Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox

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05/30/2026

Jungian analyst and scholar of religion Antonio Dorella has offered such a convincing parallel between the four paths of Creation Spirituality and the four psychological functions of C.G. Jung that I took it as the basis of my own book on Matthew Fox and Jung. It is also possible to pair the paths a...

05/29/2026

To me, doing spiritual counseling, a.k.a. spiritual direction, represents a great spiritual adventure. Having immersed myself for many years in Creation Spirituality and, before that, in the kind of post-Vatican II and liberation theologies that are the humus itself of contemporary Creation Spiritua...

05/27/2026

Not just ours, but many other eras in human history were beset by cruelty in politics, both international and domestic. Some people in that context — like myself today — chose to live a relatively secluded life, surrounded by their books and thoughts, practicing a rota of prayers and meditation ...

05/27/2026

I write this on Monday morning, which is the day after the Feast of Pentecost for Christians and happens to be also the day of the release of Pope Leo’s much-awaited encyclical on AI. The document boasts a very uplifting title, Magnifica humanitas, Magnificent Humanity. (It almost sounds like .....

05/27/2026

This past week I received news from Andrew Harvey, a good friend and co-worker of mine in the field of a renewed spirituality, one that brings service, “sacred activism,” and healthy mysticism together. He and I have taught together on many occasions, including a series on “The Christ Path” ...

Please join Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox and the international Order of the Sacred Earth community tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26th a...
05/25/2026

Please join Rev. Dr. Matthew Fox and the international Order of the Sacred Earth community tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26th at 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern for an hour-long council meeting!

Mark your calendars as we meet on the last Tuesday of each month. Zoom information below in the comments!

We hope that you are each resourcing yourselves in all of the ways that are available…Staying present, open and in-service of Earth's communications and support.

Council is our way of creating a supportive space to explore this way of being in reciprocity amidst all of the noise and violence within these times. We believe that this way of being present to the Sacred becomes fully possible within community with both humans and the more than human world. With this intention, we come together.

Each time we've met to practice council over the past 8 years, we've enjoyed connecting with this incredible community as it ebbs and flows. Being present with one another within the sacredness of life is a powerful experience -even on Zoom!

Often, we feel grief about the destruction of our Earth while simultaneously feeling expansiveness and new transformative possibilities emerging. Sometimes there's a buzz around the incredible work that so many are doing to make our world more resonant with Earth while inspiring each of us to live our own unique Earth-centered purpose.

One thing that remains constant is that we often leave these meetings feeling nourished and supported in a variety of ways by a diversity of people from around the planet who care deeply.

We're calling each other into the presence of a new dynamic moment with unknown potentials for how to lean into the vulnerability of connection, our longings and our fulfillments.

What we are being asked to do as a species seems almost beyond imagining.

The challenges we face seem impossible even to the most optimistic humans. The end seems imminent. And yet, we know that this has always been true in moments of unraveling when a seismic transformation is taking place within the Universe.

We've seen that the way out of depression and despair is through love, gratitude, and aligned action. In connecting with others who are engaged in the creative act of seeing and becoming a consciously united Earth community we can motivate ourselves to give our all, again and again.

We are coming to identify with new ways of being with a new understanding of who we are and what we are here to do. As we lean into this process together, new possibilities become accessible to participate in our own transformation.

Consider the challenge of bringing life into existence! The Over billions of years, Earth has held space for rocks and then bacteria to evolve into whales, humming birds, and humans! The challenge before us now is equally gargantuan and yet all of the elements needed for this creative task of bringing humanity together in service of life are here now...calling us to rise to a new level of consciousness, to become a new species within the Universe’s and the Earth’s mind. Can you feel it? Either way, join us to enter into a creative process that can only happen within community!

This will be a time to connect in community around the theme of building and expanding a culture who honours the sacredness of Earth's life-creating processes. Our intention is to create a container for connection and networking with others who are putting forth the intention and effort needed to make a difference within these crucial and challenging times. We have also enjoyed providing a space for new people to join us to learn more about this movement and to share how they are being called to participate in the Great Turning of humanity.

In the past, we've had between 12-65 people join us from all over the world so the format changes from month to month. There will be time to briefly share what you're up to, what is present in your heart, or anything else that feels relevant to you and this movement. More than anything, this is a place to listen to one another and to reflect upon the creativity and love that is present within our extended network.

05/23/2026

As we often say in these Meditations, tapping into creativity is especially important in times of crises such as ours. In Chapter 8 of Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet, Matthew Fox offers an exercise in Deep Ecumenism, which is itself an act of creativity. He weaves, in fact, Taoist w...

05/22/2026

The situation in Palestine has become a litmus test for humanity, not just for Judaism. In the last few days we have seen a few signs of hope: the ban imposed by the U.S. on Francesca Albanese, special rapporteur for Palestine, has been lifted; the international court at The Hague has indicted Israe...

05/22/2026

Today is a sad day for America and American democracy. Today is Stephen Colbert’s last day hosting The Late Show. Humor and Satire are so important for spiritual survival, especially in a time of rising authoritarianism. Laughing at the emperor with no clothes is part of both resistance and surviv...

05/20/2026

Please note: Breathing – parts 1 and 2 – were published two weeks ago. If you’d like, you can read them HERE and HERE. James Reho elaborates beautifully on the breathing techniques of Christian Orthodox (i.e. Greek) monks. He underlines especially the connection of such techniques with the “...

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