We’ve all seen angels portrayed as beautiful beings with long curls, flowing robes and gleaming white wings. They appear in stained glass windows and statues, or pose gracefully on holiday cards. Angels even show up on TV and in movies sometimes. The more famous angels are often depicted holding objects symbolizing their special missions. Archangel Michael wears armor and brandishes a flaming sword. Archangel Gabriel regularly carries a trumpet. Archangel Raphael is frequently portrayed with a medical caduceus to symbolize…..
The news of the past several weeks has been heartbreaking. First, the mass shooting in Orlando, then the suicide bombings abroad, then the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, then the police shootings in Dallas, then the courthouse shooting in St. Joseph, Michigan… Sometimes, it seems as if people have forgotten how to disagree without resorting to guns and bombs. While writing Dancing at Angel Abbey, I spent a lot of time thinking about what the archangels might…..
Dancing at Angel Abbey tells the story of how the life of one unhappy young lawyer, Kate Cunningham, is transformed by a series of serendipitous coincidences orchestrated by Archangel Gabriel. Given the reputation of the legal profession, some readers might wonder why an archangel would even bother to help an attorney. After all, there are so many more deserving people out there, right? Not necessarily. Personally, I tend to think that the less-than-saintly among us probably need Heavenly help the…..
Thanks for stopping by to check out my new novel, Dancing at Angel Abbey. It’s been a delight for me to write a book in which the archangels eagerly share their knowledge – and a little daunting, too! Many stories have been told about brief encounters between human beings and the angels, but there have been far fewer which portray a person in a sustained relationship with even one angel, much less more than a dozen. No other novel I’ve…..