Category Archives: angels

Michaelmas — and books!

Posted on September 29, 2014 by philangelus

You guys. You guys! Look at this! Print books! We are in print. We are back in print. We are good to go. (Oh, and that guy in the middle? Probaby would encourage you to buy the books. I’d do … Continue reading →

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Timey-wimey…cars?

Posted on April 3, 2014 by philangelus

Some background: When I got my first car, the much-beloved and still-missed Studentmobile, I put a statue of St. Michael on the dashboard. When I got the big blue minivan of doom twelve years ago, I wanted a St. Raphael statue, … Continue reading →

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In which my cynicism astounds even me

Posted on January 23, 2013 by philangelus

Yesterday I followed a Twitter link to a survey about the rosary. It began normally enough (age, gender) and then started asking whether I’d ever used a rosary aide. The only “rosary aides” I own are rosaries (about eleven or … Continue reading →

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Happy book birthday to The Wrong Enemy!

Posted on October 5, 2012 by philangelus

  Happy publication day! The Wrong Enemy is now “live” and for sale (still at 20% off) over at MuseItUp Publishing. In the next few days it should appear at Amazon.com, and eventually at B&N, Kobo and your other friendly … Continue reading →

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Feast of the guardian angels! And a story.

Posted on October 2, 2012 by philangelus

While I’m waiting on the timer for a cake for the family guardian angels (lemon cake! Kiddo4 is convinced it’s a birthday cake) here’s a story about angels and time. Or rather, two stories. While in high school, my mom … Continue reading →

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angels and prayer

Posted on October 1, 2012 by philangelus

In honor of tomorrow’s feast of guardian angels, today I’m going to give you another one of my “this was an angel…maybe” stories. A month ago, I started thinking about how one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit is … Continue reading →

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A little devotion to the angels

Posted on September 29, 2012 by philangelus

Okay, so a page from the Philangelus Family History File. I’ve mentioned before that I like to make a fuss over the angels when they have a feast day, so I make a feast (usually a lasagna) and a cake, … Continue reading →

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Happy feast day!

Posted on September 29, 2012 by philangelus

Today is the feast day of Saint Michael, Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael, the archangels. If I think of a story worth posting on the blog, I’ll come back and do it later. (For now, here’s a story about my … Continue reading →

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So it begins…

Posted on September 27, 2012 by philangelus

            Raguel waited at the back of the Judgment Hall to hear the verdict passed on the boy’s soul: Heaven. He nodded as he registered the word, but without rejoicing as he should have. Based on … Continue reading →

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It’s 4:12. Do you know where your book is?

Posted on September 1, 2012 by philangelus

I haven’t been writing about the household angels lately, so I’ll give you one and you can decide. Kiddo2 had her violin lesson in the next town over at 4:30. I like to leave 20 minutes for the drive, but … Continue reading →

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