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St Michael the archangel, dressed somewhat like a Roman soldier, about to slay the devil (in the form of a dragon) with a fiery sword. He has a shield with the Latin phrase QUIS UT DEUS? "Who is like unto God?", which is a literal translation of the Hebrew name Mi-Ka-'El מי־כאל and motto of the Military Order of Saint Michael. July 2007. Author Michael Jaletzke. ... Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 ...

By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, March 19, 2025

John M. Grondelski (Ph.D., Fordham) was former associate dean of the School of Theology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey. He publishes regularly in the National Catholic Register and in theological journals. All views expressed herein are exclusively his own.

In our efforts to be faithful, to be valiant soldiers in our struggle with “the spiritual forces of evil,” we can ask for no better protector.

Our Lenten focus on conversion and the old Confiteor takes us this week to “blessed Michael, the Archangel.”

The Bible speaks of three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael is always prominently featured as at war with Satan, as the leader of the “heavenly hosts” that vanquishes the devil and his minions. We should learn two things from that Biblical testimony.

First, that there are angels. There was a certain fashion in some theological circles, especially in the 1970s/1980s, to downplay the reality of the angels and to write off the devil as a “symbol” of evil. This is nonsense. …

Lent, Evil, and Saint Michael the Archangel, by John M. Grondelski, Ph.D.

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By John M. Grondelski, Ph.D., Catholic World Report, March 19, 2025

In our efforts to be faithful, to be valiant soldiers in our struggle with “the spiritual forces of evil,” we can ask for no better protector.

Our Lenten focus on conversion and the old Confiteor takes us this week to “blessed Michael, the Archangel.”

The Bible speaks of three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Michael is always prominently featured as at war with Satan, as the leader of the “heavenly hosts” that vanquishes the devil and his minions. We should learn two things from that Biblical testimony.

First, that there are angels. There was a certain fashion in some theological circles, especially in the 1970s/1980s, to downplay the reality of the angels and to write off the devil as a “symbol” of evil. This is nonsense. …

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