{"id":117950,"date":"2023-01-12T07:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=117950"},"modified":"2023-01-12T08:24:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T13:24:29","slug":"aelred-of-rievaulx-for-his-feast-day-what-friendship-is-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=117950","title":{"rendered":"Aelred of Rievaulx for his Feast Day–What Friendship is"},"content":{"rendered":"

10. What statement about friendship can be more sublime, more true, more valuable than this: it has been proved that friendship must begin in Christ, continue with Christ, and be perfected by Christ. Come, now: propose what in your opinion should be the first question about friendship.<\/p>\n

IVO. I think we should first discuss what friendship is, lest we appear to be painting on a void, not knowing what should guide and organize our talk.<\/p>\n

11. AELRED. Is Cicero\u2019s definition not an adequate beginningfor you? \u201cFriendship is agreement in things human and divine, with good will and charity.\u201d<\/p>\n

12. IVO. If his definition suffices for you, it\u2019s good enough for me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

–Aelred of Rievaulx Spiritual Friendship<\/strong> I.10-12 (Lawrence C. Braceland, tr., Marsha L. Dutton ed., Collegeville, Minnesota: Liturgical Press, 2010), p.57<\/p>\n

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12 Jan 1519: d. Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor since 1508 #otd<\/a> He expanded the influence of the Hapsburg dynasty especially in #Spain<\/a> by marriage of his son Philip the Handsome to eventual queen Joanna of Castile in 1498, which allowed Charles V hold Aragon & Castile (GCI) pic.twitter.com\/MKgFrG6vzt<\/a><\/p>\n

— John McCafferty (@jdmccafferty) January 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n