About This Study
This book is a friendship telling its story.
It is friends telling together their experience of friendship in the Lord.
Friendship isn’t just a longing—it’s a holy calling. We are made for deep, life-giving connection. Yet in a world overwhelmed by digital noise and surface-level interaction, many of us feel more isolated than ever.
Beginning July 6th, 2026, we invite you to join us as we learn how to respond to this ache. Through the wisdom of Fr. Paul Hinnebusch, OP we discover how friendship, grounded in the grace of Christ, becomes a participation in the very life of the Trinity.
Whether you’re seeking to deepen a current relationship or wondering where to begin, this book offers the guidance and inspiration to find—and become—a friend in the Lord.
To purchase a copy of Friendship in the Lord, visit Ave Maria Press’ website or Amazon.
July 6th | Forward & Prologue
July 13 | Chapters 1&2 “What Friendship Means”
July 20 | Chapters 3&4 “ Friendship is Two People Growing”
July 27 | Chapters 5&6 “Appreciation and Reconciliation”
August 3 | Chapters 7&8 “Intimacy in Friendship”
August 10th | Chapters 9&10 “Worship and Friendship in the Lord”
August 17th | Chapters 11&12, Epilogue “ Covenant Love and Celibacy”
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