On the tide of the angels.(popularity of angel stories)(Cover Story)

From: The Christian Century | Date: March 1, 1995| Author: Bush, Trudy | Copyright information

There has been a surge of interest in angels during the early and mid-1990s, with numerous books and television programs devoted to the subject. Although most of the angel stories seem to concentrate on human pride, perhaps they do represent a renewed, although confused, spirituality.

MOTHER MARY ANGELICA, now the owner of a cable television network, says she encountered her guardian angel when she was 11. Crossing the street on the way home from school, she felt herself lifted by i...

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