The Archangel of Westminster - Paperback

by Michael Shaughnessy (Author)

An American finds himself by mistake in Westminster Cathedral where he is shocked by an encounter with Michael the Archangel. He has been granted sole interview rights. Over the course of several days he interviews Michael and receives a first hand account of the great spiritual battle between Jesus and Satan: the fall from heaven, the temptation in the wilderness, the death and resurrection of the Messiah. Woven throughout the story is the page turning account of a young Irish woman engaged in an intense spiritual battle for her soul. Everything converges to a climax on Easter morning. The novel depicts the interactions of angels and demons in the course of everyday life and the dramatic battle that exists for every soul that has ever lived.

Author Biography

I am originally from Minnesota and know how to dress in -40 degree temperatures. I have been doing Christian youth-work since I was 19 and was one of the first Catholics to work as Area Director for Young Life. I write a monthly newsletter on youth culture (http: //kairos-na.org/YouthCulture_News) and am the International Director of Kairos, a Christian youth program serving those aged 13 to 30. We sponsor high impact retreats, gap years, mission trips, university campus missions. To learn more about the work I do visit (http: //kairos-na.org/) I met Pope John Paul II in 1981 during a conference I organized for 600 leaders in the Charismatic renewal, five days before he was shot. I met Yasser Arafat, the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Patriarchs of Jerusalem, and one of the Chief Rabbis of Jerusalem during the visit of John Paul II to Israel. I lived for 15 years in Belfast N.I. and London, England, which was where I wrote The Archangel of Westminster. I began writing my second novel in 1998 and had more or less finished it by 2002. I began the follow-up novel in 2003, and hope to finish it before the next conclave. I am also the author of A Concise Catholic Catechism, a contributor to How to be Ecumenical Today, and the creator of iPray -- an aid to daily prayer. I am an Elder (leader) of the Servants of the Word, an ecumenical brotherhood of men who live the vows of celibacy, simplicity and obedience. I have visited 26 countries and speak German fluently. I travel about 10 days of the month. My pillow lives in Lansing, Michigan. My vices are golf, pistachios, chocolate and single malt scotch. Someday I will repent of them.