Angels have been an area, that I have discussed a lot lately.
I have delved into this issue at the back of some work I have done as a journalist, trying to help the poor and persecuted. The dark lord rests in the darkness of criminality, abuse and suffering. If you want to understand evil, you need to face it on its own turf.
But the way we then work to counter the evil of this world is very different according to the traditions we stem from. I have worked extensively with the Christian churches, as well as Jewish faith, and my father was a Muslim, so I have a lot of insight into the different faith schools.
The Catholic Church is the best at dealing with the lord of the flies. It has this amazing system of checks and balances, involving psychologists, doctors and a lot of experience with these things.
This gives the understanding, that the catholics, through their strict and effective organization hold the best cards to the fight between evil and good.
But the other faith systems also have some good answers to the fight against evil. Within Judaism, that I have worked with extensively, the connection to the angels is very direct and strong. Through the work of angels, it gives each practitioner an army of do gooders to help and work with. My personal experience is, that the closer you get to the angels, the more we help each other. But it is a much more individualised connection to g-d and good.
My point is, we can actually learn from each other, if we understand, that we are all in the same boat, when it comes to fighting Satan.
Sometimes there is division on our side, sometimes there is unity. This is a time, where the darkness is swarming. Maybe it is time to hear the valiant cry from the silver horn of Michael the archangel, and understand, that evil is not on the side of religion. Evil is when people seduce, abuse and destroy human life.
G-d bless the willingness to find peace in this world, and may it last.