Kenneth Leech (1939-2015)

I have learned of the passing of Father Kenneth Leech, who died on September 12, 2015 after a long illness.

He was born in 1939 and grew up in a secular home in the north of England. As a youth he was inspired by Alasdair MacIntyre (later famous for his renowned study of postmodern moral theory, After Virtue) who helped him realize that it is possible to…