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| There are No Accidents: In All Things Trust in God | 
 enlarge | Authors: Benedict J. Groeschel, John Bishop, Glenn Sodanno, Michael Dubruiel
Publisher: Our Sunday Visitor
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (5 reviews)
Sales Rank: 142285
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 124
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 1592761208
Dewey Decimal Number: 248.092
EAN: 9781592761203
ASIN: 1592761208
Publication Date: June 30, 2004
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After the impact of the car shattered his body on the evening of January 11, 2004, ? ? the hospital trauma-unit staff offered little hope that Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., would survive. Then the news spread. And the prayers began. "Apparently, by a medical miracle, I am still alive ? having really been considered dead. One can?t miss the conclusion that when this happens, God still wants you here. ? I don?t know what God has in store for me, nor do you know what He has in store for you; yet a conviction that must guide us both is ?Your will be done.? " Now Father Benedict reflects on the good that has come ? and continues to come ? from that horrific accident. And, responding to questions posed by noted British journalist John Bishop in an interview before the accident, he reflects on: ?Founding the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal ?Spending time in jail for civil disobedience outside an abortion clinic ?Recognizing where God is when suffering intensifies and evil prospers ?Understanding Christ?s feeling of abandonment on the cross ?Discovering and living one?s vocation ?Loving the poor wholeheartedly ?Being "gently scolded" by Mother Teresa of Calcutta ?And more. "I want to share with you two principles upon which I have built my life. The first is from St. Augustine: ?God does not cause evil, but that evil should not become the worst.? Second: ?There are no accidents. Evil things occur because of bad will or stupidity or fatigue, yet whatever the cause God will bring good out of it if we let Him.? "
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 Well-Received December 21, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This product was delivered in a timely manner and was just as the description had listed... Positive purchase experience.
 Pleasant and Easy Reading, Encouraging and Uplifting November 15, 2007
Everything that Father Groeschel has written is excellent in one way or another. Some of his books are more deeply theological or philosophical; some, written as much from his perspective as a world-renowned psychologist, and former teacher at Columbia as from his priestly perspective - require pondering and meditating in order to absorb the teachings. Others - like this slim volume - present his practical spirituality and his almost Zen-like outlook on resting in our trust in God. Half of this book is a fascinating interview, and the remainder is taken from his speaking and writing on the terrible events surrounding his near fatal accident. The reader does come away with a feeling of hope and courage to face life's challenges.
 Amazing Grace - a much larger book than it appears! January 25, 2006
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
Done in an easy conversational style, this books reads quickly and easily. Every couple pages, though, a profound concept is delivered so clearly that it just might change your life.
A Holy Man Reflects October 26, 2005
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
Father Groeschel, a Franciscan priest living in the Bronx, reflects on part of his philosophy of life, formed from a lifetime of contemplation on religious and other issues. If you have seen him talk, you already know his straight-forward, frank approach, combined with his deeply religious approach to life. This books helps the reader know him better, and provides some worthwhile incites. He is the holiest man I've ever met (I met him in 1992 and 1993, spoke with him for only a few sentences).
A Man Who Put's His Life Where His Faith Is July 8, 2004
89 out of 89 found this review helpful
On January 11, 2004, a car in Orlando, Florida struck Father Benedict Groeschel and nearly took his life. I heard about the accident on the morning of January 12th when I arrived for work. News about Father's condition was slow in coming that morning and like countless others who were shocked by the news that day, I did what I knew Father Benedict would want me to do- I prayed.
Later that same morning as I was opening my mail, I found among the parcels received a large envelope from overseas. Contained within the packet was a letter that began--"Father Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R. suggested that you might be interested in publishing this..."
The "this" in question was a lengthy interview, book length, which the author John Bishop had conducted with Father Benedict. Reading it I was reminded of the greatness of this humble friar and the difference that he and his religious community the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal have made in the Church in the United States and throughout the world.
As I read through the interview, I was struck with the irony of receiving it on the very day that Father had suddenly been silenced, and how John Bishop had asked all the right questions-the range of which covers every conceivable question that a Catholic living in the United States in the twenty-first century would like answered.
I have known Father Benedict for over twenty years, first as a Capuchin friar and then as a co-founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal. I have benefited from his wisdom while making both individual retreats with him and as a member of group retreats he has preached. I have been blessed to work with him on two previous books that Our Sunday Visitor has published: The Cross at Ground Zero-a response to the attacks of 9/11 and From Scandal to Hope-a response to the current crisis in the Catholic Church. I have seen Father in action and what he is able to accomplish on an average day is nothing short of miraculous. Even now recuperating from his injuries he continues to reach out through the Friars Internet site with daily meditations drawn from his recovery in the hospital and now in this book that you hold in your hands.
This book contains the interview that I first read on the morning following Father Benedict's accident in Part One. In Part Two you will read Father Benedict's reflections upon his accident, recovery and how all that he has experienced has only validated what he has preached to others throughout his years of ministry.
There is one part of the interview where the John Bishop, quizzes Father about how he came to start all the charitable enterprises that he has during his life. Father Groeschel repeats his answer a number of times..."No plans, be led." Whatever God wants, Father Benedict will be led in that direction, hopefully you and I can learn that lesson too, as Father says after the accident, "there are no accidents"-may this great man's faith help you and I to trust in God ever more, no matter what may happen!
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