Biographical Information

Full Bio, from the Ethics & Public Policy Center.

George Weigel's Syndicated Column "The Catholic Difference":

Special Compilation: George Weigel on the Pontificate of Pope John Paul II (1920-2005)
Wojtyla's Walk Among the Philosophers Keynote address at a Duquesne University conference exploring "The Phenomenology of John Paul II." December 1, 2006.
Moments, Public & Private, with the Pope. Interview with Fr. Raymond J. DeSouza. National Catholic Register Special Edition: John Paul II: A Life That Changed the World. April 10-16, 2005.
The Pope in Private, from the April 11 issue of Newsweek. ("A serious philosopher, John Paul II also had a serious sweet tooth . . . .")
Pope John Paul II and Evangelicals. Interview with Christianity Today. April 4, 2005.
John Paul II in Words and Pictures: Remembering the "Witness to Hope", Ethics & Public Policy Center (EPPC) COLLECTION April 4, 2005.
Mourning and Remembrance: The pope believed that "history" is His-story--the story of God's quest for man. Wall Street Journal April 4, 2005.
"A Man Who Believed That Jesus Christ Is the Answer", on the impact of John Paul II's pontificate. Interview with Zenit.org. April 3, 2005.
Lessons of a Pontiff's Twilight Washington Post March 22, 2005.
Witness to a Man of Hope & Inspiration Interview with Kathryn Lopez on the life and legacy of John Paul II. National Review April 2, 2005.
The Pope & the President on Freedom "The Catholic Difference" March 9, 2005.
What The Pope is Teaching Us Now Interview with Zenit.org. Oct. 18, 2004.
The President and The Pope. From the Ronald Reagan Memorial Issue of National Review. June 22, 2004.
Why Everyone Counts: What John Paul II Has Helped Teach Us. Commencement speech at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. May 8, 2004.
A living prayer of self-sacrifice. "The Catholic Difference". Oct. 28, 2003.
The great Christian witness of our time. "The Catholic Difference". October 22, 2003.
The Heroic Papacy. "John Paul II has dramatically revitalized the world's oldest institutional office, and continues to surprise." Beliefnet.com. Oct. 2003.
On the 25 Year "Silver Anniversary" of John Paul II Interview with Zenit.org. Sept. 29, 2003.
The Pope & The Genius. On the Pope's appreciation of Michaelangelo. "The Catholic Difference". April 11, 2003.
On the Pope's New Poetry Interview with Zenit.org. March 20, 2003.
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down: Pope John Paul II and the Collapse of Communism A Lecture Given at Grove City College (Grove City College, PA). Feb. 15, 2002.
John Paul II: A Life for Life Keynote Address: Culture of Life Conference Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture. University of Notre Dame. 29 November 2001 [.pdf format]
Holy Land Pilgrimage: A Diary. First Things 104 (June/July 2000): 27-34.
The Holy Father in the Holy Land The Weekly Standard Volume 005, Issue 29 April 10, 2000.
Pope John Paul II and the Dynamics of History. The 2000 Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs. Watch on the West Volume 1, Number 6. April 2000.
John Paul II and the Crisis of Humanism. First Things 98 (December 1999): 31-36.
John Paul II's Hope for the Springtime of the Human Spirit. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. September-October 1999.
Prepared to Lead Crisis 15, no. 9. October, 1998.
John Paul II and the Priority of Culture. First Things 80 (February 1998): 19-25.
II Papa Meets El Presidente: John Paul II goes to Cuba. The Weekly Standard Volume 003, Issue 18. January 19, 1998.
John Paul II: preparing the 21st Century. Crisis 15 No. 10. November 1997.
The Mobile Pope From the issue "John Paul in America", The Weekly Standard October 9, 1995.

