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365filmsbyauroranocte · 5 months

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The Pigeon Tunnel (Errol Morris, 2023)

#The pigeon tunnel #Errol Morris #2023 #John Le Carré #John Cornwell #documentary #quote #past #memory

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books-in-media · 2 years

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—Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII, John Cornwell (1999)

#amber heard #hitler's pope #Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII #John Cornwell #books #celebrities

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deadpopes · 2 years

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If I’m interested in learning more about Pope John Paul II, do you have any good book recs? Love both of your blogs by the way!!

Thank you! I’m sorry that I didn’t see this question earlier; I always tend to overlook the papal blog because I’m so terrible at updating it.

There are tons of books about Pope John Paul II, so I’ll try to narrow the suggestions down to a handful:

•George Weigel’s two-volume biography of John Paul II is almost certainly the best-known and definitive studies of John Paul II’s life from Poland to the Vatican. The first volume, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II (BOOK | KINDLE), was originally published in 1999 and tracks the Polish Pope from birth until the turn of the millennium.

The second volume of Weigel’s biography, The End and the Beginning: Pope John Paul II -- The Victory of Freedom, the Last Years, the Legacy (BOOK | KINDLE), was published in 2010 and devotes almost the entire first half of the book to an in-depth look at John Paul II’s lifelong crusade against Communism. The other half of the book focuses on the Pope’s final years as his health began to fail and as he seemingly used his very public physical deterioration as a lesson in suffering, humility, and strength until his death in April 2005.

In 2017, Weigel published another book -- Lessons In Hope: My Unexpected Life with St. John Paul II (BOOK | KINDLE) -- which isn’t a traditional biography, but a much more personal book about Weigel’s journey as the Pope’s biographer and his relationship with John Paul II over the years. It’s unique compared to his formal biographies because it shows John Paul II from a different, more human perspective than that of the infallible “Keeper of the Keys to Heaven”.

Some of the other books that I’ll suggest are very good, but they can also feel incomplete because John Paul II’s papacy lasted so long that the authors were only able to capture certain parts of his reign.

•His Holiness: John Paul II and the Hidden History of Our Time (BOOK | Kindle not available) by Carl Bernstein and Marco Politi is one of those books that is solid but not a complete history of the Pope’s reign because it was published in 1996, nearly 10 years before John Paul II’s death. And, yes, the co-author is the Carl Bernstein of Washington Post/Watergate/All the President’s Men/Woodward & Bernstein fame.

•John Paul the Great: Remembering a Spiritual Father (BOOK | Kindle not available) by former Ronald Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan was published shortly after John Paul II’s death in 2005 and is excellent. Noonan’s book is also very personal to the author and paints a portrait of John Paul II that helps us understand what he meant to so many people. Noonan also helps explain the source of the Pope’s unique charisma and how he used his immense natural political gifts to reach his audiences.

•The Pontiff In Winter: Triumph and Conflict in the Reign of John Paul II (BOOK | KINDLE) by John Cornwell is not the most flattering book about Pope John Paul II, but it is an important book to get a balanced understanding of his life and of the health of the Catholic Church towards the end of John Paul II’s papacy. Cornwell has long been one of the best connected Vatican journalists and this book is important because it questions how much blame should have or could have been placed on John Paul II for the scandals and corruption that simmered below the surface inside the Vatican throughout his reign.

•John Paul II: My Beloved Predecessor (BOOK | Kindle not available) is a short collection of writings and homilies by Pope Benedict XVI that he wrote about John Paul II over the years -- as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger while John Paul II was alive, and as Benedict XVI after succeeding John Paul II in 2005. There’s nothing earth-shattering in the book, but it’s an interesting look at one Pope directly from the pen of another Pope.

•The last recommendation isn’t a book about Pope John Paul II, but a book written by John Paul II: The Place Within: The Poetry of Pope John Paul II (BOOK | Kindle not available). This book of poetry written by John Paul II at various points throughout his long life is an incredibly unique window into the soul of a Pope. Some of the poems -- which are translated into English from John Paul II’s native language of Polish by Jerzy Peterkiewicz -- are quite good! Like I said, it’s not a biography of John Paul II, but in many ways reading his poetry can be just as revealing.

