{"product_id":"the-company-we-keep-true-friendship-and-why-it-matters","title":"The Company We Keep: True Friendship and Why it Matters","description":"\u003csection id=\"shopify-section-template--16693956280497__main\" class=\"shopify-section t4s-section t4s-section-main t4s-section-main-product t4s_tp_flickity\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-product-tabs-wrapper t4s-product-tabs-wrapper-template--16693956280497__main is--tab-design__tab is--tab-design-mb__accordion is--tab-layout__full is--tab-position__external\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-tabs t4s-type-tabs t4s-accordion-mb-true t4s-tabs-enabled t4s-tabs-accordion-enabled\" data-t4s-tabs=\"\" data-t4s-accordion-pr=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t4s-tab-wrapper t4s-active\" data-t4s-tab-wrapper=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"t4s_tab_f36d9610-5c3b-4ed4-afe8-69f528624cd5\" class=\"t4s-tab-content t4s-active\"\u003e\"No one has greater love than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.\" –John 15:13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t4s-tab-content t4s-active\"\u003eWhat does it mean to live friendship as a Christian? In a culture of fleeting connections and digital noise, \u003cspan class=\"font18\"\u003eThe Company We Keep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font10\"\u003e offers a compelling return to the wisdom of Aristotle, St. Thomas Aquinas, the Gospel, and Christian tradition to rediscover the lost art and meaning of true friendship as a vital part of holiness and disicpleship.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t4s-tab-content t4s-active\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font10\"\u003eCatholic philosopher Michael Pakaluk invites readers to see friendship not as optional, but essential: a moral, spiritual, and deeply human bond that reflects our highest calling. With clarity and warmth, he explores the kinds of friendship that shape our lives—from casual camaraderie to the deep, sacrificial love between spouses, parents, and children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"t4s-tab-content t4s-active\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font10\"\u003eWhether you seek richer relationships, deeper community, or a more meaningful life of faith, this book will challenge and inspire you to choose your company wisely—and to become the kind of friend that is crucial and indispensable in the lives of your loved ones. It is a book about community, growing in love, and following Christ more closely—together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-section-template--16693956280497__1783349649bb5803e0\" class=\"shopify-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"shopify-block-Ac1JhcE54ZXlUVGIvd__selleasy_lb_upsell_widget_ba_yeJVAF\" class=\"shopify-block shopify-app-block lb-widget-ba\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scepter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68368270852339,"sku":"346-75787","price":25.5,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0751\/0294\/5523\/files\/9781594175787.webp?v=1793749565","url":"https:\/\/standrewschurchsupply.biz\/products\/the-company-we-keep-true-friendship-and-why-it-matters","provider":"St. Andrew’s Book, Gift, \u0026 Church Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}