Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
Image 1 of 1
“You’re a mommy to an angel.” “She received her angel wings.” “Now he’s your guardian angel.”
These words are often spoken with tenderness and a sincere desire to comfort a grieving parent. But are they what the Catholic Church actually teaches about our children who have died?
This resource gently explores the important difference between angels and human beings, why our children do not become angels when they die, and why the truth of our Catholic faith offers something even more beautiful. Our children were created as human persons—body and soul—and our Christian hope is rooted not in becoming angels, but in Christ, eternal life, the Communion of Saints, and the resurrection of the body.
Created especially for grieving parents and families, Why Our Babies Are Not Angels helps bring clarity to common language surrounding child loss while offering a deeper understanding of the dignity of your child and the extraordinary hope held for us in the Catholic faith.
Because your baby does not need angel wings to be precious, known, and eternally loved by God.
© 2026 Red Bird Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved.
This purchase grants one individual parish a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to print and use this resource for pastoral care and ministry within that parish.
The purchasing parish may print copies of this resource as needed for families directly served by that parish and for approved parish leaders or volunteers providing bereavement support.
This license does not permit the digital file to be copied, emailed, uploaded, posted online, shared, reproduced, or distributed to another parish, mission, school, ministry site, or organization, including those within the same diocese. The resource may not be resold, altered, republished, or incorporated into another program without written permission from Red Bird Ministries.
Each parish must obtain its own license. Dioceses wishing to provide this resource across multiple parishes must obtain a separate diocesan license from Red Bird Ministries.
Purchase of this resource grants permission for use only; all copyrights and ownership remain with Red Bird Ministries, Inc.
“You’re a mommy to an angel.” “She received her angel wings.” “Now he’s your guardian angel.”
These words are often spoken with tenderness and a sincere desire to comfort a grieving parent. But are they what the Catholic Church actually teaches about our children who have died?
This resource gently explores the important difference between angels and human beings, why our children do not become angels when they die, and why the truth of our Catholic faith offers something even more beautiful. Our children were created as human persons—body and soul—and our Christian hope is rooted not in becoming angels, but in Christ, eternal life, the Communion of Saints, and the resurrection of the body.
Created especially for grieving parents and families, Why Our Babies Are Not Angels helps bring clarity to common language surrounding child loss while offering a deeper understanding of the dignity of your child and the extraordinary hope held for us in the Catholic faith.
Because your baby does not need angel wings to be precious, known, and eternally loved by God.
© 2026 Red Bird Ministries, Inc. All rights reserved.
This purchase grants one individual parish a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to print and use this resource for pastoral care and ministry within that parish.
The purchasing parish may print copies of this resource as needed for families directly served by that parish and for approved parish leaders or volunteers providing bereavement support.
This license does not permit the digital file to be copied, emailed, uploaded, posted online, shared, reproduced, or distributed to another parish, mission, school, ministry site, or organization, including those within the same diocese. The resource may not be resold, altered, republished, or incorporated into another program without written permission from Red Bird Ministries.
Each parish must obtain its own license. Dioceses wishing to provide this resource across multiple parishes must obtain a separate diocesan license from Red Bird Ministries.
Purchase of this resource grants permission for use only; all copyrights and ownership remain with Red Bird Ministries, Inc.
