Mother Angelica Quotes
Where most men work for degrees after their names, we work for one before our names: Saint.
Arroyo, Raymond. Mother Angelica: The Remarkable Story of a Nun, Her Nerve, and a Network of Miracles. Doubleday, 2005.
In 1980 Pope John Paul II issued a general order prohibiting priests from holding civil political positions. Many wondered whether Drinan, a marvelous and popular Congressman, would obey and leave Congress. He announced he was not going to seek election and his colleague immediately after his announcement asked him to share his thinking. This was his response.
This happened to be the famous Colored Regiment depicted so well in the movie, Glory. However, these sentiments were also given to other soldiers in the state. Fighting against slavery was not only the patriotic thing to do, not only the humane thing, not inly the civilized thing to do, but it was a Christian Religious duty. Similar sendiment can be seen much in speeches and literature of the time. The words of the Battle Hymn of the Republic is another example. Ending slavery was a Holy requirement of God.
Mother Mary Angelica of the Annunciation, PCPA, also known as Mother Angelica, was an American Catholic Poor Clare nun best known as a television personality. She was also the founder of the international broadcast cable television network Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and the radio network WEWN. EWTN became a voice for Catholics worldwide.
