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True Freedom
Please see my latest column for LifeZette: http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/on-fourth-july-remember-our-moral-freedom-and-responsibility/. Happy 4th of July!!
Little things done with great love
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“The ordinary acts we practice every day at home are of more importance to the soul than their simplicity might suggest.” St. Thomas More
St. Therese of Lisieux is the patron saint of the missions even though she never left the convent. She would offer up little sacrifices for souls and one of her daily chores was to wash the pots and pans with a “difficult” sister. She said that she could “see Jesus walking amidst the pots and pans.” The little things done with love matter!!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Judging others
Making excuses?
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“Don’t let life happen’; take your life into your own hands and make the decision to turn it into an authentic and personal masterpiece!” (St. John Paul II)
It is too easy to make excuses for ourselves. Child of origin issues, health issues, socio-economic disadvantages, and the list can go on. My dad was born in East Detroit (rough part of town), son of a Detroit fireman, lost his only brother due to a kidney problem, and he was drafted in WWII right after High School. He went to the University of Detroit on the GI bill after the war, started out as a Foreman at Ford and gradually worked his way up to a respectable position in the company. He took his faith and his marriage seriously, and he taught me so many valuable lessons along the way. Thanks Dad!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Our Blessed Mother
Feminine Genius
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“The frenetic pace of modern life can lead to an obscuring or even a loss of what is truly human… Perhaps more than in other periods of history, our time is in need of that genius which belongs to women, and which can ensure sensitivity for human beings in every circumstance.”
- St. Pope John Paul II
Children today are under intense pressure to compete for grades, for friends, for sports…and it creates huge stress on many levels. Mom’s, employ your “feminine genius” to put the warmth of your unconditional love into their hearts, and soften the blow!!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Summer mission trips
The road to happiness
TKC!
“You must make up your mind to the prospect of sustaining a certain measure of pain and trouble in your passage through life.” Blessed Cardinal Newman
The road to happiness passes through the cross. There are no short cuts or escape routes…it comes down to embracing with love, the circumstances and little thorns that God allows in your life each and everyday.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC