Catholic Classics Day 23: Council on Friendship (Introduction to the Devout Life)
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Sever Dangerous Attachments Quickly
- Detach immediately from romantic or sinful attachments by cutting off indulgent contact and renewing vows to God.
- St. Francis urges: detest the love, place your heart before God, pronounce promises, and break the bonds entirely.
Use Distance And Boundaries To Cut Passion
- Use distance and strict boundaries to cool romantic passions if you cannot fully separate from the person.
- He recommends changing place, avoiding secret talk, refusing amorous looks, confessing, reading pious books, and seeking a director's help.
Friends Shape Your Soul Through Repeated Contact
- Friendship transmits inclinations: we absorb a friend's impressions both good and bad through frequent contact.
- St. Francis compares it to bees taking honey but also poisonous pollen, so high esteem makes imitation likely.