Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand describes the spiritual friendship of St. Jeanne Francois Chantel and St. Francis de Sales. The whole labor of the Catholic Reformation was one of encouraging man’s love of God and transforming nature in consequence. Spiritual friendship and spiritual love were part of that enterprise. Dr. Alice Von Hildebrand discusses in this lecture the loving ascent of two historically particularly important souls to God and their spiritual friendship. Taken from Regalism, Revolution, the Reign of Terror and the Assault on Catholicism (1648-1799) – 1998 VonHildebrand Institute