Deacon-structing Friendship – Part 5: Jesus?

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Deacon Pedro

The phrase “my friend Jesus” brings up memories of the 70s and playing folk music at Mass. But what can Jesus teach us about friendship? Last week we looked at a very important quality of friendship: Faithfulness. A good friend sticks with you through thick and thin. They may not be able to help you […]

Deacon-structing Friendship Part 4: Two are better than one

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Some of you would say that friends stick together; they are loyal. Last week we looked a trust and gossiping and I shared a real handy formula for knowing when to say or not to say something to a friend or about a friend- this is especially helpful in this day and age of social […]

Deacon-structing Friendship – Part 3: Thinking

Sunday, August 27, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Do your friends think? Last time we began looking at some qualities that should be part of a friendship: trust, honesty, fun and time. We also saw that in the Gospel of Matthew (5:22), Jesus speaks about forgiveness as a good quality in friendship. Today we’re going to see how friends think. But first, here’s […]

Deacon-structing Friendship – Part 2: Trust, Time and Forgiveness

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Most of the time, as kids, we don’t have much choice in our friends. But if we did, what would you look for? What friend qualities would you look for? Last week I called friendship a sacramental, because, like all sacramentals (like a Rosary, prayer card of holy medal), it is something that points us […]

Deacon-structing Friendship – Part 1

Sunday, August 13, 2017

Deacon Pedro

Friends: We all have them and we all want them. We love them; we want to kill them. I’ve heard that friends are good for us: they make us healthier and they even make us more attractive! Can friends point us to God? Of course, right? But is that what you look for in a […]

Learning from the Friends of Christ

Monday, November 16, 2015

Salt + Light Media

Peter Schineller, S.J., a theologian and former missionary, talks about what we can learn about Jesus from looking at his friends. This video is part of a new series of reflections on Scripture from America and the American Bible Society.