THE internationally known and loved author and speaker Father Benedict Groeschel, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal, died at 11 on Friday evening, on the eve of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, after a long illness, despite which he continued to appear on EWTN inspiring thousands the world over--including Filipino viewers of Mother Angelica’s TV network--to take their Catholic faith seriously.

My wife and I met him a number of times when he visited to give talks at Our Lady of Sorrows parish church in New Jersey.

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