Archbishop Leonard P. Blair As a seminarian many years ago, both philosophy and theology had pride of place in the curriculum of those being prepared for the priesthood. However, the classical philosophy that had been part of priestly training began to give way to new currents of thought in the wake of the Second Vatican Council [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair The Lenten season always challenges us to step back and take stock of our lives in light of the two admonitions we heard when we receive ashes on Ash Wednesday: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return” and “Repent and believe in the Gospel.” [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair As we move into 2021, I’m reminded of the beautiful prayer at the blessing of the paschal candle every Easter: “Christ yesterday and today, the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega. All time belongs to him and all the ages. To him be glory and [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Amedida que nos acercamos al año 2021, viene a mi memoria la hermosa oración de bendición del cirio pascual: “Cristo ayer y hoy, Principio y Fin, Alfa y Omega. Suyo es el tiempo y la eternidad. A él la gloria y el poder por los siglos de los [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair This edition of the Transcript comes to you during Advent. It is the Church season that signifies expectation, preparation and hope. Our Savior Jesus Christ came on the first Christmas, and now we wait in joyful expectation for him to come again in glory to judge the living [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Esta edición del Catholic Transcript les llega durante el Adviento. Es el tiempo litúrgico que expresa expectativa, preparación y esperanza. Nuestro Salvador Jesucristo vino en la primera Navidad, y ahora esperamos con gozo que regrese en gloria para juzgar a vivos y muertos. Como Él mismo nos dijo en muchas [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair When New York’s Cardinal Dolan was president of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference, in one of his annual addresses to the bishops, he said that many people in the Church today think of themselves as Christ’s sheep, but in a flock of just one — namely, themselves. In an [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair En un mundo de “lo hice a mi manera”, en el que se idealiza al que es individualista, inconformista, y donde la gente reclama autonomía para definirse ellos mismos, no es de extrañar que un número cada vez mayor de católicos se identifique como católico, pero no asistan [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Over the last half century, there has been a great upheaval in the life of our society. Consensus about fundamental moral issues has broken down, for example, with regard to the protection of unborn life and the very definition of marriage and family. In the Catholic Church, this tidal wave [...]

Archbishop Leonard P. Blair Durante este último medio siglo ha habido una gran conmoción en la vida de nuestra sociedad. El consenso sobre cuestiones morales fundamentales se ha roto, por ejemplo, con respecto a la protección de la vida de los que están por nacer y la definición misma de matrimonio y [...]