Edward Leen

Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.Sp. (1885-1944), was born in Ireland and entered the order of the Holy Ghost Fathers. He was president of Blackrock College in Ireland from 1925 to 1931 and then became professor of philosophy at Kimmage Manor, Dublin. During this time, he gave many retreats and conferences, especially to religious communities, and he became widely known as a master of spiritual matters. Like his spiritual mentor, Dom Columba Marmion, Fr. Leen made the central focus of his widely read...See more

Fr. Edward Leen, C.S.Sp. (1885-1944), was born in Ireland and entered the order of the Holy Ghost Fathers. He was president of Blackrock College in Ireland from 1925 to 1931 and then became professor of philosophy at Kimmage Manor, Dublin. During this time, he gave many retreats and conferences, especially to religious communities, and he became widely known as a master of spiritual matters. Like his spiritual mentor, Dom Columba Marmion, Fr. Leen made the central focus of his widely read spiritual writings the relationship between Christ and the soul of the individual. See less