With Gratitude

I never open an issue of the Journal without feeling a deep sense of gratitude to the many, many individuals… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Monastic Longings: On Laziness, Discipline, and Devotion

“You would make a wonderful nun." Katherine said this to me with a grin, and I acted insulted because I… Lisa Marie Rand

25 Years of Quaker Universalism

In May 2008, Quaker Universalist Fellowship turned 25 years old. Many Friends would argue that what we usually call Quaker… Rhoda R. Gilman

Yo! Are You Amish?

Driving down Philadelphia’s South Street a few years ago, I was asked by a person who had pulled up next… Max Carter

Twenty-One Tips on Personal Peacemaking

I think we as Quakers spend a lot of time thinking about and discussing peacemaking, but when it comes to… Lynn Fitz-Hugh

Sifting Through the Rubble: The 9/11 Controversies

Friends are advised to minister to those in need but also to seek to know the facts and the causes… Steve Chase

A Very Different War: The Story of an Evacuee Sent to the U.S. During World War II

It was only later that we realized how lucky we had been when we arrived in the United States to… Louise Milbourn

Mushrooms and Poems

I don’t know if it was because the season had been unusually wet, or if it was just the time… Lynn Martin

A Non-Quaker's Quaker Perspective

It is ironic that most of us who benefit from a Quaker education are not Quaker. As a middle school… Michael Zimmerman

Finding My Center: Reflections from a Term at Pendle Hill

"Waiting upon the Lord in silence"—what an odd phrase, I thought—when, in my Moravian tradition, you sang praises to God… Patricia Smith

Unobstructed Love

The problem with unobstructed love is that it’s rarely understood. Maybe that’s because it does not appear like any other… John Calvi

One Bad Apple: A Meditation on Organic Applesauce

I spent the week before Labor Day at my family farm in Michigan making applesauce. This has been a custom… Marjorie E. Nelson
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The Quaker Faith: Friends of Love and Truth

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Is Peace Possible?

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Turning Toward the Victim: The Bible, Sacred Violence, and the End of Scapegoating in Quaker Perspective

June 1, 2026