Articles & Essays by Weigel

On Pope Benedict XVI

A Lifetime of Learning: Pope Benedict becomes the teacher he always wanted to be Newsweek Publication Date: May 21, 2007.
Jesus Christ is the Revolution The Washington Post Publication Date: May 9, 2007.
Pope Benedict XVI: The Master-Teacher Catholic Herald April 16, 2007.
Papa Ratzinger at 80 "The Catholic Difference". April 18, 2007.
From Centesimus Annus to Deus Caritas Est: The Free and Virtuous Society of the 21st Century On December 12, the Acton Institute hosted a conference at Rome's Pontifical Gregorian University on the relationship of Pope John Paul II's 1991 social encyclical, Centesimus Annus, to Pope Benedict XVI's inaugural encyclical, Deus Caritas Est.
On Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures November 22, 2006. On Monday evening, November 20, Pope Benedict XVI's newest book, Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures, was introduced at a conference at the United Nations co-sponsored by Ignatius Press, Edizioni Cantagalli, the Path to Peace Foundation, and the Sublacense Life and Family Foundation. Speakers included Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See Permanent Observer at the U.N.; Professor Marcello Pera, Senator of the Italian Republic; and EPPC Senior Fellow George Weigel.
John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Islam "The Catholic Difference" October 11, 2006.
The Pope and Islam USA Today September 25, 2006.
The Blessings of Charity: A papal challenge to conventional wisdom Philanthropy Magazine March 1, 2006.
A New Pope Must Face Old Problems Los Angeles Times December 30, 2005.
Perspective: The Real Benedict Newsweek April 25, 2005.
Light in a New Dark Age: Pope Benedict XVI -- The Man and the Mission Wall Street Journal April 21, 2005.

On Catholicism

Novena for Priests. "The Catholic Difference". April 24, 2003.
Liberal Church? Conservative Church? Why Catholicism is not a "Denomination" and What That Means. Crisis Magazine. November 2001.
Papacy & Power. First Things 110 (February 2001): 18-25.
The Century After Rahner. Arlington Catholic Herald. Feb. 10, 2000.

Special Compilation: Weigel on Just War & the U.S.-Iraqi Conflict
Just War, Iraq Wars First Things April 2007.
Who Wants War? An Exchange Exchange with Paul J. Griffiths. First Things 152 (April 2005): 10-12.
"The War Against Terrorism", Remarks by George Weigel and Bill Kristol. October 13, 2004. Event was part of our "American Culture and Democracy" lecture series. [audiorecording, .mp3 format].
Abu Ghraib and Just War in Iraq. "The Catholic Difference" July 13, 2004.
Standing up to be counted Interview with the Tablet June 26, 2004.
Iraq and just war, one more time. "The Catholic Difference" June 9, 2004.
Weigel on Just War Theory: EPPC Scholar Expounds on Role of U.N., and More. Interview w. Delia Gallagher. Zenit News Service. May 27, 2004.
Iraq and just war, revisited. "The Catholic Difference" April 21, 2004. World Order: What Catholics Forgot. First Things 143 (May 2004): 31-38. Iraq and just war, revisited. "The Catholic Difference" April 21, 2004.
War & Statecraft: An Exchange. Exchange w/ Rowan Williams. First Things 141 (March 2004): 14-22.
The Force of Law, the Law of Force."The Catholic Difference". April 30, 2003.
No just war possible?."The Catholic Difference". April 2, 2003.
The Just War Case for the War."The Catholic Difference". March 31, 2003.
'Dissent' from church teaching? Great bosh!. Tidings March 21, 2003.
Moral Clarity in Time of War. First Things Dec. 2002.
Interview, w/ Bob Abernethy. "Religion & Ethics Newsweekly", PBS. January 10, 2003.
The Peace That Is Possible. "The Catholic Difference". January 8, 2003.
What is the Just War Tradition for?."The Catholic Difference". Dec. 4, 2002.
Just War and Pre-Emption: Three Questions."The Catholic Difference". October 2, 2002.
"Just War" and Preemption: The Case for Attacking Iraq. Seattle Times October 1, 2002.
On Pre-emption, Just War and the Defense of World Order. Interview w/ Zenit.Org. Sept. 22, 2002.
Just War: An Exchange. Debate with Paul J. Griffiths. First Things 122 (April 2002): 31-36. (Correspondence, First Things August/September 2002).
Just War Tradition in the wake of 9/11. Lecture given on Sept. 24, 2001, at a conference sponsored by the Faith & Reason Institute.
Reality of Terrorism Calls for a Fresh Look at Just War Tradition. The Catholic Difference Sept. 20, 2001.

