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| Updated: January 26th, 2012 |
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR
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Friday, 04 May 2012
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Bishop’s Note: In light of recent events that threaten religious liberty in our country, I want to share with you the following op-ed piece that I wrote for The (Toledo) Blade June 26, 2004, soon after I became your bishop. Sadly, the concerns I expressed back then are more justified than ever.
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR
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Friday, 06 April 2012
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I’ve been reading a book titled “The Christians as the Romans Saw Them” by Robert L. Wilken (Yale University Press, 2003). I have a great interest in church history, especially the ancient church. And quite frankly, society today is beginning t...
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Thursday, 05 April 2012
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Bishop Leonard P. Blair has made the following pastoral appointments:
Msgr. Michael R. Billian, pastor of Toledo Corpus Christi University Parish in addition to pastor of Toledo Blessed Sacrament, effective July 2.
Father Jacob A. Gordon, associate...
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR
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Friday, 02 March 2012
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Not long ago, on the first Sunday of Lent, we heard these words at Mass: “Repent, and believe in the Gospel.” What exactly does this mean? Get rid of your bad habits and vices? Accept the teachings of the New Testament? Yes indeed, but first and ...
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR
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Monday, 13 February 2012
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A few weeks ago I wrote to you about the serious threat to religious liberty in our country. In light of recent events I feel obliged to update you on where things stand. I am referring of course to the Obama administration’s mandate that nearly al...
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR Friday, 03 February 2012 Life today passes at lightning speed — or so it seems — and before you know it, some opportunity or event has passed you by. I’ve been wanting to see the Christmas lights at the Toledo Zoo for e... |
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR Thursday, 26 January 2012 In response to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Jan. 20 ruling mandating that all health plans cover contraception and sterilization, Bishop Leonard P. Blair issued the following le... |
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR Friday, 20 January 2012 On Jan. 20, 2012, it was announced that the Obama administration has refused to rescind its requirement that sterilization, abortifacients and contraception be included in virtually all health plans b... |
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR Friday, 06 January 2012 A Happy New Year to readers of the Chronicle, and a public thank you to all those who sent me Christmas cards or greetings. Your thoughtfulness is deeply appreciated. You have a special remembrance in... |
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BISHOP LEONARD P. BLAIR Friday, 02 December 2011 “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will …” Thus reads the new translation of the “Gloria” at Mass, to be sung at Christmas. Scripture scholars go back and fort... |
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