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Friends Schools and Healthy Sexuality

Discussing sexuality in the Quaker classroom. Al Vernacchio

Loving the Difficult People

Tales from a Phone Sex Operator Karen Ainslee

Bringing Sexual Abuse to Light

A meeting learns to be supportive in the wake of sexual abuse. Melissa Levine and Betsy Neale

Q&A: Peggy Brick

In the 1970s, the sexual revolution was challenging traditional sexual values and I was invited to develop full-year psychology and… jana

Film Review: The Sessions

In one memorable scene from The Sessions, Father Brendan (played by William H. Macy) reflects during confession, “It’s amazing how… Reviewed by Jana Llewellyn

Milestones March 2013

Marriage Harris and Smith—Jennifer Chapin-Smith (a member of Maryland’s Adelphi Meeting, nee Jennifer Chapin Harris) and Alexi Chapin-Smith (nee Alexi… jana

Thomas Hamm on Division in Indiana

To someone who is not familiar with the controversy in Indiana Yearly Meeting, what would be your synopsis of the… jana

A Farewell to FJ’s Art Director, Barbara Benton

You’ve been art director at Friends Journal for more than 35 years. What are the most notable changes from when… jana

Carolyn Miller: A Woman for All Seasons

Carolyn Miller is a tall, slim woman, with sparkly blue eyes, short silvery hair and a stately bearing. For more… jana

A Holy Place

Many years ago, I found myself driving a long distance with a woman from my office. I didn’t know her… jana

Milestones February 2013

Births Heiland—Laura Kelley Heiland was born to Julie Heiland and Martin Kelley on January 22, 2012, at 8:15 p.m, in Elmer,… jana

Privilege and the Re-Inauguration of President Obama

“With this faith we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With… jana

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