[...] When friendship between two friends is affirmed and strengthened by the friendship they both have with Christ, the joy of being friends multiplies, and they experience a deeper level of the reality of that friendship. This is because a friendship that is forged, based, and nurtured in the light of Christ and in the warmth of their union with Him through Grace is, in a way, supported and, to some extent, financed or assured by Him. [...]

[...] When true friendship exists between friends, a one-on-one bond, they understand each other deeply. Even if they possess different qualities and mutually respect them, they share the ups and downs of life side by side. And what they do not experience together, they relive when they reunite to discuss and share what each has lived individually. [...]

[...] True friends are not possessive; they want the other to move in freedom. Without realizing it, they mutually inspire and encourage each other toward the best of themselves and for each other. [...]

>Excerpts from the "Friendship" Rollo given by Eduardo Bonnín at the I Conversations of Cala Figuera in 1994 in Mallorca.

>Audio of the "Friendship" Rollo by Eduardo Bonnín at the I Conversations of Cala Figuera in 1994 in Mallorca.