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Oct 2023
32m 53s

How to Make Good Friends

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Friendship is incredibly important, but how do you make good friends and maintain those friendships? Fr. Josh Johnson is joined by Sr. Josephine Garrett to discuss the importance of deep friendships and how we can find them. They share their thoughts and what to avoid in friendships and what to value.

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In a virtuous friendship, you desire to accompany one another towards the ultimate good which is Heaven.

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