Self-Realization

Raising a Deaf Child

Our adventure into diversity began as an arrogance of the human spirit. If this comes across as very personal, it…

Walking the Walk: Ian Fritz

Protest in Skokie In 2000, Ian Fritz, a member of Milwaukee (Wis.) Meeting, experienced a life-changing event. On Decem-ber 16,…

Finding Hope

Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (John 14:27) Anyone in my family can tell you…

Confessions of a Nontheistic Friend

"I have found profit in tracing the word [worship] back to its Old English root, weorthscipe, meaning worthship. In the…

The Body as Temple

I’ve spent over ten years in the habit of listening to people’s bodies. I let my hands guide my spirit…

On Being Needed

When I first heard the meowings outside the garage door, then on the back porch, I thought, "Oh, no. There’s…

Focusing on the Light

What is here urged are inward practices of the mind at deepest levels, letting it swing like the needle, to…

Divine Noises at the Gathering

The Gathering is an exercise in listening for God. Not being a particularly strong candidate for sainthood, I’m always delighted…

The Fountain

As we look around us, there are so many forms of spiritual decay, hopelessness, and violence. People are frustrated, irritated,…

Rosary: A Spiritual Journey out of Prison

In 1990, I married a man in prison. I had been a volunteer for many years for the Alternatives to…

Of Odds and Gods

Three in our meeting community have been struck by tragedy: Sandy Mershon, John Ball, and Laura Murphy. Sandy died after…
Features

My Car Died in Toronto

My car died in Toronto, three days before Christmas, 2000. Desperate to get to Ottawa, my home for over a… Caroline Balderston Parry
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