Your courage, humor and skill moved me

I just finished reading An Unquenchable Thirst. It moved and spoke to me as few other books have. Please permit me to share a bit about myself. I was born in 1954 and graduated from a Jesuit high school in 1973 and married my high school girlfriend. After 40 years together I walked away from a 25 year marriage vow. She has a much better elevator conversation, as did the MC's, when you left.

The nuanced literary memoir which you have crafted captured what many Catholics of our generation experienced: a legitimate and fervent attempt to live a moral life in a flawed and ultimately destructive paradigm. The failure to adhere to this paradigm has left us with a huge amount of psychological and spiritual dissonance. This is offset by the joy of living an authentic life which more closely mirrors true Christian ideals. Your courage, humor and pure literary skill have moved me greatly.

Thank you for opening your heart and soul to those of us who, with the comfort of safe distance, are able to benefit from your literary intimacy.

-Michael Barrack is a lawyer in Toronto. A former founding director of Pro Bono Law Ontario and member of the Supreme Court Institute, Michael is dedicated to the pursuit of justice in the community and the promotion of excellence in advocacy in Canada. He has been active on a number of boards of directors of community-based organizations.