From the moment he appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on the evening of his election in October 1978, Pope John Paul II has captured the imagination and hearts of people around the world. In this book, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, explores the spiritual and pastoral wealth of Blessed John Paul's legacy as found in his encyclicals and post-synodal apostolic exhortations. Cardinal Wuerl, who is known for his gift of teaching the faith, presents the pope’s writings in a clear and understandable way and shows us how we can apply these teaching to the challenges we face as Christians in the world today.