Difficulty Quote by Pope Francis

Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of…

— Pope Francis

Holy Week challenges us to step outside ourselves so as to attend to the needs of others: those who long for a sympathetic ear,…

— Pope Francis

Like the sacramental use of water and bread and wine, friendship takes what's common in human experience and turns it into something holy.

— Anonymous

Noble friends and companions are the whole of the holy life.

— Gautama Buddha

The holy passion of friendship is of so sweet and steady and loyal and enduring a nature that it will last through a whole…

— Martin Luther King, Jr

“But, for a Christian, there are, strictly speaking, no chances. A secret Master of the Ceremonies has been at work. Christ, who said to…

— C.S. Lewis

“the holy people are committed to their Lord and their unity is demonstrated in their communal life as they give attention to teaching, to…

— T.A. Noble

The steady discipline of intimate friendship with Jesus results in men becoming like Him.

— Harry Emerson Fosdick

Holy Saturday: a celebration of the sacrament of honest, raw doubt that precedes the resurrection and reigniting of faith.

— Anonymous

A holy day, after all, is a day for considering everything you otherwise think too little about.

— Pico Iyer

“Christian friendships do not simply help us bask in the sunshine of God’s grace; they also help us to roll up our sleeves and…

— Timothy S. Lane

Friendship, of itself a holy tie, is made more sacred by adversity.

— Charles Caleb Colton