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On the cover: An icon of St. Michael the Archangel, circa 1550-1580, from the wooden church of St. Demetrius in Rovne, Slovakia. Many Catholics know the great archangel from a prayer sometimes said at Mass, or as a mythical figure associated with distant battles. But on Page 10, Mike Aquilina looks at the early Christian (and Jewish) sources making the case for why, since the beginning of salvation history, St. Michael has been there all along.