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Angels of God: The Bible, the Church and the Heavenly Hosts [Paperback]

Mike Aquilina
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January 15, 2009
Angels are everywhere--as a matter of fact, right at your side. Forget the sweet-faced cherubs of popular culture, however, and brace yourself for a far more potent reality: angels are powerful heavenly beings who play a significant role in the personal drama of daily life--your life. Drawing on Scripture (where angels appear often, carrying out crucial tasks), the words of the saints and Church teaching, Mike Aquilina shows how developing our "fellowship with the angels is not an ornament on our religion, it is a life skill."

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About the Author

MIKE AQUILINA is executive vice president of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. He is the author of many books on Church history, doctrine, and devotion, and has hosted several series on The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). He is past editor of New Covenant magazine. His bestselling titles include Fire of God's Love: 120 Reflections on the Eucharist, Love in the Little Things and Roots of the Faith: From the Church Fathers to You (Servant Books).

Product Details

  • Paperback: 123 pages
  • Publisher: Servant Books (January 15, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0867168986
  • ISBN-13: 978-0867168983
  • Product Dimensions: 0.4 x 5.1 x 7.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,111 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Mike Aquilina is author or editor of more than thirty books, including The Fathers of the Church, The Mass of the Early Christians, and A Year with the Church Fathers. He has co-hosted eight series that air on the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN). He has co-authored books with Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, D.C., and theologian Scott Hahn. He is past editor of New Covenant magazine and The Pittsburgh Catholic newspaper. He appears weekly on Sirius Radio's "Sonrise Morning Show." Mike and his wife, Terri, have six children, who are the subject of his book Love in the Little Things.

In 2011 Mike was a featured presenter of the U.S. Bishops' Diocesan Educational/Catechetical Leadership Institute. He also wrote the USCCB's theological reflection for Catechetical Sunday in 2011.

His reviews, essays and journalism have appeared in many journals, including First Things, Touchstone, Crisis, Our Sunday Visitor, National Catholic Register, and Catholic Heritage. He contributed work on early Christianity to the Encyclopedia of Catholic Social Thought.

Mike is a also poet whose works have appeared in U.S. literary journals and have been translated into Polish and Spanish. He shared songwriting credits with Grammy Award-winner Dion DiMucci on the forthcoming album "Tank Full of Blues."

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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4.7 out of 5 stars
Although containing so much information, the book is quite easy for reading. joyflori  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
This book will be helpful towards both. R. S. Corzine  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
He has a very easy and readable style. Donna E Moreno  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars He ain't heavy, he's my angelic brother May 21, 2009
Format:Paperback
Aquilina makes the subject easy to understand without dumbing it down. Altogether an informative and fascinating read about the angels and their relationship to us. It makes a good accompaniment to The Angels and Their Mission. There is some duplication of information but a surprising amount in both books stands as complements to each other. Some of that is due to their different foci in the authors' intentions for their books, naturally. For that matter, it also would be a good complement to The Rite. Although that book is about exorcism it is essentially about angels, albeit fallen angels. Reading Angels of God would be a good counterbalance for too much worrying that could come along with reading about a dark subject.

Although the subhead makes the book sound a bit dry, nothing could be further from the truth. With his customary clarity and thoroughness, Mike Aquilina not only enlightens us about angels but actually makes us realize that our angelic brethren are just that ... our brothers.

I also especially appreciated that the book contains entire excerpts of scripture or other works where it is referenced. Too often the reader is left to seek out another work in order to get the whole picture. In my case, I must admit, I usually skip looking up anything. Aquilina does not leave us stranded in that way and it makes a huge difference.

Highly recommended.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars We are the spoils of war May 19, 2009
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Author and radio host Mike Aquilina introduces Angels of God with his own story of overcoming reluctance to fully accept angels in his spiritual life. After years of holding "remote reservations" on the topic, he saw the role of angels in the "tremendous spiritual struggle" of two friends facing imminent death from cancer. As they drifted in and out of consciousness "invocations of the angels, especially Saint Michael, came more frequently to their lips," he writes. "It became clear to me... that the angels are indeed fighting beside us in these battles." That realization led to an understanding of the role of angels in every phase of life. We are the "spoils of war" in the struggle between good and evil forces. "For us to ignore the angels would be a sign not only of disordered pride, but of colossal stupidity."

Angels of God consists of twelve chapters on angels based largely on stories from the Bible and reflections of the saints. The material covers the definition, description, and history of angels; Michael our defender; Gabriel the great communicator; Raphael friend and guide; and prayers, poems, and hymns to help deepen our relationship with angels.

Aquilina devotes a full chapter to guardian angels, explaining that their main task is to get us to heaven. He explores various aspects of this task including the holy card version of an angel pulling a child back from a precipice. "There's something to this, of course," he writes, but it is secondary. Many possible reasons exist for situations in which angels appear to fail to save their charges. First, they know the mind and will of God better than humans do, and always cooperate with God's plan. In addition, guardian angels also know when "another twenty-four hours on earth will merely get us another day older and deeper in debt." As for the belief that angels can be called upon for mundane chores like finding us a parking space, Aquilina suggests that angels sympathize with our desire and "will likely help--unless the parking space might detour us on the way to heaven.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for all who love angels or curious about them. February 1, 2010
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This is one of the best book on angels that I have read. It compares what you have heard about angels with what the Bible says.
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4.0 out of 5 stars gift
They liked it just fine, and because they liked it, I liked it. That is about all I have to say.
Published 10 days ago by it's in the mail
5.0 out of 5 stars lovely treatment of the subject
Aquilina's Angels of God is small but by no means modest survey of angels in scripture and in Catholic lore, a work grounded in the Bible, the teachings of the early church father,... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Damaris Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars Good resource book
I considered this book good because the author uses evidence right from the Bible to support his ideas. Read more
Published 28 days ago by joyflori
3.0 out of 5 stars Ok read
Aqulina gives us the scriptural evidence for angels and an extrapolation of their assistance in our lives. Read more
Published 3 months ago by chad
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Book
Great book. Angels are real and God's creations and this book documents with Bible verses, Bible stories. Well written, easy to read
Published 4 months ago by Anne M. Parks
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
This book provides a great introduction and summary of the world of angels, based on the teaching of the Bible and the Church.
Published 18 months ago by Swordfish
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and interesting book re: ANGELS
friend gave me this book on Angels..It was a excellent explaination of who and what Angels are and what they so in our lives. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Kathleen M. Kusel
4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Primer
A good primer on the subject of angels. It is not an in-depth study of the subject, nor is it advertised as such. Read more
Published on November 26, 2010 by tamna
5.0 out of 5 stars Angels Review
A well developed, all encompassing, well researched study of the spiritual and historic facets of Angels in Jewish, Christian and Muslim Tradition. Read more
Published on October 3, 2010 by Jerry E. A. Cronkhite
5.0 out of 5 stars exactly what I was looking for!
Prompt service, arrived in excellent shape and the book itself is exactly what we were looking for.
Published on October 3, 2010 by Patricia
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