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Benedict Groeschel

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Benedict Joseph Groeschel, C.F.R. (July 23, 1933 – October 3, 2014) was an American Franciscan friar, Catholic priest, retreat master, author, psychologist, activist and television host. [1]

59 relations: Activism, Alice von Hildebrand, Arlington County, Virginia, Author, Ave Maria University, Benedict Joseph Labre, Brooklyn, Cardinal (Catholic Church), Cardinal Newman Society, Catholic Church, Corpus Christi (play), Detroit, Dobbs Ferry, New York, Doctor of Education, Ecclesiastical province, EWTN, Fordham University, Francis of Assisi, Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Franciscans, Holy orders, Huntington, Indiana, Iona College (New York), Jersey City, New Jersey, John O'Connor (cardinal), Larchmont, New York, Master's degree, Mother Angelica, Mother Teresa, National Catholic Register, New York (state), Off-Broadway, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Orlando, Florida, Patron saint, Pope Benedict XVI, Pope John Paul II, Priesthood in the Catholic Church, Psychologist, Psychology of religion, Purgatory, Religious name, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, Saint Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie), San Francisco Chronicle, Servant of God, Solanus Casey, Teachers College, Columbia University, Terence Cooke, Teresa Demjanovich, ..., Terrence McNally, The Boston Globe, The New York Times, The Very Reverend, Totowa, New Jersey, Victim blaming, Vigil, Vincent de Paul, World War II. Expand index (9 more) »

Activism

Activism consists of efforts to promote, impede, or direct social, political, economic, or environmental reform or stasis with the desire to make improvements in society.

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Alice von Hildebrand

Alice M. von Hildebrand, DCSG (née Jourdain; born 11 March 1923 in Brussels, Belgium) is a Catholic philosopher, theologian, lecturer, author and former professor.

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Arlington County, Virginia

Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia, often referred to simply as Arlington or Arlington, Virginia.

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Author

An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is thus also a writer.

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Ave Maria University

Ave Maria University (AMU) is a private Catholic university in Southwest Florida, United States, founded in 2003.

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Benedict Joseph Labre

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre, T.O.S.F., (Benoît-Joseph Labre) (25 March 1748 – 16 April 1783) was a French mendicant, Franciscan tertiary, and Catholic saint.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous borough of New York City, with a census-estimated 2,648,771 residents in 2017.

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Cardinal (Catholic Church)

A cardinal (Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae cardinalis, literally Cardinal of the Holy Roman Church) is a senior ecclesiastical leader, considered a Prince of the Church, and usually an ordained bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Cardinal Newman Society

The Cardinal Newman Society is an American 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, nonprofit organization founded in 1993 that is dedicated to promoting and defending faithful Catholic education.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with more than 1.299 billion members worldwide.

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Corpus Christi (play)

Corpus Christi is a passion play by Terrence McNally dramatizing the story of Jesus and the Apostles.

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Detroit

Detroit is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County.

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Dobbs Ferry, New York

Dobbs Ferry is a village in Westchester County, New York.

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Doctor of Education

The Doctor of Education (EdD or DEd; Latin Educationis Doctor or Doctor Educationis) is a doctoral degree that has a research focus in the field of education.

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Ecclesiastical province

An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity.

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EWTN

The Eternal Word Television Network, more commonly known by its initialism EWTN, is an American television network which presents around-the-clock Catholic-themed programming.

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Fordham University

Fordham University is a private research university in New York City.

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Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi (San Francesco d'Assisi), born Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone, informally named as Francesco (1181/11823 October 1226), was an Italian Catholic friar, deacon and preacher.

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Franciscan Friars of the Renewal

The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (abbreviated as "C.F.R.") is a religious institute in the Latin Church of the Catholic Church.

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Franciscans

The Franciscans are a group of related mendicant religious orders within the Catholic Church, founded in 1209 by Saint Francis of Assisi.

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Holy orders

In the Christian churches, Holy Orders are ordained ministries such as bishop, priest or deacon.

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Huntington, Indiana

Huntington, known as the "Lime City", is the largest city in and the county seat of Huntington County, Indiana, United States.

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Iona College (New York)

Iona College is a private, comprehensive, four-year Catholic college that was founded in 1940 by the Congregation of Christian Brothers in New Rochelle, New York.

