Stillness in a World Full of Turmoil - Paperback

by Laurence Spiteri (Author)

Msgr. Laurence Spiteri weaves nearly five hundred Scripture references into thirty rich spiritual reflections about your call as a child of God and how to weather life's storms. His introspective guidance on topics from the Creed and the sacraments to persecution, scandals, injustice, and suffering will help assuage any turbulence in your soul and provide you with a "retreat" from the noise of our times. With practical insights, Msgr. Spiteri will help you deeply experience God's consoling love and cherish Christ anew.

You will find spiritual food to refresh your soul and nourish you on your journey, and you will learn:

• Where your "identity card" as a Catholic lies
• The two places God speaks to you and how to develop a listening heart
• The secret to triumphing over angry thoughts and finding true healing
• How to overcome the three most common temptations
• The key to being liberated from fear and receiving and showing mercy
• The one thing that shows you have true faith

Additionally, you will learn about how God spoke to the prophets via "landline" and how we are called to share our Faith with future generations. You will also discover the five phases of God's relationship to His people in the Old Testament and how they apply to us today.

As Monsignor breaks open teachings on our Blessed Mother, you will see how Our Lady is the bearer of our hope and intercedes for the victory of life. Regardless of the sufferings she experienced, Mary remained calm as her heart was united with the Holy Trinity and embraced God's silence with trusting surrender.

This book will inspire an intimate love of Christ in your heart and fire a love for the Holy Eucharist in your soul. It will help you fall in love with Jesus and come alive in the Faith as never before. You will glimpse the unseen mystery -- the greatest miracle that awaits you daily -- and, with Our Lady, will adore the silent wonder of His love.

Author Biography

Msgr. Laurence Spiteri is a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California, and serves as Prelate Auditor of the Roman Rota at the Vatican and Commissioner of ratum-non-consumatum cases. He holds doctorates in biblical studies, psychology, and canon law, and a specialization in international law regarding the Church-state relationship. He serves as the official in charge of the Legal Office of the Vatican Apostolic Library, a voting member of the Historical Commission of the Dicastery of the Causes of Saints, an ad hoc judge at the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, a consultant to various Roman dicasteries and religious communities, and CEO of the Sanctuary of Culture Foundation, of the Treasures of History Foundation, and of the St. Joseph, Husband of Mary Foundation. He is a former Associate Director and Judge at the Metropolitan Tribunal of Los Angeles, Judge at the Tribunal of Las Vegas, assistant at the Apostolic Signatura, instructor in canonical procedures, and v