Fr. Leonard R. Klein, Author at The Imaginative Conservative

About Fr. Leonard R. Klein

Father Leonard R. Klein (1945–2019) served the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, as rector of the Cathedral of St. Peter and pastor of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church / St. Patrick Church. A Lutheran pastor from 1972 to 2003, he was ordained a Catholic priest in 2006. Notable for his effective expository preaching, liturgical sensibility, and pastoral care, Father Klein was also director of the Respect Life Committee for the Diocese of Wilmington and chaplain to the St. Thomas More Society.

Sons, Dissipated or Contemptuous, & Their Waiting Father

By Fr. Leonard R. Klein|2025-06-14T21:47:37-05:00June 14th, 2025|Categories: Books, Catholicism, Christianity, Cluny, Gospel Reflection|

In the drama of the two brothers and the loving Father the heart of the Gospel is laid open before us. Human freedom and divine love are here. Human sinfulness in two of its more dramatic forms—dissipation and contemptuous pride—are on view. We are warned about the reality of sin and brought face to face [...]