{"product_id":"but-i-have-called-you-friends","title":"But I Have Called You Friends","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Mother Mary Francis, P.C.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The common denominator for every kind of love there is”: \u003c\/b\u003eso Mother Mary Francis, p.c.c., says of friendship. In eight simple yet profound reflections, \u003ci\u003eBut I Have Called You Friends\u003c\/i\u003e discourses on Christian friendship, its nature and necessity in every vocation, its challenges and its joys. Originally delivered in the late 1960s and early 1970s to the Poor Clares in Roswell, New Mexico, the benefit of these reflections is by no means limited to that time and place; rather, as stated in the Foreword, their “timeless principles of friendship” will “help anyone who seeks a deepened understanding of the mystery of loving and being loved.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eI have called you friends, because I have told you everything I have heard from my Father. It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e(John \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e15:15-16)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSuccinct and inspiring, \u003ci\u003eBut I Have Called You Friends\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal reading for those living or discerning the vocations of marriage, priesthood, or religious life, as well as for all who have heard Christ’s invitation to friendship with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\" class=\"p1\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e* * *\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother Mary Francis, P.C.C., \u003c\/b\u003e(1921–2006) was abbess of the Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Roswell, New Mexico. Her many books, essays, poems, and plays circulated her contemplative wisdom to a worldwide audience, making her one of the twentieth century’s most popular spiritual authors. Her works include \u003ci\u003eA Right to Be Merry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome, Lord Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Beloved Is Mine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e 124pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE-book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Immediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685950217\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100033900911,"sku":"978-1685950217","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100033933679,"sku":"978-1685950218","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/Product134.jpg?v=1781124698","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/but-i-have-called-you-friends","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}