Alvin Joaquín Figueroa Gil de Lamadrid
@alvinjfigueroa.bsky.social
Literary scholar, teacher, theologian, queer Boricua Quaker. Retired from Academia after 42 years of teaching Hispanic Studies.
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Kathleen Lonsdale, 1967
Quaker Faith and Practice 20.26
Quaker Faith and Practice 20.26
November 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Kathleen Lonsdale, 1967
Quaker Faith and Practice 20.26
Quaker Faith and Practice 20.26
Friendly Persuasion
Believe it or not, this is part of a poster for a movie about Quakers. Any guesses at the title?
Hint: Ronald Reagan gave a copy of this movie to Mikhail Gorbachev during the Cold War to symbolize the need to resolve their conflict peacefully.
Hint: Ronald Reagan gave a copy of this movie to Mikhail Gorbachev during the Cold War to symbolize the need to resolve their conflict peacefully.
November 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Friendly Persuasion
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The perpetrator was never found
October 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The perpetrator was never found
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AFSC welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and a potential end to the genocide. For two years we have called for an end to Israeli attacks, the release of all people held captive, and full humanitarian access to Gaza. afsc.org/newsroom/afs...
October 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
AFSC welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza and a potential end to the genocide. For two years we have called for an end to Israeli attacks, the release of all people held captive, and full humanitarian access to Gaza. afsc.org/newsroom/afs...
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Progressive churches wanting to show up powerfully in our current social-cultural-political milieu:
Epistemic humility is great, refreshing compared to know-it-all dogmatism.
But can we also root ourselves in existential courage?
Epistemic humility is great, refreshing compared to know-it-all dogmatism.
But can we also root ourselves in existential courage?
October 9, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Progressive churches wanting to show up powerfully in our current social-cultural-political milieu:
Epistemic humility is great, refreshing compared to know-it-all dogmatism.
But can we also root ourselves in existential courage?
Epistemic humility is great, refreshing compared to know-it-all dogmatism.
But can we also root ourselves in existential courage?
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Sarah Mullally was named on Friday as the first female head of the Church of England but her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury immediately drew criticism from conservative Anglicans mainly based in Africa who oppose women bishops.
Mullally named as first female Archbishop to lead Church of England
www.dailymaverick.co.za
October 3, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Sarah Mullally was named on Friday as the first female head of the Church of England but her appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury immediately drew criticism from conservative Anglicans mainly based in Africa who oppose women bishops.
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Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
Lo que más jode es que haya gente en Puerto Rico que lo celebre. Por supuesto que históricamente hemos sido el Peñon de Gibraltar de las Américas, pero el pueblo se ha unido y ha protestado por décadas para que deje de serlo. La memoria histórica de Puerto Rico es muy pequeñita.
Opinión | Puerto Rico: llave militar del Caribe
La isla siempre ha representado un puente entre continentes y un muro protector para las rutas marítimas, escribe Jean Peña Payano
www.elnuevodia.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Lo que más jode es que haya gente en Puerto Rico que lo celebre. Por supuesto que históricamente hemos sido el Peñon de Gibraltar de las Américas, pero el pueblo se ha unido y ha protestado por décadas para que deje de serlo. La memoria histórica de Puerto Rico es muy pequeñita.
Puerto Rico, lamentablemente, padece de amnesia colectiva y síndrome social de Estocolmo.
Opinión | Prácticas militares en Puerto Rico: ¿quién nos protege?
La evidencia contundente de los daños a la salud que producen los ejercicios militares y la destrucción ambiental es incuestionable, afirma Wilma Reverón
www.elnuevodia.com
September 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Puerto Rico, lamentablemente, padece de amnesia colectiva y síndrome social de Estocolmo.
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Our December issue asks, "What Do Quakers Believe?" Is there a way to describe our beliefs that covers most if not all Friends? Is it grounded in classic principles of Quakerism or in the varied practices of actual Friends today?
Submissions accepted (1,200 to 2,500 words) until September 22, 2025.
Submissions accepted (1,200 to 2,500 words) until September 22, 2025.
Friends Journal - December 2025: What Do We Believe?
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Features run 1200-2500 words.
Questions? Email editors@friendsjournal.org
Learn more general information at Friendsjournal.org/submissions.
One of the most googled searches about F...
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August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Our December issue asks, "What Do Quakers Believe?" Is there a way to describe our beliefs that covers most if not all Friends? Is it grounded in classic principles of Quakerism or in the varied practices of actual Friends today?
Submissions accepted (1,200 to 2,500 words) until September 22, 2025.
Submissions accepted (1,200 to 2,500 words) until September 22, 2025.
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Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
August 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Today's Daily Quaker Message. Read the full quote: dailyquaker.com
Más sobre nuestra Rita, quien está de visita en Puerto Rico.
