friendship Archives

The Paradox of Help

by Randy Hain | Jun 30, 2022 | Living, Surrender & Strength | 0 |

Photo by Rémi Walle on Unsplash Shortly after I came into the Catholic Church, a friend and fellow...

The Communion of Saints and my “son of encouragement”

by Joannie Watson | Apr 30, 2021 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“I need Larry. And now he can help me even more than he did before.” This weekend is the year anniversary of the death of my friend Larry. While he did not die of COVID, his death in the midst of the pandemic meant...

The Friends of the Paralytic

by Joannie Watson | Jan 17, 2020 | Between the Sundays, Living | 0 |

“The Palsied Man Let Down Through the Roof” (detail) by James Tissot [Public domain]...

Finding Authentic Connection in a World Where We are Lost to Each Other

by Colleen Duggan | Nov 14, 2019 | Living, Spotlight | 0 |

Last weekend, my husband and I schlepped the kids to the park and as we unloaded the kids, the...

Want To Save The World? Start With The People You See Everyday.

by Colleen Duggan | Jul 25, 2019 | Living, Spotlight, Women of Faith | 0 |

In June, I started a mother’s ministry at my 10,000 person parish and the response has been...

Cardinal Tagle Illustrates The Power Of Accompaniment

by Colleen Duggan | Mar 7, 2018 | Living, Regular Feature | 0 |

At the Mid-Atlantic Congress a few weeks ago, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, the Archbishop of...

Daily Catholic Quote — from C. S. Lewis

by ICL Editor | Dec 24, 2017 | Quote | 0 |

“Is there any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?” (C.S. Lewis, Letters) —C.S. Lewis was an Anglican; many of his insights were profoundly Catholic. Please share on social media. Print...

Setting Others Free to Love

by Thomas Clements | Sep 5, 2017 | Family, Living, Men of Faith, Spotlight, Women of Faith | 0 |

When I was younger I was overly sensitive in my dealings with others. This hypersensitivity caused me to become offended easily and to refuse to show love to anyone I felt slighted by. Needless to say, this attitude brought...

Being Worthy of Friendship

by Joannie Watson | Sep 1, 2017 | Between the Sundays, Regular Feature | 0 |

We have forgotten the meaning of many words, or, more dangerously, we have redefined the words. One of these words is the simple, ancient word: “friend.” While I’m not going to accuse anyone of strategically conspiring to...