Letters to a Young Catholic

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"An engaging, lucid, and informative introduction to the teachings and traditions of Catholicism." -Wall Street Journal

George Weigel, a Catholic theologian and one of America's leading public intellectuals, is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy centre, where he holds the William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. Weigel was educated at St. Mary's Seminary College in Baltimore and at the University of St. Michael's College in Toronto. He has been an assistant professor of theology at St. Thomas Seminary School of Theology in Kenmore, a scholar-in-residence at the World Without War Council of Greater Seattle, and a fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International centre for Scholars in Washington, D.C. From 1989 until 1996, Weigel was president of the Ethics and Public Policy centre. The author of numerous books on Catholicism and faith, Weigel lives with his wife in North Bethesda, Maryland.

"'Great Expectations, ' in fact, could be Weigel's subtitle, for that is what he hopes to inspire in youthful souls with his graceful meditations on truth, beauty, and love."--Claremont Institute Review "An engaging, lucid, and informative introduction to the teachings and traditions of Catholicism."--Wall Street Journal "I expect Letters will be a long-time Catholic-culture classic."--National Review "If I weren't a cradle Catholic, George Weigel's Letters to a Young Catholic might make me want to convert."--Washington Post "This is a luminous work that would appeal to anyone interested in faith, hope, and life itself."--Booklist