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Andrew Greeley remains in critical condtion
Nov. 10, 2008
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Andrew GreeleyA spokesperson for the Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois said Tuesday that the Fr. Andrew Greeley remains in critical condition after a freak taxi accident last Friday.
The Chicago priest, sociologist and best-selling novelist suffered head injuries from a fall after stepping out of a taxi about 3:30 p.m. Friday at a transportation stop in Rosemont, Illinois. A part of his clothing got caught on the door as the driver pulled away, according to published reports in various newspapers.
Greeley, 80, was reported to have fractured his skull and left orbital bone near his eye. Friends reported he suffered internal bleeding in the skull.
Greeley was reportedly leaving a speaking engagement at an academic conference.
He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where doctors used CT scans and installed a device in his skull to monitor pressure on his brain.
Reports stated that several of his nieces, nephews and fellow priests gathered at the hospital over the weekend.
The hospital spokesperson said there has been no change in his condition, which she termed as "critical."
Greeley, a Catholic sociologist, has written more than 120 books, including dozens of novels.
He has had many honors and awards bestowed upon him. His many novels often deal with romances, including details of sexual encounters, typically written with underpinnings of a theology.
Greeley's first work of fiction to become a major commercial success was The Cardinal Sins (1981). He then put out the Passover Trilogy: Thy Brother's Wife (1982), Ascent into Hell (1983), and Lord of the Dance (1984). After that, he wrote on average a minimum of two novels per year.
Income generated from the sale of his books has been used to fund many charitable organizations.
For example, in 1986, Greeley established a $1 million Catholic inner-city School Fund, providing scholarships and financial support to schools in the Chicago Archdiocese with a minority student body of more than 50 percent.
We pray for Father who has
We pray for Father who has helped us all who wish to be thinking Catholics.
Andrew Greeley is in my
Andrew Greeley is in my prayers and in my heart. He led me back to God with his novels; clearly the Catholic powers that be are afraid of the influence he has over so many of us who respond to his message of love.
Our prayers are with Fr.
Our prayers are with Fr. Greeley.
Sandra
Bless this man, Gracious
Bless this man, Gracious God. And if it is your will restore this wise and talented man to us. He has blessed me with his writings and given me hope when I needed it most.
Amen
Lord please keep Father
Lord please keep Father Greeley in your warm embrace.He has so inspired
many of us with his writing.
May the Lord watch over
May the Lord watch over Father Andrew Greeley, who has done much to humanize the Church and to expose its sins.
My prayers go out to Fr.
My prayers go out to Fr. Greeley and his family. I pray for his complete recovery
Our Gratitude, Hearts and
Our Gratitude, Hearts and prayers are with you, Fr. Greely, for your complete healing in all aspects. Blessed are the Truthtellers.
All blessings, from the Eye of the Heart...BB
I am 69 years old. Father
I am 69 years old. Father Greeley is 80 years old. Injuries through falls are very serious because with age we take longer to heal. I wish Father Greeley a speedy recovery.
I will pray for Fr. Greeley.
I will pray for Fr. Greeley. What a wonderful Catholic he is, trying to show the nature of the Church through story-telling. I believe he has expressed the love of the Christ's Church through ordinary and flawed human beings, in other words,all us.
God of healing, watch over
God of healing, watch over your servant Andrew. Preserve him in your love and bring him restored to his work and ministry. O God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
I pray for Father's
I pray for Father's recovery. He has been an inspiration to many of us.
Although a priest/
Although a priest/ sociologist Fr. Greeley helps us to understand our God better than most professioonal theologians! The characters in his novels have helped me relate to the God who persues us with a passionate love.
My prayers are with you.
My prayers are with you.
God bless you, dear Fr.
God bless you, dear Fr. Andrew Greeley. You have helped us stay in the Church.
I pray for Father greeley.He
I pray for Father greeley.He is one of those Catholic writers who have sounded a plangent note of sense in a church currently dominated by reactionaries.
I love his novels. They are modern parables of God's love.May he recover to write many more of them.
As a fellow Democrat,I admire his theological defense of my party against right wing members of the hierarchy who shouldn't be altar servers,let alone bishops!
FR. Greeley will be lifted
FR. Greeley will be lifted up in our daily prayers. I have enjoy4ed his books and look forward to many more years of reading his books,such a special man.
Dear God, Please heal your
Dear God,
Please heal your faithful servant Father Greeley. The Catholic laity need his voice.
The IHMs in Monroe, Michigan
The IHMs in Monroe, Michigan are praying for Fr. Greeley, his family and the people of the Archdiocese of Chicago during this critical time.
The memorare for you Fr.
The memorare for you Fr. Greeley..............
May God keep you in the
May God keep you in the warmth and security of His Love.
Speedy recovery, you are in our prayers.
Andrew, back in the early
Andrew, back in the early 60's you wrote your comments on a "new breed" of young Catholics, and many of us saw ourselves in that description. We are indebted to you for your insights and advice. We pray for you as you have prayed for us.
Andrew Greeley and Andrew
Andrew Greeley and Andrew Rooney, both Irish curmongeons at-large, both social critics and writers,
one a priest-novelist, the other a television-journalist. The priest-novelist looks at the world through
the eyes of a sociologist, the television-journalist looks at the world through the eyes of a humorist.
Readers and viewers cannot do without eithers viewpoint. Whether each realizes it or not, we would
all be lessened by the silence of their pen and voice.
We learn with alarm of Andrew Greeley's freak accident in the line of duty.
Reports indicate his condition to be "critical". We hope and pray for his complete recovery to work again
on another day. Perhaps, the other Andy will pick up our spirits on "Sixty Minutes" this week.
Life goes on.
About 10 years ago, when
About 10 years ago, when coming to grips with coming back to the church, I couldn't find any local priests in Washington, DC to answer straightforwardly some difficult questions for me. Finally, sort of just for the heck of it, I put all my issues on paper and sent them to Fr. Greeley. I picked him because I liked his novels. About a week later I found a package from NORC at my door. It was a response from Fr. Greeley to my issues, along with several books he had selected for me to read which he thought would help.
There is a lot of beauty to the Catholic faith, and Fr. Greeley is a beautiful example of that truth.
I pray for his speedy recovery, and solace for his friends and family.
I too have received help from
I too have received help from Father Greeley, not only from his novels, but from questions that I posed to him in my time of need. I still can't believe that he took the time to help me. I pray for him every day and when I need help I read his novels that remind me of what God's love truley is about...Thnak you -
I have enjoyed your books
I have enjoyed your books for years. The message of God's unconditional love for us always comes shining through. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2008 Dear
Sunday, Nov. 15, 2008
Dear Father Greeley, so many people are praying for your complete and rapid return to happy, holy good health. Thank you for all the wonderful books you've written, and how you've helped us all understand, better, our beautiful Roman Catholocism. B
We'll pray for your
We'll pray for your recovery.
I am from the Philippines
I am from the Philippines and I have been hooked on Fr. Greeley ever since I first read him back in the 80's and have almost all of his published novels as well as his autobiographies and love letters to God. I pray for his recovery every day, and if it pleases God, with whom he has such a passionate love affair, he will be kept with us in this world because we still need him to help us through our faith.
"Underpinnings of A
"Underpinnings of A theology?" Is the author of this article implying that there is something wrong with Father Greeley's Catholicism? What a load of shite! The church needs more like him!
I am concerned about Andrew
I am concerned about Andrew Greeley's health & have not heard anything since
November 2008. I was a member in Chgo of a Catholic church that had S.J's &
I have read some of his books. Please send me an answer as I pray for him & would like to know if I could send him Get Well Cards?
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