Mental Health

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Co-curricular Learning in the Quaker and Special Collections

A look behind the scenes at Haverford Library Quaker and Special Collections. Mary Crauderueff

Shirley Marie Bramkamp Olmstead

Olmstead—Shirley Marie Bramkamp Olmstead, 97, on July 29, 2015, in Centennial, Colo. Shirl was born on April 13, 1918, in…

Educating Ned

"Unless Love build the house, they labor in vain that build it." (Paraphrase of Psalms 127:1) My three children went…

Courageously Faithful: Bringing Peace to War

This room is a new room to most of us. I want to invite you to simply take some time…

On Abuse and Healing

One of the joys of my work with Friends Journal is the opportunity to travel among Friends. Two summers ago,…

The Echoing of Abuse

"Mom, Suzy’s in trouble. She’s at my house." Our older daughter’s voice sounded calm over the telephone. "RJ beat her…

Violence and Light

Halloween Night, 2007: Detroit It is Halloween, and we are at the Detroit Zoo. I am walking past brightly painted…

Visiting Agatha

I was an untrained amateur leading a self- help group for the mentally ill. Statistics were grim: in my first…

Quaker Peacemaking Put to the Test

Many of us seem to absorb the Quaker culture of peacemaking without any specific training. Nor have many of us…

Unpalatable Truths

I thought I knew the costs of war. They had fueled my outrage over the arrogance, the ignorance, and the…

Contemplating Torture

When U.S. political leaders debate the ethics and efficacy of torture, we need to consider how our country arrived at…

Remembering Agnes: A Lesson in Nonviolence

Whenever I try to trace back my faith in that of God in every one, and the power of nonviolence,…