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Paul Wilkes (born 1938) is an American writer of Slovak origin and filmmaker who is best known for his focus on religion, especially Roman Catholicism and its monastic tradition.

He was born the youngest of seven children to immigrant parents, both Slovaks, in Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended Cathedral Latin High School. At Marquette University he received his B.A. in 1960. He then entered the U.S. Navy as a communications officer, serving from 1961 to 1964. In 1967 he completed an M.A. at Columbia University.

Wilkes started his career as a writer for the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colorado from 1964 to 1966. He joined the Baltimore Sun from 1967 to 1968, then worked as a book editor for Harper & Row in New York City in 1969. The next year he joined Harper's Magazine Press as a book editor.

He has taught writing at Brooklyn College, the University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, College of the Holy Cross, Clark University, and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.

Wilkes has written for many magazines, including The New Yorker, New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, America, and Commonweal. In 1994 he published And They Shall be My People: An American Rabbi and His Congregation, the story of Congregation Beth Israel of Worcester, Massachusetts.

In 2000, he was a critic of the Holy Office's declaration Dominus Iesus.

He is married to Tracy Gochberg. They have two children.

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Total Books: 37
The Art of Confession Renewing Yourself Through the Practice of Honesty
2012 - The Art of Confession Renewing Yourself Through the Practice of Honesty (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780761155966
ISBN-10: 0761155961
Genre: Self-Help
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Holding God in My Hands Personal Encounters with the Divine
2010 - Holding God in My Hands Personal Encounters with the Divine (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780764819452
ISBN-10: 0764819453
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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Beyond the Walls Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life
2010 - Beyond the Walls Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780879464295
ISBN-10: 0879464291
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
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In Due Season A Catholic Life
2009 - In Due Season a Catholic Life (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780470423332
ISBN-10: 0470423331
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
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The Seven Secrets of Successful Catholics
In Mysterious Ways The Death and Life of a Parish Priest
Excellent Protestant Congregations The Guide to Best Places and Practices
Excellent Catholic Parishes The Guide to Best Places and Practices
2001 - Excellent Catholic Parishes the Guide to Best Places and Practices (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780809139927
ISBN-10: 0809139928
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Beyond the Walls  Monastic Wisdom for Everyday Life
And They Shall Be My People An American Rabbi and His Congregation
The Good Enough Catholic  A Guide for the Perplexed
1997 - The Good Enough Catholic a Guide for the Perplexed (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780345409621
ISBN-10: 0345409620
Genre: Christian Books & Bibles
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
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And They Shall Be My People
1995 - And They Shall Be My People (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780345394347
ISBN-10: 0345394348
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality
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Temptations
1995 - Temptations (Hardcover)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780517144077
ISBN-10: 0517144077
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The Education of an Archbishop Travels With Rembert Weakland
In Mysterious Ways  The Death and Life of a Parish Priest
1990 - In Mysterious Ways the Death and Life of a Parish Priest (Hardcover)Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780394575841
ISBN-10: 0394575849
Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Fitzgo The Wild Dog of Central Park
1974 - Fitzgo the Wild Dog of Central Park (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780425025710
ISBN-10: 0425025713
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Fitzgo Wild Dog of Central Park
Fitzgo Wild Dog of Central Park [Coronet Books] (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780340200148
ISBN-10: 0340200146
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The Good Enough Catholic A Guide for the Perplexed
Trying out the dream A year in the life of an American family
Trying Out the Dream a Year in the Life of an American Family (Hardcover)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780397010790
ISBN-10: 0397010796
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These priests stay
These Priests Stay (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780671216771
ISBN-10: 0671216775
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My Book of Bedtime Prayers
My Book of Bedtime Prayers (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780806625928
ISBN-10: 0806625929
Genre: Children's Books
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