Spiritual Friendship - The Inner Life - January 7, 2025

Fr. Bobby Blood joins Patrick to discuss Spiritual Friendship What is Friendship? (10:47) How do we navigate seasons of life? (15:20) Susanne - Greeting people daily.  Having been retired taking care of people. I've found that being kind like to the cashier at the grocery store. (19:06) Break 1 Maria - How can I attain a spiritual director so I can have a spiritual friendship? (22:59) Nora - I have a couple of nieces who are adults. They appreciate my friendship, but I don't hear back from them.  How should I deal with this? How do we know what friendships are good to have and which ones are not healthy? What is the role of forgiveness in friendship? Jessica - I was just recently at confession and my priest told me that I need to seek friends in the church. Why is that so important? I feel that I am old now and have a hard time understanding the why. (40:44) Break 2 How do you navigate friendships between men and women? Francesca - I'm a convert. 10 years ago. Old friends who are certainly non-Catholic. There's been tension. Any ideas if I should pursue this friendship or how to approach.