Lessons in hope

by George Weigel · 2017

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Describes the author's friendship with St. John Paul II, recounting the end of the Cold War and the commotion caused by post-Vatican II Catholicism.

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writerswritersMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisJewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 357 pages

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