Comments on: Wednesday, October 2, 2019 – Our Guardians

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 03:09:52 +0000

To Anonymous — Hello. Having replied to my comments above, I thought I should share the following with you from National Catholic Register and The Arlington Catholic Herald:
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8 Things to Know and Share About the Guardian Angels
It is considered theologically certain that each member of the faith has a special guardian angel from the time of baptism.
Jimmy Akin | OCT. 2, 2018
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-the-guardian-angels
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What does the church teach about guardian angels?
Katie Scott | Catholic Herald
9/24/14
https://www.catholicherald.com/news/local_news/what_does_the_church_teach_about_guardian_angels_/
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May God bless you.

By: J

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:11:19 +0000

To anonymous above, it’s an unfathomable evil that anything should happen to innocent children. Perhaps going to Relevantradio. Com can shed some light on your question. Yesterday many of their programs dealt with angels. There was one in particular that questioned “if we all have guardian angels why do bad things still happen? “. Part of the answer was “we do not believe in a God who is indifferent to evil, but one who suffered as we do to free us from our slavery to sin”. You can read or hear the rest at their website. Hope this is helpful.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 11:08:57 +0000

“The doctrine that every individual soul has a guardian angel has never been defined by the Church and so is not an article of faith, but is the mind of the Church “.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 03:21:31 +0000

To Anonymous above – As Joe LaCombe stated in his reflection, “There are times when we do things that we do not understand. There are times when things happen that we do not understand.”

While faith very fascinating, and many of us struggle to believe in some aspects of it, I would suggest that you increase your faith. St. Augustine said, “Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe.”

St. Augustine also said, “I believe in order to understand”. Centuries later, St. Anselm echoed statement by saying, “I do not seek to understand in order that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand.”

The road to understanding will become easier when you start to believe and have more faith.

God bless.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:21:09 +0000

I know, those are moving stories and yes I believe in angels but what about innocent children who have terrible accidents or worse.

By: John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB

John Ciribassi, DVM, Dipl. ACVB — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 23:07:35 +0000

Last year I got into a motorcycle accident with a truck pulling a horse trailer in Colorado. I recall being panicked when I realized that I was not going to make the corner and would likely hit the trailer or the truck. But as I neared the vehicle I felt a sense that everything was going to be OK and relaxed just before impact. I hit the trailer at the front corner then bounced off its tires across the road. My friend behind me stopped just before hitting me. While the bike had a bent frame, I just had a scrapped elbow. I should have been killed or more severely injured, and everyone (including the police officer) told me I was very, very lucky. I don’t believe it was luck. I felt guided. Guardian Angel? I tend to think so.

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:14:03 +0000

I have no doubt that guardian angels are real. I was sitting in church for my Holy Hour in adoration with my 4-year-old daughter. It is a very small community church and that particular day, the secretary was away and the door to the rectory was locked. My daughter kept telling me she had to use the bathroom. The church is in a neighborhood and the closest bathroom was the Casey’s 2 blocks away. I was afraid to leave since I was the only one around. I know there is a way to cover the Blessed Sacrament and stow Him properly but anxiety kicked in and I wasn’t sure how and I froze. I tried texting my husband for our priest’s cell number but he didn’t answer as he was working. As my daughters cries got more desperate I looked up at Him in the Monstrance and in a panic said, “Help.” Maybe 5 seconds later a man came in the vestibule, entered the sanctuary and looked around like he was looking for someone. I walked up to him and asked if he was looking for Father. He said, “No, I’m looking for a bathroom.” I told him, that’s funny, my daughter needs one at the moment too. I asked if he knew of one nearby. He said, “I’m not from around here.” Then in desparation I asked him if he would please wait while I took my daughter to the Casey’s. He said he would and when I got back I thanked him profusely, introduced myself and shook his hand. He smiled, did not reply who he was, and walked out the same way he came in.

By: J

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 10:59:49 +0000

My mother always told her memory of driving with me on a country road when I was a toddler. She heard someone scream “Stop! ” so intensely that she slammed on the brakes. With that an incoming car (that she couldn’t see due to the tall cornfield) ran the stop sign.
I’m sure our guardian angels have unknowingly saved us many times but this was one of those obvious moments that could only be explained by the intesession of God. Thank you Guardian angels. Thank you Joe for the beautiful commentary.