An angel is a spiritual being, created by God, whose sole purpose is to praise God and mediate between God and humanity. Angels are like us in that they are spiritual, but not like us because we have material bodies and they do not. Angels want to help us and want to bring us closer to God. Belief in angels is age-old and founded on reliable sources. . Where do we learn about angels?* We learn about angels from Scripture and tradition. Angels appear throughout Scripture, from