George Weigel is Distinguished Senior Fellow of Washington's Ethics and Public Policy Center, where he holds the William E. Simon Chair in Catholic Studies. His many books include the two-volume biography of Pope St. John Paul II, Witness to Hope and The End and the Beginning.

His most recent book, Lessons in Hope, tells the story of his unique friendship with St. John Paul II; copies will be on sale at the lecture. All members of the Harvard Catholic Center, St. Paul's Parish, and St. Paul's Choir School communities are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.