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Being a Friendly Adult Presence in the Lives of Young Friends: What Would Tom Fox Do?

My 15-year-old son Jonathan dragged his tired body in the door, trailing his sleeping bag and pillow, exhausted but with…

Peggy O'Neill

Tom and Anne Moore

I visited with the Moores in their compact apartment (which they share with Anne’s large loom!) at the Hickman, a…

Kara Newell

Not Another Holiday Letter

2004 was an unusual year. I wrote a Christmas letter on time. After a year’s hiatus from writing a Christmas…

Sean Crane

Alice Elaine Dean-Daniel

Dean-Daniel—Alice Elaine Dean-Daniel, 77, on December 22, 2018, at home surrounded by loved ones in Kona, Hawaii. Alice was born…

Staff

Friends and the Interfaith Peace Movement

Our country and the world were shaken to the core by the events of September 11, 2001. In response, we…

Anthony Manousos

A Tribute to the Gathering – And to My Father

Nine years ago, my father and I drove from our home in Philadelphia to the 2000 Friends General Conference Gathering…

Carl Sigmond

A Quaker at Ground Zero

The Family Assistance Center (FAC) described below was located in a historic railroad terminal/museum at Liberty State Park in Jersey…

John Blum

A Day Off in the Life of an Intern

It’s spring in Washington, D.C. There is a war on. I’m walking down the National Mall, surrounded by people, flags,…

Janaki Spickard-Keeler

Quaker Works October 2020

This semiannual feature highlights the recent works of Quaker organizations* in the following categories: Advocacy Consultation, Support, and Resources Development Education…

Quaker Works

Embracing Kindred Spirits in Friends Schools

Friends schools can be a Quaker pipeline for students and families.

Deborra Sines Pancoe and Elisabeth Torg