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Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: Guardian Angels: Not Just Kid-Stuff – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy: Guardian Angels: Not Just Kid-Stuff

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The Guardian Angel, Saint Ursula and Saint Thomas by Francesco Buoneri, c. 1615 [The Parado, Madrid]

By Fr. Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, Cap., The Catholic Thing, March 14, 2026

Thomas G. Weinandy, OFM, a prolific writer and one of the most prominent living theologians, is a former member of the Vatican’s International Theological Commission. His newest book is the third volume of Jesus Becoming Jesus: A Theological Interpretation of the Gospel of John: The Book of Glory and the Passion and Resurrection Narratives.

Like many people years ago, as a child, my brother and I, together with our dad, always prayed in our “night prayers” the traditional prayer to our guardian angels: “Angel of God, my guardian dear to whom God’s love entrusts me here, ever this day (or night) be at my side, to light and guard, to rule and guide.  Amen.”

I still ask my guardian angel at night when I go to bed and, in the morning, when I get up, to watch over and protect me.  Moreover, before writing, I always ask my guardian angel to give me clarity of thought and expression and to whisper the right words into my ears.  Sometimes when I am struggling to find the right word, he places exactly the right word in my mind. …

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