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Yet within a year he was at work again. He was somewhat bent over, and he walked slowly and with the aid of a cane from that point on. Yet his astonishing determination didn't waver nor did his profound faith. Over the past decade, despite his decline in health, Fr. Groeschel continued to serve the Church generously and with great fidelity.
In , after Fr. Groeschel experienced great difficulty in communicating, following a minor stroke and other health complications he officially retired from public life and was welcomed by the Little Sisters of the Poor in Totowa, NJ. There he realized the time had come to slow down and enter a new chapter of his priestly life. Daily visits of family and friends were the highlight of his days along with spending time in the chapel, concelebrating the Holy Mass and making his daily holy hour.
To the very end, Fr. Groeschel exhibited his sincere care for others and great love for being a priest. Petersburg, FL, and nine nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brothers Ned and Mark. Official newspaper of the Archdiocese of Boston. Well-researched work shows lessons in aging from convent life Books Nov. Treasuring the widow's mite: Vatican finance reform is long, slow process World Nov.
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We are profoundly grateful to him and assure him of our prayers," Michael P. Groeschel decided to step down from the program after consulting with EWTN and with his religious community, the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Warsaw said.
In a National Catholic Register interview published Aug.
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