Social Concerns

Harvest of Peace: The White Dog Café

It was 20 years ago, in January 1983, that I hung blue and white checked curtains in the front windows…

Friends in Business

Good evening, endangered species," I began my talk at the October dinner of Philadelphia Friends in Business. I had been…

Civil Discourse in Turbulent Times

Out of this current round of political-economic turbulence arises the query of when and how to speak truth to power.…

Praying for Peace

The holidays are upon us, bringing with them the consideration of how to simplify the way we celebrate the birth…

What Are We to Do about Our Leaders?

I’m grateful to my monthly meeting that since the beginning of the ’90s it has supported my ministry of religious…

Justice and Respect for People with Mental Illnesses

Lying in an emergency room in 1983, I entered into a hospital stay for mental illness that respected neither my…

Extending a Hand

I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and…

Inside

The muted colors of stone, the horizontal lines of the walls, and the straight walkways are calming as I pass…

War on Whom?

We live in troubling times.

Dear Hal . . . A Journey across Miles, Years, and Prison Walls

Several years ago I read a report in a science magazine that stated that even with our most advanced instruments…

Death Warrant

When my best friend/Friend asked me if I would write something about the death penalty, I wasn’t really sure what…

Quaker Women in Prison Reform

While many Quakers are familiar with the pioneering work of Elizabeth Fry in Newgate Prison, London, relatively few are aware…
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