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Week of 3/10-15/2025: Corruption & Christian Nationalism
vs. the Common Good 3/16/2025 |
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March 10, 2025: Senator Blows Whistle on Putin-Like Corruption in First Weeks of New Administration
Senator Chris Murphy, in a recent
speech on the Senate floor, names several blatant examples of corruption committed by Trump in his first six weeks, comparing it to what has become normalized in Russia under Putin. Here are a few of the more egregious examples: 1) Any CEO can meet with Trump for $5 million. 2) The IRS is being cut by 7000 workers–specifically including those who audit millionaires, billionaires, and corporations. 3) $400 million was approved to buy armored Teslas, which is of course Musk’s company. And Musk, of
course, is the man who bought the election and now owns Trump. 4) Fossil fuel CEOs who backed Trump’s campaign are rewarded, while clean energy companies are attacked. Senator Murphy said, “Corruption has happened before—but never this openly or this frequently.” |
Senator Chris Murphy exposes Trump’s corruption: The Billionaire Power Grab. Video by Insight News. |
March 11, 2025: Archetypes of the “Trickster” & the “Antichrist” in this Historical Moment
Tonight is the second round of our gathering called
“From Darkness to Dawn” consisting of four conversations with host Cameron Trimble, Matthew, and four notable spiritual teachers and activists. In our first conversation, Mirabai Starr and Matthew interacted on the topic of “The Dark Night and the Call to Courage.” Response to the conversation and discussion was profound. In tonight’s Conversation with Andrew Harvey, we will be engaging on the topic of “The Trickster Unveiled – Archetypes in the Age of MAGA.” Next week, Bishop
Yvette Flunder will speak on how faith communities can rise with courage and lead transformative action in these challenging times. In the fourth week, Father Adam Bucko and Matthew will explore how we turn reflection into meaningful action. March 12, 2025: The Common Good, not Greed, as the Root of Government
In the midst of the craziness happening in Washington, let’s turn our talk to the common
good. In his commentary on Aristotle’s Ethics, Aquinas says: The common good of the state cannot flourish unless citizens are virtuous—at least those whose business it is to govern. Aquinas also said: The common good of many is more godlike than the good of an individual. He also teaches: The sum total of the Christian religion consists of compassion. He also reminds us of the following: 1 John 3:18: ‘Let us not love in word, nor in speech, but in deed
and in truth.’ March 13, 2025: Aquinas on Justice, the Cosmos, the Common Good & the
Rich
Aquinas teaches that all of nature follows a love of the whole. Each part of creation naturally loves the common good of the whole more than its own particular good.…Each and every creature exists for the perfection of the entire universe. Aquinas warns that the super wealthy must be checked if they do not put it to the common good. In his Commentary on
Aristotle’s Ethics, he warns that when one who has too much exceeds the mean…we will know by this mean what we ought to take from those who have more and give to those who have less. Exceeding the mean “is against divine justice,” for justice and the common good go together. How against the common good are all the mass firings being perpetrated by the man in the White House and his political sugar daddy and richest man on Earth? |
Senior economist/researcher Brad Hershbein of the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research discusses the potential ripple effect from federal layoffs, going beyond immediate job losses. News4JAX The Local Station |
March 14, 2025: MAGA vs. the Common Good: An Amazingly Synchronistic Moment
Michael Ian Black, an actor and writer, watched a “Viral ‘Debate’ between liberal
commentator Sam Seder and twenty young MAGA conservatives.* He found his blood pressure rising, and he turned it off before it was over. He said it was because he still believes that representative democracy remains the best form of government yet devised. The “promise of a common good, is the fundamental divide between my vision and that of the current administration.” Black said that when fact-checking the young MAGA folks, he found that their claims “were almost all
incorrect” but never mind because “the MAGA worldview is not informed by facts but by feelings.” Black believed we were capable of “identifying that which binds us, otherwise known as the common good.” Unfortunately, MAGA “rejects this” and in doing so, “rejects America.” A MAGA youth said Christian Nationalism should replace democracy in America. March 15, 2025: “Christian Nationalism”—and Its Opposite: Join Me Saturday Morning
In yesterday's DM, we found young MAGAs espousing Christian
nationalism. Of course, Christian nationalism is not in any way “Christian.” Jesus doesn't preach hatred. Recently Matthew discovered a talk by Rabbi Abraham Heschel given to a gathering of 2000 Roman Catholics in 1969.** In his talk, he brought up the Auschwitz death camps. He said: It is with…anguish that I recall that it was possible for a Roman Catholic church adjoining...Auschwitz to offer communion to the officers of the camp, to people who day after day drove thousands of
people to be killed in the gas-chambers. Our understanding of Jesus has often been distorted by overemphasizing dogma and underemphasizing experience. Mysticism is the experiential side of healthy religion that leads to a Yes for existence and love and truth and justice. |
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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. 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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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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Christian Mystics: 365 Readings & Meditations
As Matthew Fox notes, when an aging Albert Einstein was asked if he had any regrets, he replied, “I wish I had read more of the mystics
earlier in my life.” The 365 writings in Christian Mystics represent a wide-ranging sampling of these readings for modern-day seekers of all faiths — or no faith. The visionaries quoted range from Julian of Norwich to Martin Luther King, Jr., from Thomas Merton to Dorothee Soelle and Thomas Berry.
“Our world is in crisis, and we need road maps that can ground us in wisdom, inspire us to action, and help us
gather our talents in service of compassion and justice. This revolutionary book does just that. Matthew Fox takes some of the most profound spiritual teachings of the West and translates them into practical daily mediations. Study and practice these teachings. Take what’s in this book and teach it to the youth because the new generation cannot afford to suffer the spirit and ethical illiteracy of the past.” — Adam Bucko, spiritual activist and co-founder of the
Reciprocity Foundation for Homeless Youth. |
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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 |
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. |
The Lenten season is a time of reflection, reckoning, and renewal. This Lent 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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Matthew Fox and a panel of seven of the world’s foremost non-dual thinkers address the question – How do we respond to the time we are living through? This provocative online event is hosted by The Aspen Initiative, Monday, March 17, 10 AM PT. Register 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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| Join Matthew Fox for three lecture and
Q&A sessions on “Angels & Science, Today & Yesterday,“ with special guest appearances by Rupert Sheldrake. Hosted by WisdomFeed.
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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 |
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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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