‘We did conclude among ourselves to settle a meeting, to see one another’s faces, and open our hearts one to another in the Truth of God once a year, as formerly it used to…
I can think of no more fundamental question for social justice than this: how big should our state be? Those who argue for a small state place themselves within the right or…
I was looking at a Friend’s concern about being put in a tent or caravan at the coming Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG), when she had booked and hoped to be provided with a private…
Just sitting. Just waiting. Trusting the Light. This is not an easy thing to do, especially when I find myself in limbo with nothing much going on. When thoughts stray into this…
Quakers have a rich heritage of both extraordinary and ordinary actions that have, in some cases, been transformative. We talk of examples like the abolition of slavery, good…
Have you heard a Friend talk about ‘God, or the Light, or the Spirit, or Allah, or whatever you want to call it’? Have you heard someone ask what kind of God Quakers believe…
In 2012 the Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) Crime, Community and Justice Sub-Committee (CCJS) happened to meet following the publication of the Independent Report on the…
The path to sainthood for John Paul II was the fastest in modern history, raising eyebrows among traditionalists for packing a painstaking process that can sometimes take centuries…
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