Subject: a lovely email from a Mercy sister
From: "Leo J. ODonovan" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2015 14:40:35 +0000 (UTC)

Dear Hunter,
Here's a message from a Mercy sister I know.  She speaks beautifully of the Divine nearnessat Beau's funeral--and also of your Dad giving the eulogy for her brother Peter, who died at45 (!).
Love,Leo
    ----- Forwarded Message -----
  From: "McLaughlin, Anne" <[email-masked]>
 To: Leo J. ODonovan <[email-masked]> 
 Sent: Tuesday, June 9, 2015 8:44 PM
 Subject: RE: getting in touch
   
Dear Leo,

Thanks for your response to me.

I  just wanted you to know how beautiful the liturgy was that you so thoughtfully presided over for Beau Biden  Your presence and quite moving homily were so meaningful, both helping all to bear the loss with some assurance of Divine nearness. You so captured the youthful qualities of Beau in his zeal for good.  I was  glad you were the celebrant.
I grew up in Wilmington Delaware and was familiar with the Biden family, my brothers moreso who went to school with Joe. He and my brother, Peter were especially good friends and when Peter died at the young age of 45, Joe gave the eulogy. It meant so much to us.

I wanted to send this to you since I will not be at he CTSA meeting this year to say thanks in person.

I hope you are well and  keeping light of heart!
Anne

Anne E. McLaughlin, RSM
Institute Book
Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
8380 Colesville Road #300
Silver Spring,MD 20910-6264
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>
 570-690-4290 (Cell)
 301-949-4411 ( Home/Office)

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From: Leo J. ODonovan [[email-masked]]
Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 3:32 PM
To: McLaughlin, Anne
Subject: getting in touch

Dear Anne,

Ed Quinn at Georgetown tells me that you're trying
to get in touch.

How can I help?

God bless.
Leo