Topics in Catholic Politics, Ethics & Religion

Demythologizing Father Drinan February 21, 2007.
Catholic confusions in the Congress. "The Catholic Difference" June 23, 2004.
The Kerry Challenge. "The Catholic Difference" May 18, 2004.
What Really Happened at Cairo. First Things 50 (February 1995): 24-31.
Christian Conviction & Democratic Etiquette. First Things 41 (March 1994): 28-35.

Political Philosophy

World Order: What Catholics Forgot. First Things 143 (May 2004): 31-38.
Europe's Problem -- and Ours. First Things 140 (February 2004): 18-25.
A Better Concept of Freedom. First Things 121 March 2002): 14-20.

Special Compilation: The Present Scandals in the Catholic Church

Editorials for "The Catholic Difference"

The National Review Board and authentic Catholic reform. March 31, 2004.
Dallas, Rome & Beyond. Nov. 6, 2002.
What Must be Done in Dallas June 5, 2002.
What Celibacy Is, and Isn't May 8, 2002.
From Scandal to Reform: Part IV: Above All, Holiness. May 1, 2002.
From Scandal to Reform: Part III: The Apostles We Need. April 24, 2002.
From Scandal to Reform: Part II: The Imperative of Orthodoxy. April 17, 2002.
From Scandal to Reform: Part I. April 10, 2002.

Public Addresses by George Weigel

Europe and America: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow The Wriston Lecture -- The Manhattan Institute. November 7, 2006.
On the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary of Thomas Aquinas College October 3, 2006. Keynote address at a dinner, held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles on September 30, marking the thirty-fifth anniversary of Thomas Aquinas College.
Remarks by George Weigel on Reception of the Gloria Artis Gold Medal May 1, 2006. On April 20, in the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the Polish Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Kazimierz Ujazdowski, presented EPPC Senior Fellow George Weigel with the Gloria Artis Gold Medal, Poland's highest honor in recognition of contributions to Polish and world culture.
Telling the World Its True Story. Commencement address for the Religious Studies Division of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, Pennsylvania. June 20, 2004.
Religious Conviction and Democratic Etiquette. Comments at the Thomas More Institute, London. Thursday, May 20, 2004.
The Free and Virtuous Society: Catholic Social Doctrine in the Twenty-First Century. The fourth annual Tyburn Lecture at Tyburn Convent, Marble Arch, London. May 19, 2004.
Why Everyone Counts: What John Paul II Has Helped Teach Us. Commencement speech at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. May 8, 2004.
The Importance of the Priest in Sanctifying the Church. Address to a diocesan luncheon in Charleston, South Carolina, following that local Church's Chrism Mass on April 15. Zenit.Org. May 17, 2003.
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down: Pope John Paul II and the Collapse of Communism. A Lecture Given at Grove City College  (Grove City College, PA). Feb. 15, 2002.
Two Ideas of Freedom. The Inaugural William E. Simon Lecture. Dec. 1, 2001.
John Paul II: A Life for Life Keynote Address: Culture of Life Conference Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture University of Notre Dame 29 November 2001. [.pdf format]
Pope John Paul II and the Dynamics of History. The 2000 Templeton Lecture on Religion and World Affairs, delivered on February 22, 2000.

