Author Archive for Deacon Joshua LeBlanc

Joshua LeBlanc has been active since 2002 in the Information Technology field, managing computer systems and networks for numerous Catholic apostolates and organizations. He is the co-founder and president of cyberCatholics.com, a 100% Catholic webhosting service. He created and hosts the Annual Catholic Blog Awards. Josh is also the founder of DefendingCatholicTruth.com. Having spoken and written on a wide range of Catholic issues, Josh is the host of “Finding your Keys: The Field Guide for the Everyday Catholic” on Radio Maria USA and also co-hosts a weekly live television show, Champions of the Truth, which airs in the Lafayette, Louisiana area. He is also a regular contributor, founding member, and panelist on the catholicunderground.com podcast, a show which focuses on the relationship of Catholic faith and new media. Joshua holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and the Liberal Arts from St. Joseph Seminary College in Covington, LA (where he discerned that God was calling him serve in a capacity other than the ministerial priesthood) and is currently a candidate for the Master of Arts degree in Theology and Christian Ministry from Franciscan University in Steubenville, OH. He is married to Annie.

The Forty Days and the Fortieth Day
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The Forty Days and the Fortieth Day

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As we approach this season of Grace, there are often a few questions and misconceptions about Lent which arise. Most people assume that the Lenten season is forty days in length, which isn’t exactly true.  This idea comes from a time in which Lent was forty days long, but let’s look at the history of […]

Does Google Despise Success? Internet Giant Slaps Down Small Catholic Start-up
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Does Google Despise Success? Internet Giant Slaps Down Small Catholic Start-up

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Catholic Lane launched its new online home for Catholics on February 19, 2011 with a score of Catholic authors who came aboard offering their materials to the public – all because of their generosity and their commitment to Catholic Lane and its audience. As a small Catholic apostolate with a no offices, a small staff, […]

Is Ordination a Right?
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Is Ordination a Right?

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There has been increasingly more and more debate concerning the new document from the Vatican on the ordination of homosexual men to the priesthood. Since I am writing this before the release of the Vatican’s document on the subject, it not proper to assume what the Vatican will or will not do. This has not […]