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Paul Wilkes

Auteur van Good Enough Catholic

29 Werken 783 Leden 5 Besprekingen

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Paul Wilkes's writing has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines both in the United States and abroad. He wrote and directed the acclaimed PBS documentary on Thomas Merton, "Merton: A Film Biography," and is the author of many books. He toon meer lives with his wife and family in Wilmington, North Carolina. toon minder

Werken van Paul Wilkes

Good Enough Catholic (1996) 104 exemplaren
Merton by Those Who Knew Him Best (1984) 98 exemplaren
In Due Season: A Catholic Life (2009) 16 exemplaren
Temptations (1993) 15 exemplaren
My Book of Bedtime Prayers (1992) 13 exemplaren

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Geboortedatum
1938
Geslacht
male
Nationaliteit
USA
Woonplaatsen
Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

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Through reflection and personal experience, Paul Wilkes examines the power of the Eucharist to impart healing grace, spiritual strength, and peace to both communicants and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion. Compelling stories from his hospital Eucharistic Ministry reflect the exceptional writing for which he is known. Wilkes takes the reader on a journey to realize God's love for us as the personal stories bring the reader to a better understanding of God's presence even in the face of suffering and sorrow. Admitting his own flaws and doubts, Wilkes connects to every reader who yearns to encounter the mystery of God's love for each of us.… (meer)
 
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StFrancisofAssisi | Apr 22, 2024 |
EXCELLENT. I truly felt as though I got a good idea of just who he was. Well written and organized. Very good variety of people to give perspectives.
 
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sunnydrk | Oct 3, 2021 |
This book, like I said, has made me look at my life in a way I never did before. The things he has done and seen are just amazing. His life makes me think of a pendulum. He goes from one extreem to the other and slowly, very slowly, settles down to the center and finds the place he has been looking for. In a way it makes me feel better about my own life. I’m worried about how things will work out and what to do with it. Paul is an example of how long it can take to get it all figured out, but that it does work in the end.
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pirogoeth | Jul 11, 2017 |
This is a book (2001) which lists a sampling of 8 catholic parishes from around the country that are categorized as ‘excellent.’ Common traits are listed at the end as: (i) approach (ii) institutional life (iii) community (iv) the [lay] work and (v) spirituality. Wilkes says that there is no ‘best’ parish, since all evolve. But if all evolve, and they do, then these listed excellent parishes can’t themselves alone be exemplary. Wilkes quotes from the Great Gatsby that the golden rule is that all visitors and parishioners should be understood as they believe in themselves, themselves at their best. The church I’m currently at is listed but not described. Wilkes says that parishes that aren’t doing well lack vision (mostly meaning lay training and involvement). He does not say exactly how it is that the parishes could lack vision or persist that way. If he did that, this book might have been better.… (meer)
 
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sacredheart25 | Aug 26, 2015 |

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Werken
29
Leden
783
Populariteit
#32,506
Waardering
½ 3.3
Besprekingen
5
ISBNs
51
Talen
2

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