Mountain Climbing With Dante

The pilgrimage of our life, even as believers, is unavoidably purgative

Well, my dears, it has been quite a week. I apologize for being out of touch. On Tuesday, my wife and I spent much of the day in mediation with our lawyers, disassembling the details of our marriage (e.g., who gets what, child support, and the like). It went as well as it possibly could — Julie and I are committed to doing this as amicably as possible, …