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March 2015

March 2015

Silent Bodies
Madeline Schaefer

26 Weekends at Columbia County Jail
Joseph Olejak
Powerful Hope
Phil Lord
Human Trafficking
Jack Ciancio

Quakers Doing Lent?

A daily reflection offered by William Penn House. Brad Ogilvie

Among Friends March 2015

The Unexpected Conversation Gabriel Ehri

Viewpoint: Religion and spirituality

A March 2015 Viewpoint. Includes author reading. Sam Cypressi

Forum March 2015

Letters, comments, and emails from our readers Staff
Features

Silent Bodies: My Struggle with an Eating Disorder

Quakers and the spirituality of food and the body. Podcast available. Madeline Schaefer
Features

Through the Clouds of Unknowing

An inward journey through clouds of uncertainty. Keith R. Maddock
Features

26 Weekends at Columbia County Jail

A jailed Quaker chronicles the stories behind the bars of mass incarceration. Includes video author interview. Joseph Olejak
Features

A Powerful Hope

Reflections on the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome. Phil Lord
Features

Human Trafficking: We Cannot Keep Silent

A sober look at the modern day slavery that fuels our consumerism. Includes author video chat. Jack Ciancio
Features

The Friendly FolkDancers Tour the Congo: Along the western edge of Lake Tanganyika

The Quaker dancing troupe visits a failed state. Includes author reading. Rosemary Coffey
Poetry

Faith and Practice

FJ Poetry: "In the last bench in Meeting I am / all the other women and all of their silence."… Nicole Greaves
Poetry

The Shelter, Dawn

FJ Poetry: "Semi-darkness stirs / the somnambulence of blankets, / a floor carpeted with pillows." Donna Pucciani
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