True friend

“The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing... not healing, not curing... that is a friend who cares.”

― Henri Nouwen

Walking away

For something new

Friendship

"What is friendship? It draws its name from love and is faithful nowhere but in Christ, in whom alone it can be happy and eternal." (St. Augustine)

Experience

To be

"Remind them to be obedient to the officials in authority; to be ready to do good at every opportunity; not to go slandering other people but to be peaceable and gentle, and always polite to people of all kinds." (Titus 3:1-2)

Good life

Change

The edge

Excellence

Do not be afraid

Bruised church

Convictions and Compassion

Letting go

Good laugh

Drawing nearer to others

When we live out a spirituality of drawing nearer to others and seeking their welfare, our hearts are opened wide to the Lord’s greatest and most beautiful gifts. Whenever we encounter another person in love, we learn something new about God. Whenever our eyes are opened to acknowledge the other, we grow in the light of faith and knowledge of God. If we want to advance in the spiritual life, then, we must constantly be missionaries. The work of evangelization enriches the mind and the heart; it opens up spiritual horizons; it makes us more and more sensitive to the workings of the Holy Spirit, and it takes us beyond our limited spiritual constructs. A committed missionary knows the joy of being a spring which spills over and refreshes others.

Pope Francis, Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium n. 272