We all know that there are certain ways of acting that would destroy any human friendship, such as stealing a friend’s possessions. Similarly, mortal sins are actions that destroy friendship with God.

—John Cuddeback, Ph.D.

from his book, True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness

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A FRIEND INDEED

Following Aristotle’s teachings on the unbreakable connection between happiness and virtuous living, Cuddeback sees friendship at the very center of the human drama. Although there are different kinds of friendship, the deepest kind can only be achieved through a life of virtue, and this is where the human person comes most fully alive.

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