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Angels and saints a biblical guide to friendship with God's holy ones

They're cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. Hahn dispels the false notions and urban legends people use to keep the saints at a safe distance. The truth is that Jesus...

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Main Author: Hahn, Scott (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Image Books, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Christian saints.
Spiritual life > Catholic Church.
Angels > Catholic Church.
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Summary:They're cast in plaster or simpering on a holy card, performing miracles with superhero strength, or playing a harp in highest heaven. Yet they are very near to us in every way. Hahn dispels the false notions and urban legends people use to keep the saints at a safe distance. The truth is that Jesus Christ has united heaven and earth in a close communion. Drawing deeply from Scripture, Hahn shows that the hosts of heaven surround the earthly Church as a "great cloud of witnesses."
Physical Description:203 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-198).
ISBN:9780307590794
0307590798
Author Notes:Scott Hahn, an internationally renowned Catholic lecturer & apologist, is a professor of theology at the Franciscan University of Steubenville. His books include "A Father Who Keeps His Promises", "Rome, Sweet Home", the best-selling story, coauthored with his wife, of their conversion to Catholicism, & most recently, "The Lamb's Supper". He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.

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