Departments Archives - Friends Journal

Quakers, Indian Boarding Schools, and Indigenous Justice Today

In 1819, the United States enacted a series of policies that led to the creation of Indian boarding schools across… Sandra Boone Murphy

Quaker organizations issue joint statement on peace testimony and Ukraine

On October 26, eight Quaker organization heads issued a joint statement on the peace testimony and Ukraine. The statement notes:… FJ News Editors

Interview with Olha Lychko-Parubocha of Friends Peace Teams in Ukraine

Olha Lychko-Parubocha is a Ukrainian psychologist who has been working in the IDP camps in Lviv since April. Gail Whiffen

Friendly Fiction

Introduction to our November issue. Gabriel Ehri

Alone

"After God left me, / I got along all right for a while..." Elizabeth Boardman

Savior

"In the stooped squat of age, I grab a plastic cup and lid..." Marjorie Gowdy

Female Brain Running

"Recently I fell for clickbait because the tagline sounded so binary and sexist / that I wanted to see just… Lindsay-Rose Dykema

Forum, November 2022

Letters from our readers. Staff

Life in the Meeting

Reading to Feed Our Souls

Nearly ten years ago, we started monthly reading groups at Santa Monica (Calif.) Stanford Searl

Adele Turshin Berardi

Berardi—Adele Turshin Berardi, 100, on February 17, 2022, in Lancaster, Pa. Adele was born on August 4, 1921, in New…

William Henry Matchett

Matchett—William Henry Matchett, 98, on June 21, 2021, in Olympia, Wash. Bill was born on March 5, 1923, in Chicago,…

Nancy Gail Black Sagafi-nejad

Sagafi-nejad—Nancy Gail Black Sagafi-nejad, 83, on September 27, 2021, peacefully, surrounded by her husband, Tagi, and her sons, Jahan and…

Load More

Book Reviews

View All

Valerie Bertinelli and James Claypoole’s Letter Book

September 10, 2014

Thanks and Wow: Two Prayers from Anne Lamott’s Latest

February 11, 2013

Asking for Help: Anne Lamott’s Help, Thanks, Wow

January 30, 2013