Resources for Catholic Educators

Catholic Online offers a number of useful pages on angels. Angels: Bible Concordance gives scripture passages on angles takenfrom the Old and the New Testaments. Their angel page further provides clear information on angels. Topics listed on this page include: What are angels? - Angel Encounters - How do we know angels exist? - The Nine Choirs of Angels - Guardian Angels - Prayers to the Angels of God - Angels of the Church (from Revelation)The Fallen Angels.

Angels A Biblical Perspective is yet another site providing extensive information on angels. The table of content reads as follows: Angels are Warriors - Angels are Protectors - Angels are Messengers - Angels are Sent as a Result of Prayer - Angels are not to be Worshipped - Counterfeit Angels - Summary - Supporting Scriptures

For contemporary Church documents, you can consult the following resources:
The Catechism of the Catholic Church contains a number of passages on angels and their role in the history of salvation.
The extensive EWTN Library contains the text of six general audiences given by John Paul II on angels.

There are also a number of good articles on angels available on various web sites. Here is a listing of some of these: Angels in the online edition of the Catholic Encyclopedia; The Biblical Basis for Guardian Angels (James Akin) ; Angels with Names by Pat Bartos; Angels - Facts and Fiction by Bill Dodds

Finally, if you are seeking for illustrations of angels in art there are a number of excellent websites you can explore: the webmistress of The Text this Week has assembled an impressive number of links to paintings with biblical themes including those on : angels, Gabriel, Lucifer, Michael, Satan.

See also our pages of links on angels and our angels art prints.