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Monday, September 29, 2008

September 29: Michael and All Angels

Mi-kha-el? * Who is like God?

Archangels (especially Michael) have already made their appearance at Acts of Hope, here and more recently here and here.

This is a favorite image of mine. It is by the late Cameroonian artist and Jesuit priest, Engelbert Mveng, a mural painted for Holy Angels Catholic Church in Chicago, an African American congregation. I use this on the cover of my syllabus for the course "African American Religion and Theology." I love the mural's colors and the fact that all the angels represented are Black.

An explanation of the mural and a guide to its many angels and their biblical stories are here.

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2 comments:

  1. FranSeptember 29, 2008 at 5:45 AM

    That image is heart-stopping.

    Oh how these days, these feasts are such an elemental part of my faith life.

    Thank you.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 30, 2008 at 10:57 AM

    Of course the angels are black; what other color would they be?

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