Lost friendship

"When Dietriech received the news that Max Scheler was no longer in this world, he grieved deeply. But the main source of his sorrow was that Scheler, as far as he knew, did not find his way back to God and His Church. Their long-lasting friendship had “died” in 1922, when Max sought to have his marriage annulled. Understandably, Dietriech could now express his affection for this tragic man only in his daily prayers for one who had helped so many to find their way to the Church but who, because of his undisciplined heart, had himself strayed from the path of peace."

Alice von Hildebrand, The Soul of a Lion: Dietriech von Hildrebrand, Ignatius, p 218