Author George Weigel, a columnist for the Catholic Herald,
will deliver a lecture at Christendom College in Front
Royal Feb. 16, 7:00 p.m., in St. Lawrence Commons. The
address is the first of the college’s Major Speakers Program
for the spring semester and is open to the public.
Weigel, a distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and
Public Policy Center, is a Catholic theologian and the
founding president of the James Madison Foundation. Born in
Baltimore, Weigel earned his bachelor’s from St. Mary’s
Seminary and University and his master’s from St. Michael’s
College of the University of Toronto.
Weigel is the author of more than 20 books. His scholarly
works and reputation have earned him 18 honorary doctorate
degrees, as well as the papal cross Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
and the Gloria Artis Gold Medal from the Polish Ministry of
Culture.
A frequent guest on television and radio and the Vatican
analyst for NBC News, Weigel writes his weekly column, “The
Catholic Difference,” for syndication to 60 newspapers around
the United States. His scholarly work and his journalism are
regularly translated into the major European languages.
Weigel is a member of the Christendom College advisory board.
