Loving God, Please open my heart to the worthiness of ALL people, and to how my own love can highlight their worthiness. Please fill my heart with overflowing love, enough for absolutely every person that I see, without picking and choosing. Relieve me of my desire to decide who is worthy...
I would like to introduce myself; I am Deacon Michael Braun. As of October 1, Archbishop Hebda appointed me to exercise my diaconate ministry at the Church and Parish of the Guardian Angels. I was ordained to the diaconate on December 4, 2021. Since then, I have been assigned to my home...
Hypothetically Speaking … You’ll feel it if this is speaking to you … Shh… I can’t say this too loud… people might know… I can’t hardly say it out loud… I can’t even admit to it… I have a mental...
September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Also known as Suicide Awareness Month, the month shines a spotlight on a topic not often talked about. Suicide is a tragedy which happens all too frequently, to people who are suffering deeply, and is devastating to family and friends who are...
Prayer is so important! Not because I am trying to tell God what to do, or to manipulate his will – I have to remind myself of this from time to time. The wording of my prayers has to be a bit more intentional, to make me double-check my motive – my will or God’s will? ...
Winner! Guardian Angels has won the annual Oakdale Acorn Award from the City of Oakdale for public places. The Acorn Award recognizes properties that go “above and beyond” in maintaining their landscaping. There are three categories: residential, business, and public places. We...
September is National Recovery Month and September 14 is National Sober Day. Hats off to all you silent soldiers daily struggling to stay sober – free from the control of addictive substances. I can so easily forget how MANY people are working so hard to change their lives and free...
Kneeling is an ancient prayer posture, we find it numerous times in both the Old Testament, “Come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord our Maker.” (Psalm 95:6) and the New Testament, “When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his...
From the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: https://www.usccb.org/resources/labor-day-statement-2022
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