#Books #Book Suggestions #Book Recommendations #Popes #History #Pope John Paul II #John Paul II #Books about Popes #Papal History #Papacy #St. John Paul II #Pope St. John Paul II #George Weigel #Peggy Noonan #John Cornwell #Pope Benedict XVI #Joseph Ratzinger #Carl Bernstein #Marco Politi

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diioonysus · 23 days

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me when i have to work to make money & live

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emilybeemartin · 2 years

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If I should fall to rise no more, As many comrades did before, Ask the fifes and drums to play Over the hills and far away.

#sharpe #sharpe's rifles #sean bean #daragh o'malley #jason salkey #john tams #bernard cornwell #richard sharpe #patrick harper #rifleman harris #daniel hagman

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theaskew · 5 days

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We came across the west sea We didn't have much idea of the Kind of climate waiting We used our hands for guidance Like the children of a preacher Like a dry tree seeking water Or a daughter Nice 'n' sleazy Nice 'n' sleazy does it

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An angel came from outside Had no halo had no father With a coat of many colours He spoke of brothers many Wine and women song a plenty He began to write a chapter In history Nice 'n' sleazy Nice 'n' sleazy does it Nice 'n' sleazy does it Nice 'n' sleazy does it Does it every time

Songwriters: Hugh Cornwell/Jean Jacques Burnel/Dave Greenfield/Jet Black (Brian John Duffy)

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thefailurecult · 1 month

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#2000ad #judge dredd #john wagner #dan cornwell

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icecream-junkie · 2 years

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Looking at the pairings I’ve shipped over the years, I clearly have a type:

Strong women and the men who worship them.

#fandom #shipping #I will go down with these ships #janeway x chakotay #John x Elizabeth #adama x roslin #obi wan x satine #clintasha #philinda #abby x marcus #lorca x cornwell #farah dowling x saul silva #to name but a few

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demifiendrsa · 10 months

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Ridley Scott's Napoleon — Official Trailer

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The film is an original and personal look at Napoleon’s origins and his swift, ruthless climb to emperor, viewed through the prism of his addictive and often volatile relationship with his wife and one true love, Josephine, played by Vanessa Kirby. The film captures Napoleon’s famous battles, relentless ambition and astounding strategic mind as an extraordinary military leader and war visionary.

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hanteeyo · 9 months

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i havent been doing much but work but here r random studies

#lots of dean cornwell and john singer sargent #bbart #study

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365filmsbyauroranocte · 4 months

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The Pigeon Tunnel (Errol Morris, 2023)

#The pigeon tunnel #Errol Morris #2023 #John Le Carré #John Cornwell #documentary #quote #true #truth

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haverwood · 7 months

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The Pigeon Tunnel Errol Morris USA, 2023 ★★★ Intriguing!!

#The Pigeon Tunnel #Errol Morris #2023 #2020s #documentary #photoset #title card #John le Carré #David John Moore Cornwell

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fangirls-just-want-to-have-fun · 2 years

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The Umbrella Academy season 3 characters as John Mulaney Quotes (part 2)

(once more, out of context spoiler warning for season 3 of the umbrella academy is in effect I guess)

(cause like how could I NOT do the Sparrows now??)

Marcus Hargreeves:

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blackswaneuroparedux · 2 years

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Love is whatever you can still betray. Betrayal can only happen if you love.

- John le Carré (David Cornwell)

#le carre #john le carre #david cornwell #author #writer #literature #espionage #spy #betrayal #love #english #british #icon

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downthetubes · 1 year

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Out Today: the all-new Battle Action #1, available in comic shops, featuring “Johnny Red” and “HMS Nightshade”

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#Battle Action #Dan Cornwell #downthetubes News #Garth Ennis #HMS Nightshade #John Higgins #John Wagner #Johnny Red #Keith Burns #Treasury of British Comics #War Comics

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jmunneytumbler · 6 months

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Napoleon' Review: Raucous Romance, Straightforward Warfare

Napoleon just does whatever he wants, gosh! (CREDIT: Aidan Monaghan/Apple) Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim, Ben Miles, Ludivine Sagnier, Matthew Needham, Youssef Kerkour, Phil Cornwell, Édouard Philipponnat, Ian McNeice, Rupert Everett, Paul Rhys, Catherine Walker, Gavin Spokes, John Hollingworth, Mark Bonnar, Anna Mawn, Davide Tucci, Sam Crane, Scott Handy Director: Ridley…

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