How to Strengthen Fragile Relationships

Navigating healthy relationships can be so difficult. Developing good relationships—whether friendships or romantic ones—and deepening them in a fragile world can be challenging.

We can be tempted to leave a relationship or dissolve a friendship when things become difficult or when we're hurt by the other person. It can be challenging to work on deepening these relationships when others have said hurtful or difficult things—but that doesn't mean we should throw in the towel.

Today, Fr. Mark-Mary challenges us to go beyond surface-level friendships and work on deepening our relationships—even though they can be fragile and hard to maintain.