Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Carie Lemack holds a photo of her mother, Judy Larocque, as she and her sister Danielle comfort each other May 2, 2011, as families of Massachusetts victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks place 206 white roses on a memorial in the Boston Public Garden. Photo: OSV News/Adam Hunger, Reuters. In 1979, Sheldon Vanauken published a book entitled A Severe Mercy; in it he tells the story of the death of his wife, Davey. The book is an account of an extraordinary romance, cut short while still in full bloom by Davey’s premature death. This story has intrigued many people, both because of the extraordinary…
