The Australian Friend

Journal of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia

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The Australian Friend is the official journal of The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia Inc. It has been continuously published since 1887. There are four issues per year, in March, June, September and December.

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Editorial

Editorial

Almost from the start of the Society of Friends, Quakers have been noted for social work in the community after Spirit-led discernment.  This edition of The Australian Friend contains reports of...

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Walking with the People of Gaza

Walking with the People of Gaza

Rob Leslie, Victoria Regional MeetingOn a cold, grey morning we arrived in the small town of Creswick to join the last half of a Pilgrimage for Gaza. We were a bit early, but after twenty minutes a...

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Know thy Friend: Gerard Guiton

Know thy Friend: Gerard Guiton

Gerard Guiton Peter Jones, Tasmania Regional MeetingGerry was born in Stockport (Greater Manchester) into an Irish family, his mother hailing from Co. Sligo and father from Cork city. After a mostly...

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Silent Meeting

Silent Meeting

Rosemary Longhurst, Western Australia Regional Meeting“Why meet in silence?” you ask,   The silence is. No more, no less. Allowing everyone, everything to be what they are, it breathes us....

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Purity of Heart

Purity of Heart

Tony D'Sousa, Finchley Meeting, UKOne day Saint Francis of Assisi and his closest companion, Brother Leo, were out walking. Noticing that Leo looked downhearted, Francis said, “Leo, why are you...

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Editorial

Editorial

Reg Naulty, quoting from Thomas Kelly’s A Testimony of Devotion, asks how we can become “a blessed community”.  This theme of a blessed, and inclusive community is raised in a number of this month’s...

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Happy 400th George!

Happy 400th George!

Tony D'Sousa, Finchley Meeting, UKHappy 400th Anniversary George Fox! George Fox was a truly great man. I know this because his spiritual discoveries have transformed my life, but it is only now,...

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