Sitcom writer Tom Leopold is pictured in a 2009 photo. Leopold, who says a family crisis set him on path to become a Catholic last year, has spent the better part of his adult life writing sitcoms, including episodes of “Cheers,” “Seinfeld” and “Will and Grace.” (CNS photo/Arne Svenson, courtesy Tom Leopold) (Sept. 19, 2013) See LEOPOLD Sept. 19, 2013.