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Week of 3/17-22/2025: Celtic Wisdom,
“I Am” Poems, & Democracy at Risk 3/23/2025 |
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March 17, 2025: St. Patrick’s Day 2025: Gifts From the Celtic Tradition
In this time of darkness, Celtic spirituality can be a balm to the soul. Matthew explores two
books by Scottish theologian John Philip Newell: Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul and The Great Search. Celtic spirituality does not begin with original sin or put down women or denigrate sexuality; it is all about the sacredness of nature. This “protection prayer,” attributed to St. Patrick, clearly celebrates both the Earth and the cosmos. ...I bind to myself today the energy of stars, the brilliance of sun, the whiteness of moon, the
splendor of fire, the flashing of lightning, the depth of seas, the fecundity of earth, the solidity of rocks.* |
March 18, 2025: Staying Strong: The “I Am” Poems of Ireland & the Gospels
Another dimension to Celtic spirituality is the “I am” poems, prayers that once again
begin with the universe and celebrate the awe, wonder and grandeur of the cosmos and our place in it. The cosmic Christ is everywhere in these ancient prayers. Celtic scholar John O’Donohue calls the following poem “the first poem ever composed in Ireland.” Here are some excerpts: I am the wind which breathes upon the sea, I am the wave of the ocean, I am the murmur of the billows…I am a world of knowledge, I am the point of the lance of battle, I am
the God who created the fire in the head. This “I am” language can be found around the world. March 19, 2025: The
Bad News Continues and The Good News Stirs
The bad news continues. Non-stop it seems. Each day brings an onslaught against anything resembling healthy democracy. Trump has rushed to implement as much of Project 2025 as he possibly can. The work of the antichrist archetype is in our midst, as Matthew warned in his book, Trump & The MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ. The Good
News? Resistance is happening in the streets, congressional townhalls, (some) of the media, and in parts of congress and in courtrooms. Moral outrage and spiritual warriorhood is stirring in citizens who are waking up to what is afoot. Fires are being lit in the hearts and minds of many. |
Demonstrators protest Project 2025 outside Heritage Foundation. NBC4 Washington March 20, 2025: More “I AM”
Prayers from the East and from Hildegard & Julian
We continue to explore the “I am” prayers. They are prevalent in the East as well as the West. In the Bhagavad Gita, we read the following: I am the Father and Mother of the world....I am deathlessness and death. I am the entire world.… Meanwhile, Hildegard says about God: I am the rain coming from the dew that causes the grasses to
laugh with the joy of life. I call forth tears, the aroma of holy work. I am the yearning for good. And Julian of Norwich said: Our Lord Jesus oftentimes said: ‘This I am. This I am. I am what you love. I am what you enjoy. I am what you serve. I am what you long for. I am what you desire. I am what you intend. I am all that is.‘ March 21, 2025: “I Am” Prayers From Aboriginal Poets of Australia
Continuing our exploration of “I am” prayers from around the world, we honor this poem from Hyllus Maris, an aboriginal woman from Australia: I am a child of the Dreamtime People/ Part of the Land, like the gnarled gumtree/ I am the river, softly singing/ Chanting our songs on my way to the sea…I’m the snow, the wind and the falling rain/I’m part of the rocks and the red desert earth/Red as the blood that flows in my veins…. And
aboriginal poet Kevin Gilbert offers this poem called “Tree.” I am the tree/ the lean hard hungry land/ the crow and eagle/ sun and moon and sea/ I am the sacred clay/ which forms the base/ the grasses vines and man/ I am all things created…. Creation Spirituality abounds in these poems. March 22, 2025: Trumpet Sounds, Five Alarm Shouts, of What Is Happening NOW in the U.S.
As things continue to spiral out of control in the U.S.,
Alexander Panetta of CBS News writes this alarming headline: “U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog.” Staffan Lindberg, head of the Varieties of Democracy project, warns: “If it continues like this, democracy [in the US] will not last another six months.”** Meanwhile, Jamelle Boules writes: “Trump Has Gone from Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional.”*** And Thom Hartmann writes: “Welcome to Trump’s America: Where Immigrants Vanish, Courts are Ignored and No One is
Safe.”**** What begins with asylum seekers and immigrants can tomorrow be political opponents, journalists or anyone who criticizes the dictator. If ever there were a time for action, it is now. |
Democracy Index 2020.” This map shows the state of democracy in our world in 2020. It could look very different next year. Wikimedia Commons. (Click on the link to see the key.) |
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*Newell’s literal translation of the ancient Irish text attributed to St.
Patrick. See John Philip Newell, Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul: Celtic Wisdom For Reawakening to What Our Souls Know and Healing the World, pp. 72-78. **Alexander Panetta, “U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog.” CBC News, March 18, 2025. *** Jamelle Bouie, “Trump Has Gone From Unconstitutional to Anti-Constitutional.” New York Times, March 19, 2025. ****Thom Hartmann, “Welcome to Trump’s America: Where Immigrants Vanish, Courts Are Ignored, and No One Is Safe.” The Hartmann Report, March 18, 2025. Banner image: Coastal Wales. “I bind to…the depth of seas, the fecundity of earth, the solidity of rocks.” Photo by Cynthia Greb. Used with permission. |
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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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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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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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Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality
Matthew Fox lays out a whole new direction for Christianity—a direction that is in fact very ancient and very grounded in
Jewish thinking (the fact that Jesus was a Jew is often neglected by Christian theology): the Four Paths of Creation Spirituality, the Vias Positiva, Negativa, Creativa and Transformativa in an extended and deeply developed way.
“Original Blessing makes available to the Christian world and to the human community a radical cure for all dark and derogatory views of the natural world wherever these may
have originated.” –Thomas Berry, author, The Dream of the Earth; The Great Work; co-author, The Universe Story |
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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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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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