Interviews (by and with) George Weigel

World Politics and Religion Interview with Rzeczpospolita [Poland] January 3, 2007.
Religious Freedom: The Challenge to Islam Interview with Italian newspaper, Avvenire December 13, 2006.
Europe, America and Politics Without God Interview with Paul Belien. The Brussels Journal Oct. 16, 2005.
George Weigel Says "Christophobia" Afflicts Europe: Contends That Many Aim for "Politics Without God". Interview with Zenit.org. Dec. 13, 2004.
What the Pope Is Teaching Us Now: A Biographer's Perspective on John Paul II Interview with Zenit.org. Oct. 18, 2004.
Standing up to be counted. Interview w. The Tablet June 26, 2004.
Kerry Distorting Catholic Doctrine. Interview w. Newsmax.com regarding the 'Communion scandal' with Sen. John Kerry.
George Weigel's Tour Guide for Young Catholics. Interview with Zenit.Org. March 14, 2004.
The Views of American Catholics and Opinion Leaders on Issues Regarding the Catholic Church. Unedited transcript of discussion w/ John Zogby, George Weigel, Alan Wolfe, and Rev. J. Bryan Hehir. Nov. 23, 2003.
George Weigel on the 25 Years of John Paul II. Interview with Zenit.Org. Sept. 30, 2003.
Why Genesis? Why Now?. Transcript of panel discussion of The Beginning of Wisdom: Reading Genesis, by Leon Kass. Contributors: Leon Wieseltier, Alan Jacobs and George Weigel. June 17, 2003.
Vatican II, 40 Years Later: "Gaudium et Spes". Interview w/ Zenit.Org. April 10, 2003.
George Weigel on the Pope's New Poetry. Interview w/ Zenit.Org. March 20, 2003.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Interview w/ Bob Abernathy on the Catholicism and the 'priestly pedophilia' crisis in the Church. January 17, 2003.
On Pre-emption, Just War and the Defense of World Order. Interview w/ ZENIT. Sept. 9, 2002.
Weigel on the Church Crisis in U.S.. Interview with ZENIT. August 29, 2002.
Where The Church Is Going. Interview with ZENIT. March 7, 2002.
Pre-emptive Military Action Against Terrorists Is Morally Legitimate. Interview w/ ZENIT. Oct. 13, 2001.
The Problems of Modern Democracy, interview with Samuel Gregg. Policy Magazine, Dec-Feb 2000-2001.
Democracy needs a "virtuous" society, Interview with NewsWeekly, publication of the National Civic Council. Nov. 18, 2000.
New Century, New Story-Line: Catholics in America, A Conversation with George Weigel and Kenneth L. Woodward. October 1, 2000. (jamesbowman.net).
Historian Weigel Is Witness for John Paul II. Interview with Michael Rust. Insight on the News. Nov 15, 1999.
Faith - Essential Ingredient of Democratic Capitalism Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. March-April 1996.
Re-Viewing Vatican II: An Interview with George A. Lindbeck. First Things 48 (December 1994): 44-50.
The Catholic Difference: Getting "Just War" Straight. Interview with Zenit.Org. Oct. 13, 2001.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, Interview w/ Bob Abernathy on Catholic "just war" tradition and the crisis in Iraq. [Date unknown]
Crisis of Fidelity: Renewing the U.S. Catholic Church. Interview with Laura Sheahen. BeliefNet.Com. [Date Unknown].

Excerpts from Books

Divine Sovereignty. Excerpt from Letters to a Young Catholic.
The Catholic Crisis: A View from Rome. Excerpt from The Courage to be Catholic.

