How to Form Godly Friendships (feat. Danielle Bean)

Do you struggle to find and maintain good Christian friendships? Do you feel starved for a community that supports your growth in holiness?

Today, Fr. Mark-Mary and Danielle Bean discuss how to find and form Godly friendships that draw us closer to our heavenly home.

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[MarianaHernandez-ksbr]

It is no easy to have Godly friends but once we found them they are a treasure!

[aswinsibyvarghese]

I realised that God answered this prayer in my life and how I should be more grateful for the friends I have.

[ms.leclaire]

It's true that if we ask God to bring us who He wants to have in our lives He will!

[nicoleyoshihara]

Praying for those good holy friendships practicing Catholics 🙏❤

[gloriaruiz]

Wow what a great idea to have our Heavenly Father to choose our friends. I had chosen people from my own parish to be my friends but I end up being disappointed ☹️ So I’ll pray that God chooses my friends for now on.😊

[vivienonigbo]

Thank you for the nuggets on how to find godly friendship. God indeed cares for me. I would pray

[wisdomtoknowthedifference]

Please, God. I have tried for a long time to reach out. But I haven't found them yet. I keep praying Lord and I am willing to wait for friendships that You will bless me with my life. I pray for good friends who will lead me and journey with me to You. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen. I love You, Lord.

[Funnellyenough]

This is a topic that is extremely important in the lives of an individual who is the only member of the household as is a practicing Christian. You guys have inspired me Thank you so much and God Bless

[IONov]

I had difficulty with a former friend because she could not make herself vulnerable with me. I wonder now if I seemed untrustworthy to her or if she was hurt badly in the past. She was honest and supportive to me, but she set such high boundaries that I never felt comfortable giving her my honest opinion, advice, or even providing emotional support. She seemed fine with a one-sided friendship. It was odd to me. I wondered what I provided for her or what she derived from my friendship aside from entertainment. She never seemed to need anything from me except my company. I think about her every day still and it has been five years since we last spoke.

[seans.]

“It is not good that the man should be alone" (Gen. 2:18). "No longer do I call you servants...but I have called you friends..." (John 15:15). I think it is important to be authentic in the sense that we can be a friend to all. Also, I heard Leah Libresco Sargeant in an interview talk about how she makes an effort to introduce herself and her husband to new people at their parish, and even at times lets people hold her baby.
God bless.

[zoethefrenchgirl]

Thank you for this video Danielle and Father Mark Mary

[Alessia-Antonia]

Thank you Danielle! God and Mary bless you Fr Mark and Danielle!

[SevenDeMagnus]

I'm a member of this sad club and it's a struggle. If I look at my hundreds of acquaintances and friends, I truly have no friend (maybe four) if the definition will take is by St. Thomas Aquinas.

God bless, Rev. 21:4

[oh_no_its_a_dekusimp]

Thank you for sharing the word of God ❤️🙏

[isabelamedeiros_]

Today I don't really have any Godly friends besides my boyfriend, I really miss having someone to count on, to share with... I'm gonna pray about it.

[wojciechkonieczkowicz]

Great video! Greetings from Poland! (yes, sometimes we lack friends here as well)

[renatojimenez]

I want international Christian-Catholic friends (I'm from Brazil)!

[loormaria]

I am such a broken human that I am often intimidated by people who are strong Catholics. I feel I’m not at their level of spirituality yet. I’ll have to pray on getting over that.

[deidrarichards]

I think it is harder for women. There are many situations when I thought people, usually women, were my friends. I was there for them during tough times and I loved them. Then I went through my own hard times and I was shocked to realise that these women did not like me. A couple of them ridiculed my situation. I realised that some of these women were actually quite envious of me (for what reason - I do not know. There is nothing enviable about my life). So I tried with another group of women. Again I was there for them in their tough times and recently my mum was diagnosed with cancer and my sister fell sick as well. It was a really stressful time and when I tried to reach out, one of them tried, but she was very busy. The others ignored me. When I brought up how I felt one of them told me that everyone has problems and to just get over it. I was shocked and hurt. All of these women considered themselves to be God-fearing. Most were Catholic. I have reached a stage in my life where I dont believe that human beings can truly be there for another person - outside of their own families, that is. They can feign concern, but they are usually too caught up in their own lives. I have stopped looking for friends. I dont really call or message anyone regularly. A few times a year I will reach out to university friends but that's it.

[nicoleyoshihara]

This is totally for me haha. I'm starting to get out of my comfort zone 😂