The loneliness of the American male and the warmth of the group chat.

In Venezuela, ­my friendships resisted tyranny and despair.

When I first met Sam, he was nearly feral. But he became more than a friend.

How Jesus redefines friendship.

Off the coast of Britain, volunteers with the Royal National Lifeboat Institution save lives.

How can Israeli Jews and ­Palestinians find empathy for one another?

How a friendship that began in seminary has thrived across decades and Catholic–Lutheran divides.

What can Arnold Lobel’s beloved amphibians teach us about friendship with God?

Ian and I met when I was a twenty-year-old agnostic.

Karen and Naomi met as a professor and an incarcerated student. What has their connection taught them?

From the social club to the monastery, Saint Augustine’s ­friendships shaped him.

When my friend Keith was dying, he called me with a request.

Edith Stein, a philosophy-professor-turned-nun, found a faith mighty enough to face down the evils of her day.