A landscape from the Section of the Americas meeting in March 2025. Photo: Courtesy of FWCC.
Letter from America: Tim Gee visits FWCC Section of the Americas
‘Holding faith is a kind of conscientious objection to allowing our spirits to be crushed.’
by Tim Gee
18th April 2025
To a Friend from Britain, there is much in the Arizona desert which is unfamiliar: the sight of hummingbirds and javelinas (wild ungulates) by day, and the sound of coyotes by night. The cacti, which are older than many of the houses, juxtaposed with the futuristic driverless taxis. Then there’s the crosses, rosaries and books of saints in the gift shop of the Franciscan retreat centre, which for a week in March of this year served as host to the Friends World Committee for Consultation Section of the Americas gathering.
