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By Gianluigi Gugliermetto 5/6/2025 |
Like many of you, I celebrate the release of Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student, Buddhist peacemaker, born and raised in the West Bank, who was detained by ICE for two weeks. No reason was given for his detention. He committed no crime other than protesting against the genocide perpetrated by the Israeli government, together with a coalition of students including Jews and Israeli-Americans. |
The strategy of the U.S. government is clear: destroying all opposition. Clear are also its tactics: attacking those who are in the weakest social positions. And clear are its ultimate targets, i.e. everybody — just wait for your turn. You know that we live in a horror movie when fear creeps in |
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soon invades the whole space around us. This is why Mahdawi’s release and his defiant words addressed to Trump “I am not afraid of you” — together with the wording of the ruling of his release penned by Judge G. Crawford — are a welcome breath of fresh air. Maybe this nightmare will have an end. Yesterday, May 5, was the 8th anniversary of my ordination as an Episcopal priest. During the ceremony Matthew Fox preached. I will never forget his main charge to me: The priest is a midwife! But especially remember that you are a midwife to midwives! Not only, then, I was somebody called to help others to give birth to their
best works of art, to their best selves, but, most especially, somebody who is aware that those others… they too are called to become midwives. |
Columbia University's Mohsen Mahdawi released from ICE detention. Video by CBS
News. | I feel always such a joy when somebody gives birth in my presence to a new existential intuition or
to a new choice of action in the world. When something unexpected of this kind comes to light, it always breaks a cycle, it gets people “unstuck” and it frees their souls to be in the |
world what they are truly called to be. Also, and most especially, it makes them more and more available to take on their deeper vocation: that of being midwives to others. More often than not, this happens in particular circumstances — which might well be trying or even dramatic. In any case, it is chain of transmission. It does not happen in isolation. Mahdawi at his release was so iconic! He exemplified beautifully Matthew Fox’s conviction that courage is the first virtue for the spiritual journey. I wonder who raised this exceptional man, and who was a midwife to him. Ultimately, though, it is only through his activism in very dangerous circumstances, and even through his unjust incarceration, that he could become even more who is truly is and he showed us to
be. Most recently, Matthew has suggested to be a camel and escape the alluring of the Antichrist, which is how he has described not just Donald Trump, but the MAGA movement and Project 2025. To battle necrophilia — he writes — we must at dark times such as ours become like camels who fill up at oases of biophilia and joy as
we travel what is often a dry and demanding desert. It’s not a strategic retreat, and it’s certainly not a call to wait and see what happens. It is a recognition that the harder the journey is, the better one must be prepared. |
So what do we do? Evil wants to divide and isolate people? We make new friends, we invite them to dinner at our home, mixing them with old friends. Evil wants to make us afraid and angry? We join a dance class or a sport activity. Evil wants to make us confused |
Camels can be very determined animals, as team member Rosanna Tufts found out when one thought her purse looked like lunch, at Cypress Gardens, FL in 1987. Photo used with permission. |
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sad? We choose our news sources carefully, we double our silent meditation time each day, and we keep smiling at strangers. You already know the drill. But are you doing it? We’ve got to become an army of camels together. There is just no other way. |
SIGN THE PLEDGE: Boycott pro-Trump corporations. Faithful America. EngageForDemocracy offers curated trustworthy reporting, educational resources, and action campaigns to hold government accountable to the Constitution and democratic norms. Quotation from Matthew Fox’s Trump and the MAGA Movement as Anti-Christ, p. 90. See also Fox, A Spirituality Named Compassion: Uniting Mystical Awareness with Social Justice.
And Fox,
Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet. And Fox, The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood for Our Time. And Fox,
The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times. Banner image: A caravan of camels. Photo by kt Leung on Unsplash. |
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Queries for Contemplation |
How are you being a camel these days? |
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.
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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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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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Creativity: Where the Divine and Human Meet
Because creativity is the key to both our genius and beauty as a species but also to our capacity for evil, we need to teach creativity and to
teach ways of steering this God-like power in directions that promote love of life (biophilia) and not love of death (necrophilia). Pushing well beyond the bounds of conventional Christian doctrine, Fox’s focus on creativity attempts nothing less than to shape a new ethic.
“Matt Fox is a pilgrim who seeks a path into the church of tomorrow. Countless numbers will be happy to follow his lead.” –Bishop John
Shelby Spong, author, Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, Living in Sin |
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The Reinvention of Work: A New Vision of Livelihood For Our Time
Thomas Aquinas said, “To live well is to work well,” and in this bold call for the revitalization of
daily work, Fox shares his vision of a world where our personal and professional lives are celebrated in harmony–a world where the self is not sacrificed for a job but is sanctified by authentic “soul work.”
“Fox approaches the level of poetry in describing the reciprocity that must be present between one’s inner and outer work…[A]n important road map to social change.” ~~ National Catholic
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The Tao of Thomas Aquinas: Fierce Wisdom for Hard Times
A stunning spiritual handbook drawn from the substantive teachings of Aquinas’ mystical/prophetic genius, offering a
sublime roadmap for spirituality and action.
Foreword by Ilia Delio.
“What a wonderful book! Only Matt Fox could bring to life the wisdom and brilliance of Aquinas with so much creativity. The Tao of Thomas Aquinas is a masterpiece.”
–Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit |
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Matthew Fox comments on Pope Francis' legacy of environmentalism and support for migrants, amidst more controversial aspects of his papacy, KPFA Pacifica Evening
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Join Matthew Fox and other guest speakers in a 6-week journey into Mysticism and The Great Mystics (Matthew presents May 7 on "Dancing with the Divine: Creation Spirituality and The Mystics"), hosted by Creation Spirituality Communities Education. Wednesdays, May 7-June 11, 4:00-6:00pm PT. Register HERE. |
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inspiring mystic-prophets in the Christian lineage, including Hildegard of Bingen, Julian of Norwich, Mechtild of Magdeburg, Thomas Aquinas, and Meister Eckhart. Open-ended course includes six modules of pre-recorded lessons, live community discussions, and live conversations with Matthew Fox. Starts Thursday, May 8; 10% off discount code: FOX-10 Register HERE. |
Join Matthew Fox as he discusses his book, Wrestling with the Prophets: Essays on Creation Spirituality and Everyday Life, in an online Our Lady of the Prairie Retreat. Thursday, May 15, 4:00pm-5:30pm PT. Register HERE. Join Matthew Fox as he offers a lecture and Q&A on “Navigating the Dark Night of Soul, Society, and Our Species,” hosted by the Jung Center of Buffalo, Friday, May 23, 4 pm PT. Learn more HERE. |
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.
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The Christian Mystics: Wisdom for Our
Time
Join renowned theologian and spiritual teacher Matthew Fox in a thought-provoking conversation with Ruby Reed on the lives, work and wisdom of some of The Christian Mystics and their vital role in our time.
In this webinar, we’ll explore how the mystic’s path can empower us to cultivate inner transformation and inspire action in the world by saying "Yes" to life and "No" to injustice, whether through art, contemplation, or activism. Discover how their insights can help us rekindle our spiritual fire and meet the needs of our time with resilience and love. This free video promotes Matthew's upcoming 6-session course with Advaya, that will be released on May 8. |
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