 12, 2022. Photo by Rick Bajornas for the United Nations on Flickr. |
March 4, 2025: Aquinas on Oligarchy, Democracy & American Politics Today
In light of the despicable bullying of Zelenskyy in the Oval Office on Friday, Aquinas’s
words about tyranny seem especially prescient. The disregard of the common good is greater under an oligarchy than under a democracy. But worst of all is a tyranny where the advantage of one man is sought.…A tyrant is constrained to destroy good people’s confidence in one another, lest they gather together to throw off his yoke. Therefore, he sows discord among them….(Avarice) gives rise to restlessness by hindering one with excessive anxiety and care, for ‘an
avaricious man shall not be satisfied with money.’ (Ecclesiastes 5:9) March 5, 2025: Lech
Wałęsa Writes Trump about the “Horror” of His Attack on Zelenskyy
Lech Wałęsa, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first democratically elected president of Poland, sent a scathing letter to the President of the United States. He said: We watched the report of your conversation with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski with fear and distaste.… Walesa said that expecting gratitude for material aid
given to Ukraine is insulting. Instead, gratitude is due to the heroic Ukrainian soldiers who shed their blood in defense of the values of the free world....We remember President Reagan who... called the USSR the “Empire of Evil” and gave it a decisive fight.…Human life is priceless.... Gratitude is due to those who make the sacrifice of blood and freedom. It is obvious for us, the people of “Solidarity,” former political prisoners of the communist regime serving Soviet
Russia. |
Historian Alan Heath reads and comments on the letter sent by Lech Wałęsa and 38 other former political prisoners to the current White House tenant. History on YouTube |
March 6, 2025: A Thank You to Rev. Dorsey Blake, Carrier of the
Legacy of Howard Thurman
Matthew’s friend and colleague, the Reverend Dorsey Blake, who was vice president of the University of Creation Spirituality from its beginning to its closing, died this week. He was pastor at Howard Thurman’s Church of the Fellowship of All Peoples in San Francisco for 31 years. That church was the first consciously interfaith and interracial church in the United
States. Matthew says that he owes Dorsey a lot, for he was the first to introduce Matthew to Howard Thurman. At UCS, Dorsey taught a class each year on “King, Gandhi, and Thurman” and also a class on “Urban Spirituality.” Dorsey was a champion of justice and represented his community with grace and righteous anger. March 7, 2025: Lent Reconsidered: Stardust vs Ashes, Fasting From Billionaires
At this time in our country and world, perhaps we can give up more than
chocolate for Lent. Sister Emily TeKolste is the Grassroots Mobilization Organizer for Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, a social justice movement headed by Catholic Sisters (think:
“Nuns on the Bus”). Sister Emily asks the question: “Have you thought of giving up billionaires for Lent? And not just for Lent but for after Lent, too?” She says: We’re committed to coming together to elect leaders who will make the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share of taxes so that we can live in a world that looks more like the Kingdom of God: where everyone has clean water to drink, healthy food to eat, a safe place to live, and time to spend with our loved
ones. |
The world is on track to have its first trillionaire within a decade, while global poverty remains unchanged at 1990 levels. Context News: learn more HERE. |
March 8, 2025: Further Fasts For Lent, 2025
In this Lenten season, we would be wise to listen to the words of 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) What if we also chose to fast from fascism? An organization called Faithful America is calling on Americans to fast from billionaires and corporations that are stoking hate, and to take a Lenten boycott pledge that shows solidarity with local businesses. They invite us to sign a pledge to this effect. To sign the pledge, click HERE.* |
*SIGN THE PLEDGE: Boycott pro-Trump corporations for Lent this year. Faithful America.
Banner image: Protest in small-town America on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2025. Photo by Cynthia Greb. Used with permission. | For a list of organizations helping those affected by the devastating LA wildfires, please see this article from ABCNews HERE and the evolving AltadenaStrong hub page HERE. |
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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.
For immediate access to Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ: A Handbook for the 2024 Election, order the e-book with 10 full-color prints from Amazon HERE.
To get a print-on-demand paperback copy with black & white
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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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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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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Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation
Authors Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox encourage us to use our talents in service of compassion and justice and to
move beyond our broken systems–economic, political, educational, and religious–discovering a spirituality that not only helps us to get along, but also encourages us to reevaluate our traditions, transforming them and in the process building a more sacred and just world. Incorporating the words of young activist leaders culled from interviews and surveys, the book provides a framework that is deliberately interfaith and speaks to our profound yearning for a life with spiritual purpose and for a
better world.
“Occupy Spirituality is a powerful, inspiring, and vital call to embodied awareness and enlightened actions.”
~~ Julia Butterfly Hill, environmental activist and author of The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods |
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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 celebrating 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.
Fri. 7:00pm ET. Fox talks on the Need and Power of
Ritual
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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