Love Is Stronger Than Death
On May 5th, 2022 Rick Rotondi woke to the news that his 25-year-old daughter Olivia was missing. Within hours he learned she was dead. Beautiful, healthy, with seemingly everything to live for, Olivia had taken her life by her own hand. In coming to terms with Olivia's death, Rick turned to Divine Mercy.
Rick had been devoted to Divine Mercy and its great apostle, Saint Faustina, for decades. As a Catholic publisher and filmmaker, he had helped spread its message. Now, as a grieving father, he would encounter it himself, in prayer and sacrament, in the comfort of friends, and in many extraordinary ways.
In these pages, Rick reflects on his experience of losing a loved one to suicide — and shares his conviction that His mercy endures forever and His love is stronger than death.
On May 5th, 2022 Rick Rotondi woke to the news that his 25-year-old daughter Olivia was missing. Within hours he learned she was dead. Beautiful, healthy, with seemingly everything to live for, Olivia had taken her life by her own hand. In coming to terms with Olivia's death, Rick turned to Divine Mercy.
Rick had been devoted to Divine Mercy and its great apostle, Saint Faustina, for decades. As a Catholic publisher and filmmaker, he had helped spread its message. Now, as a grieving father, he would encounter it himself, in prayer and sacrament, in the comfort of friends, and in many extraordinary ways.
In these pages, Rick reflects on his experience of losing a loved one to suicide — and shares his conviction that His mercy endures forever and His love is stronger than death.
On May 5th, 2022 Rick Rotondi woke to the news that his 25-year-old daughter Olivia was missing. Within hours he learned she was dead. Beautiful, healthy, with seemingly everything to live for, Olivia had taken her life by her own hand. In coming to terms with Olivia's death, Rick turned to Divine Mercy.
Rick had been devoted to Divine Mercy and its great apostle, Saint Faustina, for decades. As a Catholic publisher and filmmaker, he had helped spread its message. Now, as a grieving father, he would encounter it himself, in prayer and sacrament, in the comfort of friends, and in many extraordinary ways.
In these pages, Rick reflects on his experience of losing a loved one to suicide — and shares his conviction that His mercy endures forever and His love is stronger than death.
