The Jesuits of the twentieth century used the resources at their disposal to spread the faith, and had founded institutions around the country, including high schools, colleges and universities, publishing periodicals, administering parishes, giving retreats and missions, and occupied in a multitude of other activities (5). This included Boston College High School and Boston College, which has remained one of the largest repositories of Catholic literature, manuscripts, and artifacts in the country. 

Leonard's dedication to Boston College throughout his career is probably a result of all of the above listed factors, and his collection of the Liturgy & Life artifacts slots in perfectly to the Jesuit tradition. By preserving Catholic heritage, Leonard ensured the education of the future students of Boston College; he enabled the existence of this website. 

Boston College believes that 

"in the university, the physical world, the edifice of culture, and the varieties of human experience all come under inquiry, and the wisdom that we can learn from this inquiry can guide the formation of the young and can be brought to bear on the needs of the social and political community" (6).

The Liturgy & Life collection was not an endeavor to spark a traditional Catholic revival or resist changes happening in the world. Rather, Fr. Leonard recognized the changes to come from Vatican II and crucially, understood the importance of the event. Though the original collectors never got to reap the benefits of this archival collection, it nonetheless exists as a unique and irreplacable portrait of early twentieth century American Catholic piety.