Lost in the dark forest of his life, standing at the threshold of his cosmos-spanning journey through Hell, Purgatory, and the Paradiso, Dante finds beside him his guide: Virgil. Not an apostle, nor a saint—indeed, not even a Christian—but a pagan poet from ancient Rome, now leading the medieval pilgrim soul toward the vision of […]
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The following is the graduation address by Martin Cothran, provost of Memoria College, delivered last July. Welcome to the 2025 Graduation Ceremony for Memoria College, where we will be honoring this year’s graduating students. I would like to say a few things about why we are here doing this—“we” being the instructors and staff, friends […]