The Noises of Our Silences

Introduction to our August issue.

Martin Kelley

Features

How Can I Keep from Singing?

The marvelous mystery of worship-fluid meetings.

John Helding

Features

Experiments in Silent Worship

Reflections in three movements.

Joe McHugh

Features

What Can We Say?

Six essentials of Quaker faith.

Steven Dale Davison

Features

The Gift of Good Boundaries

What I’ve learned from Eleanor Dart.

Susan Calhoun

Features

Child Safeguarding in Quaker Spaces

Truth and transparency in dealing with abuse.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Poetry

Credo

I believe / there is always hope.

Tammy Iralu

Poetry

Carried

The log where my dad perched as a bluebird / in the full sun

Kim Parko

Poetry

By the Pond

Turtles bask, / heads up, / in sun.

Magda Andrews-Hoke

Forum

Forum, August 2026

Letters from our readers.

Staff

Quakers and Money

Money and Ethical Finance? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Peterson Toscano talks about how, in life and work, after much searching he has found a way to harmoniously combine spirituality and money.

Peterson Toscano

Reflection

Peace, Silence, and the Inner Light

The author's uniquely powerful experience among the Quakers of Monteverde: silence, community diversity, and connection with nature.

Hazel Guindon Badilla

History

Resurrecting a Forgotten Friend

Appoquinimink Meeting honors abolitionist John Alston 152 years after his death.

Kate O’Donnell

Bible Study

And After the Fire a Sound of Sheer Silence

The Bible Study column runs four times a year in the February, May, August, and November issues.

Florence Capaldo Kimball

QuakerSpeak

QuakerSpeak, August 2026

Everything you need to know about Quakerism.

Staff

News

Hoopes Begins 30-Month Prison Sentence at Minimum-Security Camp in Oregon [Updated]

Robert "Jacob" Hoopes surrendered to authorities on July 23.

Sharlee DiMenichi

Marie on Expectant Visions of a Christian Anarchist

Many religious organizations have become involved in providing housing. Building communities of friends, designed alongside the…
Jamie Lockard on Experiments in Silent Worship

What a beautiful, thought-provoking piece! Please write more about your experiences and your spirituality. I have…
Joan Broadfield on IN BRIEF: Seeking the Light: A Quaker Journey for Quakers and Non-Quakers

While a lot to like about this book, I am so disappointed that this book starts…
Stephanie Krehbiel on Child Safeguarding in Quaker Spaces

As an advocate who has spent the last decade working with survivors of church-based sexual abuse,…