Posted on 10/04/2014 7:13:56 AM PDT by NKP_Vet
The Franciscan Friars of the Renewal have announced that Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., has died at the age of 81.
The co-founder of the order passed away on October 3rd at 11 PM, the vigil of the feast of St. Francis.
The Cardinal Newman Society reported on their facebook page earlier this week that Father Groeschel had taken a fall and reinjured the same arm that was hurt in his accident ten years ago. One of his brother friars, Father Glenn Sudano, said that Father Groeschel was in much pain.
The Friars were founded in 1987 by Father Groeschel and seven other Capuchin friars: Father Stan Fortuna, Father Robert Stanion, Father Glenn Sudano, Father Bob Lombardo, and Father Andrew Apostoli.
Here below are statements on the news issued by the C.F.R's:
FATHER BENEDICT J. GROESCHEL, DEVOTED RELIGIOUS AND PRIEST, DIES AT 81
Groeschel Moved Many With His Sincere Faith, Towering Intellect, Passionate Preaching, and Commitment to the Poor _ Fr. Benedict J. Groeschel, beloved priest and preacher, died on October 3, 2014, the vigil of the Feast of St. Francis, after complications with an ongoing illness. He was 81.
Fr. Benedict was a founder of the Community of Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (CFR), a reform community started in 1987 by eight Capuchin Friars based in New York City. A priest and psychologist, he was director of Trinity Retreat House in Larchmont, New York, and also taught Pastoral Psychology for many years at St. Joseph’s Seminary in Dunwoodie. Fr. Benedict was a popular writer, preacher, retreat master, and evangelist on Catholic television. His greatest joy was serving the poor and underprivileged. Founder of St. Francis House and Good Counsel Homes, he also served as chaplain at Children’s Village in Dobbs Ferry for 14 years.
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Rest in Peace Father, I really enjoyed your shows.
Used to watch when I had EWTN.
Lord, receive Father Groeschel into thy presence. Amen.
God rest his soul.
God rest his soul. Absolutely love Father Groeschel. Smart, witty, tough, loving and a bit mischievous, his show and his writings are treasures in my life.
RIP. Remember serving as an altar boy many times with him growing up in NY. He was a presence to be sure.
RIP Fr. Benedict Groeschel ping ...
What a loss to mankind.
May his soul and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is something that I’m sure Father Groeschel partook of.
AMEN.
RIP.
Of course he did.
I vividly remember Jesus' words:
John 8 New International Version (NIV)
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1 Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.
2 At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them.
3 The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group
4 and said to Jesus, “Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery.
5 In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women. Now what do you say?”
6 They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him.
But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”
8 Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground.
9 At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there.
10 Jesus straightened up and asked her, “Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?”
11 “No one, sir,” she said.
“Then neither do I condemn you,” Jesus declared. “Go now and leave your life of sin.”
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That was such a powerful example. We ALL need forgiveness.
Amen!
Amen.
Amen! The timing is significant!
Thank you, Father, for all you did.
Rest in peace.
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