Father James
LeBar passed away
February 21st.
Father LeBar was a
priest of the
Archdiocese of New
York, ordained in
1962, and
assigned in recent
years as Chaplain of
the Hudson River
Psychiatric Center
in Poughkeepsie, a
post he held for
almost 20 years.
In addition, he was
the Consultant on
Cults for the
Archdiocese for more
than 25 years, with
a listing of OFFICE
OF CULT AWARENESS in
the Archdiocesan
Directory.
He counseled many
former cult members
and was a frequent
speaker on this
subject in all
aspects of media.
His book, Cults,
Sects and the New
Age (Our Sunday
Visitor ,
Huntington, Ind.
1989), co-authored
with Fr. James
McGuire and William
Kent Burtner sold
more than 25,000
copies.
