The Importance of Friendship (Jacob Imam) | Ep. 397

Jacob and Matt talk about friendship in Aristotle and the Christian Tradition Follow us on Alt Tech: https://mattfradd.locals.com https://rumble.com/c/pintswithaquinas Show Sponsors: Hallow: https://hallow.com/mattfradd Covenant Eyes: https://coveyes.com/fradd1 Everything Catholic: https://everythingcatholic.com/pints Take a Timber Framing Course: https://www.steubenvilleworkshop.com/timber-framing-course Follow Jacob's Work: https://newpolity.com @NewPolityPodcast Chapters: 0:00 Intro 4:15 College of St. Joseph the Worker 10:32 Prayer for Pope Francis 11:50 Knowles kicked off Twitter 15:28 Importance of Language 19:00 Defining and Finding Friendship 25:30 The Types of Friendship 29:20 Traits of Bad Relationships 32:05 The Natural Desire of Friendship 37:25 Tech Blurs Friendship 42:13 In-Person vs Skype Conversations 44:55 Loving God through a Friendship 46:56 St. Thomas Quote on Friendship 53:00 Red Lights & Bureaucracies 56:42 Managing Friendships 1:00:50 Proximity in Relationships 1:04:08 St. Thomas on Friendliness 1:07:30 Physical vs Para-Social Friendship 1:17:30 Successful Community Building 1:24:18 Virtue of Friendliness 1:25:17 Different Personalities in Relationships 1:27:00 C.S. Lewis on Friendship 1:35:00 Break 1:38:13 Local's Questions 1:39:00 Conflict Resolution in Relationships 1:43:55 Inter-sex Friendships 1:54:40 Friendship Development 1:58:10 Structures of Sin 2:02:30 Maintaining Friendships 2:19:28 Best Friends 2:22:30 Marriage and Weddings 2:43:45 Dogs and Memes 2:48:00 Wrapping up