The Comfort of Horror

An interview with American author Chuck Wendig

Sharlee DiMenichi

I Found the Quaker Sasquatch

Toward a faith that welcomes neurodivergence.

Quietly Present

Neurodiverse voices in worship.

Finding What Works for Us

On accommodating neurodivergent Friends.

Shifting System Paradigms Together

An invitation to neurotypical Friends.

A distant view of a lone figure walking away from the camera down a flat snow-covered road.

Early March

Everything rumored about March is true. / You brute month, you howling monster month. 

A young person stands with their back to the camera, leaning against a slatted fence and looking out over a large body of water (presumably an ocean, but maybe a big lake) at sunset (or sunrise).

Peter Wonders about Death and Other Stuff

Imagine what you would feel like / if you did not exist.

Praying with Crow

I am often left / empty of words, / language is of little use.

Forum, March 2025

Letters from our readers.

QuakerSpeak, March 2023

Quakerism in the 21st Century.

These Times Are Spiritual Doorways

How Trump’s win convinced me I’m Quaker.

United States Courthouse in Washington D.C.

Friends General Conference Joins over Two Dozen Religious Groups in New Immigration Lawsuit [Updated]

FGC joined an interfaith lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CBP, and ICE.

[A sharp black silhouette of tree branches with the bright orange flames of the Palisades Fire in the background.]

‘We Are All Fire Survivors’: Southern California Friends Support Each Other Through Loss, Trauma

Several Quakers in the Los Angeles County area lost their homes and possessions.

Quakers Sue DHS over Immigration Enforcement and Religious Freedom [Updated]

Friends’ historic experience of religious persecution motivated modern Quakers to join the lawsuit.

Kat Griffith

Kat Griffith: Building Relationships Across Politics

Kat Griffith's article, “Rhapsody in Purple,” appears in the Feburary 2025 issue of Friends Journal.

Prepared for This

Introduction to our February issue.

[Kat Griffith stands on her front lawn, getting ready to go out for door-to-door canvassing. She's standing in front of a homemade sign that says "WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE."]

Rhapsody in Purple

Reshaping hearts through political canvassing.

Quaker Retreat Information - Earth & Ember

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