Fr.NortzmasterfullybuildsupontheclassicreflectionsofSr.Marie-Aim矇edeJ矇sus,anineteenth-centuryspiritualmysticandCarmelitenun,onthetwelvedegreesofsilence.Bycultivatingthesetypesofsilence,youwillfindouthowyoucan--evenamidyourbusydaysfilledwithchatter,commotion,andnoise--listentothevoiceofGod.Intheseprofoundpagesyouwillfindwaystoovercomeyourfearofsilenceanddiscover:KeystoobeyingGod’swillKindsofsilencethatareholyandkindsthatareunholyTentipsonwhattodo--andwhattoavoid--tobridleyoursensesSevenwaystoguardyourimaginationandfosterrecollectionHowtodirectyouremotionswithreasonandfostersilenceoftheheartEffectivewaysofrespondingtoinjusticeYouwilllearntheonesinfulattitudethatcutsusofffromthemercifulforgivenessofGodandwillacquirewaystostoppassingjudgmentagainstothers.Additionally,youwilllearnthemostimportantattitudethatdisposesustoGod’splansandallowsustoenterintoHisloveandconversewithHimaffectionatelythroughouttheday.Moreover,youwillfindpracticaltechniquesforovercomingdistractionsinprayerandadvicefromthesaintsonmethodsofmeditationtodevelopsilenceofthespirit.Aboveall,youwillgleanhowtomaintainpeaceofsoulandlivefreefromanxietyanddespair,regardlessoftemptationsorlife’sbattles.ByrelyingtotallyonGod,youwillfearlesslyriseafterfallsandbeginagain.YouwillbegintoseethelovinghandofGodinallthings,contemplatethelightofHispresence,and“bestill“inthesilenceofHislove.“Holysilenceiswhathelpsthesoulacquirethestrengthnecessarytobearthepresenceoftheall-pureGod,whoisipsumessesubsistens(subsistentbeingitself),“explainsFr.Nortz.“Theintensityofthatfullness,farfrominspiringlanguidinaction,producesavibrantjoyfulnessthatSt.JohnexpressesinthebookofRevelationintermsofthesaintssingingwithfullvoice.“
