Quakers Walk from New York City to Washington, D.C., to Share Flushing Remonstrance with Congress

The walk advocating free speech and due process will reach Washington on May 22.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Honoring God with Our Substance

Introduction to our May issue.

Gabriel Ehri

I Was a Stranger and You Invited Me In

A small meeting’s experiment in radical welcoming.

Greenleaf Weekly Outdoor Meeting

Laundry Chaplaincy for Unsheltered Souls

Ministering to the unhoused where they are.

Zae Illo

Shalom and Right Relationship

Reflections on housing justice.

Chris Ferguson

Solidarity with Our Unhoused Neighbors

Quaker ministries for the homeless.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Monday Night in the Church Basement

frayed edges / of your bulging backpack / remind me that the perimeter

Patricia Joslin

Dogs on the Run

I hear my husband singing “Dogs on the Run,” / to the tune of “Band on the Run,” out in the kitchen

Joyce Victor

I Play Nostalgic Songs

I’m like Billy Joel, / playing nostalgic songs / that everyone knows— / I’m in a wheelchair

Mark Tulin

Forum, May 2025

Letters from our readers

Staff

Zen Faith

Understanding Quaker continuing revelation and freedom from dogma.

John Hickey

Helping Our Neighbors with Housing

An interview with Neil Trueblood on Gwynedd Meeting’s Avalon House.

Sharlee DiMenichi

I Would Give You Living Water

New for 2025, the Bible Study department runs four times a year in the February, May, August, and November issues.

Jerry McBride

The Joyful Rebellion of George Lakey

A review of "Citizen George"

Gail Whiffen

British Quakers condemn police raid at London meetinghouse, call for reform to protect right to protest

The following story was adapted from news reports posted on the Quakers in Britain website. Follow the latest updates on…

Staff

May 2025 Books: Young Friends Bookshelf

May 2025 Book Reviews

Young Friends bookshelf

Eileen Redden

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Gail Cornwall-Feeley on Solidarity with Our Unhoused Neighbors

The Friday Food Share in San Francisco referenced in this article was organized by others at…
Jac Waks on Laundry Chaplaincy for Unsheltered Souls

Not trying to take a shortcut here, but I so agree with Laurel’s comments and insights…
Jonathan Hubbard on In the Deeps and in Weakness

Matt Rosen gives me renewed hope for the future of the Religious Society of Friends. This…
Amy on The Joyful Rebellion of George Lakey

Great piece! I love that a Quaker workcamp was where his journey as an activist started.

QuakerSpeak

Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement

From Roman Catholic to Quaker

What Does Just Peace in Palestine and Israel Look Like?

The Gift of Quaker Simplicity

Living Up to Our Radical Past

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