The best-selling author of Witness to Hope: The Biography of John Paul II offers an unflinching, incisive look at the election of Pope Benedict XVI and its meaning in terms of the Catholic Church, examining both the current status of the church around the world and its future role in a rapidly changing world. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: "In the 1993 Lectures on Moral Values in a Free Society, the importance of individual freedom and the danger of self-centeredness are repeatedly stressed, as are the importance of social responsibility and the danger of excessive government control...read more

Studies the Gulf War from the perspective of the 'just war' concept analyzing the decision to use military force against Iraq, the conduct of the war, and moral debate over the war

Publisher's description: In this remarkable tour of the Catholic world, George Weigel helps us understand how Catholicism fosters what Flannery O'Connor called 'the habit of being.' Taking the reader by the hand, Weigel embarks on a journey to Catholic landmarks as diverse as Chartres Cathedral and St. Mary's Church in Greenville, South Carolina; the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem and G.K. Chesterton's favorite pub; the grave of a modern martyr in Warsaw, and the Sistine Chapel. Weaving together insights from history, literature, theology, and music, Weigel uses these touchstones to illuminate the beliefs that have shaped Catholicism for two thousand years. With clarity and conviction, Weigel examines the foundations of Catholic faith and explores the topics of grace, prayer, vocation, sin and forgiveness, suffering, and-most importantly-love. Putting a dramatic face on this invitation to Catholicism, Weigel introduces some of the figures who have shaped his faith and thought-Michelangelo and Fra Angelico; Evelyn Waugh and Cardinal John Henry Newman; Father Jerzy Popieuszko and Pope John Paul II; Edith Stein and Mother Teresa-as he also shares anecdotes from his own Catholic life. To a world that sometimes seems closed and claustrophobic, he suggests, Christian humanism offers a world with windows and doors-and a skylight. In these letters, George Weigel conveys the power of a faith that is at once personal and universal, timely and eternal. His book will inspire not only the young generation of Catholics whose World Youth Day celebrations have launched an era of renewal for the Church, but also the faithful, the doubtful, and the searchers of every age.

An introduction to the pinto horse, including its role in the settlement of the West and its fame in movies and in rodeos

Product Description: Social commentator George Weigel shows how three dynamics of change--in world history, in Catholic social doctrine, and in the tenor of the Church's activism in the world--have refuted the charge that Catholicism was a defender of privilege and puts Catholicism in a singular position to help make the 21st century more humane than its bloody predecessor...read more

This critical analysis of American Catholic thought on war and peace focuses on the public debate over issues such as nuclear arms control and U.S. policy in Central America

A relevatory glimpse into the realm of Catholicism by an acclaimed Catholic commentator and author of Witness to Hope delves into the many controversies incited by Catholicism from inside the convictions that make the teachings of the Church essential and explains the Catholic faith and practice in society today. Reprint.

A relevatory glimpse into the realm of Catholicism by an acclaimed Catholic commentator delves into the many controversies incited by Catholicism from inside the convictions that make the teachings of the Church essential and explains the Catholic faith and practice in society today. 50,000 first printing. (view table of contents)