Introductions

Introduction to Paul Horgan's Things As They Are (Loyola Press)
Introduction to Evelyn Waugh's Helena (Loyala Press)

Book Reviews by George Weigel

he Catholic Engine of Western Progress. Review of The Victory of Reason: How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success , by Rodney Stark. February 17, 2006.
Mr. Cornwell misses again. Review of The Pontiff in Winter, by John Cornwell. "The Catholic Difference" Dec. 22, 2004.
Pope 007?. Review of His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi. First Things 69 (January 1997): 39-42.
His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time, by Carl Bernsteign and Marco Politi. Religion & Liberty. The Acton Institute. January-February 1997.
God, Man and H. L. Mencken. Review of a series of books on H. L. Mencken. First Things 53 (May 1995): 50-59.
Syllabus Errorum. Review of God's Politician: Pope John Paul II, the Catholic Church and the New World Order, by David Willey. First Things 36 (October 1993): 53-56.
St. Evelyn Waugh. Review of Evelyn Waugh: The Early Years 1903-1939 and The Later Years 1939-1966. First Things 33 (May 1993). 31-37.
When Shepherds are Sheep. Review of A Flock of Shepherds: The National Conference of Catholic Bishops, by Thomas J. Reese. First Things 30 (February 1993): 34-40.

Reviews of Books by George Weigel

The Cube and the Cathedral

Continental Christophobia Cubed by Daniel Gallagher. Christianity Today August 15, 2005.
Christophobia and Culture: Weigel Looks at Europe, by Father John McCloskey. The National Catholic Register August 21, 2005.
"The Democratic Project", by Nancy Hawkins. America Vol. 192 No. 21 June 20, 2005. Godless Continent, by Randy Boyagoda. National Review April 25, 2005.
Europe's Apocalypse, by Daniel Johnson. New York Sun April 11, 2005.
Why Europe's great churches are empty, by Brian M. Carney. Wall Street Journal April 14, 2005.
Review by Loredana Vuoto. Townhall.com.

The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored

Another Story Line, by Kathryn Jean Lopez. Crisis Magazine. April 1, 2002.

The Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform, and the Future of the Church

Behind the Scandal, by William A. Donohue. Crisis Magazine. Nov. 4, 2002.
Get It for O'Reilly!, by Michael Novak. National Review Online. Oct. 5, 2002.
The Blame Game, reviewed by Scott Appleby. America Magazine.

Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II

Review, by Paul Johnson. Commentary, Dec. 1999.
Review by John L. Allen, Jr. National Catholic Reporter. Nov. 5, 1999.

Witness to the Witness, by Avery Dulles. First Things 97 (November 1999): 49-57.
Wojtyle writ large, and long, by Eamon Duffy. CommonWeal. Oct. 22, 1999.
The Pole in Rome, by Jay Nordlinger. National Review. Oct. 11, 1999.
Review by Mary Ann Glendon. L'Osservatore Romano Weekly Edition in English. 29 September 1999, page 9

Idealism Without Illusions: U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1990's

The Responsibilities of Power, by Sven F. Kraemer. First Things 49 (January 1995): 64-68.

The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church & the Collapse of Communism

Review by Carl Gershman. First Things 31 (March 1993): 42-45.
Books by George Weigel


God's Choice: Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Catholic Church


The Cube and the Cathedral: Europe, America, and Politics Without God


Letters to a Young Catholic


The Courage to Be Catholic: Crisis, Reform and the Future of the Church


The Truth of Catholicism: Ten Controversies Explored


Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II


Soul of the World: Notes on the Future of Public Catholicism


The Final Revolution: The Resistance Church and the Collapse of Communism


Idealism Without Illusions/U.S. Foreign Policy in the 1990's
Eerdmans, 1994.

Freedom and its Discontents: Catholicism Confronts Modernity
Ethics and Public Policy Center (August 15, 1991).


Catholicism and the Renewal of American Democracy
Paulist Press (May 1989)


American Interests, American Purpose : Moral Reasoning and U.S. Foreign Policy
Praeger Paperback, 1989.

Tranquillitas Ordinis: The Present Failure and Future Promise of American Catholic Thought on War and Peace
Oxford University Press, 1987.