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Jersey City, New Jersey

Jersey City is the second-most-populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.

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John O'Connor (cardinal)

John Joseph O'Connor (January 15, 1920 – May 3, 2000) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church.

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Larchmont, New York

Larchmont is a village located within the Town of Mamaroneck in Westchester County, New York, approximately northeast of Midtown Manhattan.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin magister) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Mother Angelica

Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA (born Rita Antoinette Rizzo; April 20, 1923 – March 27, 2016), also known as Mother Angelica, was a Catholic American Franciscan nun best known for her television personality.

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Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa, known in the Roman Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu,; 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary.

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National Catholic Register

The National Catholic Register is the oldest national Catholic newspaper in the United States.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Off-Broadway

An Off-Broadway theatre is any professional venue in Manhattan in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive.

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Order of Friars Minor Capuchin

The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (postnominal abbr. O.F.M.Cap.) is an order of friars within the Catholic Church, among the chief offshoots of the Franciscans.

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Orlando, Florida

Orlando is a city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Orange County.

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Patron saint

A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy, or particular branches of Islam, is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family or person.

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Pope Benedict XVI

Pope Benedict XVI (Benedictus XVI; Benedetto XVI; Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Aloisius Ratzinger;; 16 April 1927) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 2005 until his resignation in 2013.

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Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II; Giovanni Paolo II; Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła;; 18 May 1920 – 2 April 2005) served as Pope and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 to 2005.

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Priesthood in the Catholic Church

The ministerial orders of the Catholic Church (for similar but different rules among Eastern Catholics see Eastern Catholic Church) are those of bishop, presbyter (more commonly called priest in English), and deacon.

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Psychologist

A psychologist studies normal and abnormal mental states from cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how individuals relate to one another and to their environments.

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Psychology of religion

Strictly speaking, psychology of religion consists of the application of psychological methods and interpretive frameworks to the diverse contents of the religious traditions as well as to both religious and irreligious individuals.

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Purgatory

In Roman Catholic theology, purgatory (via Anglo-Norman and Old French) is an intermediate state after physical death in which some of those ultimately destined for heaven must first "undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," holding that "certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come." And that entrance into Heaven requires the "remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven," for which indulgences may be given which remove "either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin," such as an "unhealthy attachment" to sin.

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Religious name

A religious name is a type of given name bestowed for a religious purpose, and which is generally used in religious contexts.

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York is a Latin Catholic archdiocese in New York State.

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Saint Joseph's Seminary (Dunwoodie)

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San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.

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Servant of God

"Servant of God" is a term used for individuals by various religions for people believed to be pious in the faith's tradition.

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Solanus Casey

Blessed Solanus Casey (November 25, 1870 – July 31, 1957) – born Bernard Francis Casey – was an American Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin.

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Teachers College, Columbia University

Teachers College, Columbia University (TC or Columbia University Graduate School of Education) is a graduate school of education, health and psychology in New York City.

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Terence Cooke

Terence James Cooke (March 1, 1921 – October 6, 1983) was an American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Teresa Demjanovich

Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich, S.C. (March 26, 1901 – May 8, 1927), was an American Ruthenian Catholic Sister of Charity, who has been beatified by the Catholic Church.

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Terrence McNally

Terrence McNally (born November 3, 1938) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter.

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The Boston Globe

The Boston Globe (sometimes abbreviated as The Globe) is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts, since its creation by Charles H. Taylor in 1872.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The Very Reverend

The Very Reverend is a style given to certain religious figures.

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Totowa, New Jersey

Totowa (pronounced "TO-tuh-wuh") is a borough in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States.

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Victim blaming

Victim blaming occurs when the victim of a crime or any wrongful act is held entirely or partially at fault for the harm that befell them.

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Vigil

A vigil, from the Latin vigilia meaning wakefulness (Greek: pannychis, παννυχίς or agrypnia ἀγρυπνία), is a period of purposeful sleeplessness, an occasion for devotional watching, or an observance.

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Vincent de Paul

Vincent de Paul (24 April 1581 – 27 September 1660) was a French Roman Catholic priest who dedicated himself to serving the poor.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Groeschel

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