Siendo Rita Moreno: una mirada a la hermosa y dolorosa vida de una mujer entre dos mundos
La legendaria actriz reflexiona sobre su legado, el secreto detrás de su éxito y sus frustraciones a lo largo de una carrera extraordinaria
www.elnuevodia.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Más sobre nuestra Rita, quien está de visita en Puerto Rico.
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“Since theology is something we all do,” Mark Russ writes in The Spirit of Freedom, “it’s useful to have people who can help us do it better. I feel called to be one of those people. Doing theology is how I serve my Quaker community.”
REVIEWED: The Spirit of Freedom: Quaker-Shaped Christian Theology
“When we attempt to make sense of the Divine and our relationship to it," Mark Russ says, "we’re doing theology.”
www.friendsjournal.org
August 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Since theology is something we all do,” Mark Russ writes in The Spirit of Freedom, “it’s useful to have people who can help us do it better. I feel called to be one of those people. Doing theology is how I serve my Quaker community.”
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Less than 30 hours to go! Join us on Zoom for the 2024 World Plenary Meeting Documentary Premiere, 'Living Ubuntu' on Saturday 9 August at 16:00 BST - registration details on our website fwcc.world/event/world-...
2024 World Plenary Meeting Documentary Premiere, ‘Living Ubuntu’ – FWCC
fwcc.world
August 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Less than 30 hours to go! Join us on Zoom for the 2024 World Plenary Meeting Documentary Premiere, 'Living Ubuntu' on Saturday 9 August at 16:00 BST - registration details on our website fwcc.world/event/world-...
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Pennsylvania Hall officially opened its doors on May 14, 1838, welcoming all Philadelphians, regardless of race, sex, or status.
The “temple to free discussion” stood just four days before a mob, enraged by the politics of “race-mixing” and women and men speaking together equally, burned it down.
The “temple to free discussion” stood just four days before a mob, enraged by the politics of “race-mixing” and women and men speaking together equally, burned it down.
The Burning of Pennsylvania Hall
What our Quaker ancestors can teach us about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
www.friendsjournal.org
August 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Pennsylvania Hall officially opened its doors on May 14, 1838, welcoming all Philadelphians, regardless of race, sex, or status.
The “temple to free discussion” stood just four days before a mob, enraged by the politics of “race-mixing” and women and men speaking together equally, burned it down.
The “temple to free discussion” stood just four days before a mob, enraged by the politics of “race-mixing” and women and men speaking together equally, burned it down.
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“We name what we see as genocide after deep discernment – not to incite, but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. We name this painful truth with the fervent hope that the violence it describes will cease."
Quaker agencies speak out on Gaza:
fwcc.world/statement-on...
Quaker agencies speak out on Gaza:
fwcc.world/statement-on...
July 28, 2025 at 9:57 AM
“We name what we see as genocide after deep discernment – not to incite, but to open eyes, minds, and hearts. We name this painful truth with the fervent hope that the violence it describes will cease."
Quaker agencies speak out on Gaza:
fwcc.world/statement-on...
Quaker agencies speak out on Gaza:
fwcc.world/statement-on...
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Yesterday, Wilmer Chavarria, a Vermonter & US Citizen, was held and interrogated for hours in the Houston airport by CBP agents.
He's a school superintendent. So don’t try to tell us this is about removing violent criminals. This is how they use psychological terror to intimidate us into silence.
He's a school superintendent. So don’t try to tell us this is about removing violent criminals. This is how they use psychological terror to intimidate us into silence.
July 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Yesterday, Wilmer Chavarria, a Vermonter & US Citizen, was held and interrogated for hours in the Houston airport by CBP agents.
He's a school superintendent. So don’t try to tell us this is about removing violent criminals. This is how they use psychological terror to intimidate us into silence.
He's a school superintendent. So don’t try to tell us this is about removing violent criminals. This is how they use psychological terror to intimidate us into silence.
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back from vacation (a week ago) and about to make it everyone’s problem
July 23, 2025 at 4:29 PM
back from vacation (a week ago) and about to make it everyone’s problem
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Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges in an appeal of damages owed to a gay couple after denying them a marriage license.
Could the Supreme Court revisit marriage equality? New appeal offers chance
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges in an appeal of damages owed to a gay couple after denying them a marriage license.
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July 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges in an appeal of damages owed to a gay couple after denying them a marriage license.
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🌎Environmental justice "can no longer be regarded as an abstract concept or a distant goal ... For it is a matter of justice – social, economic and human." -- Pope Leo XIV
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
Vatican Publishes a New Mass on Caring for the Environment
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
🌎Environmental justice "can no longer be regarded as an abstract concept or a distant goal ... For it is a matter of justice – social, economic and human." -- Pope Leo XIV
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/03/w...
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My Native American grandchildren deserve a better place to live and grow up.
July 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM
My Native American grandchildren deserve a better place to live and grow up.