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Witness to Hope Witness to Hope George Weigel Witness to Hope is the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures -- some might argue the singular figure -- of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people w… OL13307430W
Against the Grain Against the Grain George Weigel Cutting against the grain of conventional wisdom, New York Times bestseller, George Weigel, offers a compelling look at the ways in which Catholic social teaching sheds light on the challenges of pea… OL15092465W
The end and the beginning The end and the beginning George Weigel Assesses the final years of Pope John Paul II, offering insight into his deteriorating health and devastating scandals within the Church while revealing a secret war between the Vatican and the Sovie… OL15092470W
God's Choice CD God's Choice CD George Weigel George Weigel's bestselling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God's Choice, he gives us an extraordi… OL15092486W
A New Worldly Order A New Worldly Order George Weigel The encyclical issued in May 1991 by Pope John Paul II, Centesimus Annus, drew a great deal of attention not only within the Catholic Church but outside it as well. One striking feature was the Pope'… OL17903457W
The Cube And the Cathedral The Cube And the Cathedral George Weigel Can the EU make the world safe for democracy? Not if it continues to deny its Christian roots, says Weigel (The Truth of Catholicism, 2001, etc.). Weigel’s pithy polemic boldly assesses contemporary … OL22077W