Looking back on decades of witnessing extreme experience, I write in order to understand.
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- The 42nd Beethoven LetterThe 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… Read more: The 42nd Beethoven Letter
- 2026 CalendarFeb 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… Read more: 2026 Calendar
- The Seed Podcast: John Calvi and “The Ones Who Aren’t Here” SongJohn 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… Read more: The Seed Podcast: John Calvi and “The Ones Who Aren’t Here” Song
- The Seed Podcast: John Calvi on Trauma, Justice, and Radical LoveJohn 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… Read more: The Seed Podcast: John Calvi on Trauma, Justice, and Radical Love
- Year-End Letter 2025Dear 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… Read more: Year-End Letter 2025
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