The 42nd Beethoven Letter Dear Friends, Thank you for your continued support. You make it possible for me to keep going. I spent my early years in the work asking for help from these people over here to help those people over there. I asked Quakers and others to share with me the necessities of […]
Feb 23 Lecture & Readings for Contextual Ministry Earlham School of Religion via ZOOM Adjunct instructor Mark Condo June 6 “Tending the Fire of Sacred Queerness” A Trans Quaker Gathering Woolman Hill, Deerfield MA July 7 – 12 Abandon All Weariness Friends General Conference Summer GatheringUniv of VT Burlington VT August 1 Energy Work for Healing […]
John was a guest on season six of The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope, a podcast from Pendle Hill hosted by Dwight Dunston. Excerpt from Episode Details on Apple Podcasts In this mini-episode, host Dwight Dunston returns to his conversation with Quaker healer John Calvi. They explore the history of John’s seminal song, “The Ones […]
John was a guest on season six of The Seed: Conversations for Radical Hope, a podcast from Pendle Hill hosted by Dwight Dunston. Excerpt from Episode Details on Apple Podcasts What does love look like when it moves beyond sentiment and becomes a force for healing, justice, and transformation? In this Season Six finale of […]
Dear Friends, I had a small miracle occur the end of summer. I got well. After complaining to doctors about increasingly endless fatigue and shortness of breath the last few years, a new doctor found the problem. I’ve had 4 infusions of iron and am feeling very well again. I’m not 100%, but 80% is […]
John Calvi’s address at the 2024 Reedwood Forum Recorded by the Reedwood Friends Church on November 20, 2024 (via Zoom)1:05:02
Quaker author John Calvi was interviewed about his March 2024 article, Carrying Light to Need. Recorded by Friends Journal Quakers on March 8, 2024 (via Zoom)16:29 View more information from Friends Journal
The 39th Beethoven Letter Dear Friends, Thank you for your kind and generous support over the years. This keeps me going in all ways. Your good care via these pragmatic gifts are the bread and butter of my life and a delight to receive. Thank you for years of including me in your generosity. Writing […]
There have been times in my life when someone just took me away and suddenly my burdens were less and my hopes increased. Sometimes in small ways and, not infrequently, in wonderful and large ways. My Uncle Sheldon took me away on a camping canoeing trip in my very dark early days of family violence. […]