Michael Sliney

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “We must lay before him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.” C.S. Lewis

   Sometimes our prayer demands total sincerity and honesty with God concerning our weaknesses and deficiencies.  It is from this place of sincerity that God can answer our petition for help…

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “But let me ask you: Do you listen to your grandparents? Do you open your hearts to the memories that your grandparents pass on? Grandparents are like the wisdom of the family, they are the wisdom of a people.” Pope Francis

     I learned so much from my Grandmother about love, life and the Catholic Faith.  She attended daily Mass, she had a deep love for Jesus, and her words on Thanksgiving day of my Sophomore year at Michigan State still ring in my ears.  My older brother Tom had just announced that he was getting engaged, and granny leaned over and said, “Michael, you will never make that announcement.  You will be a priest!” Thanks Granny, for being so close and for being so holy!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “Consult not your fears but your hopes and dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what is still possible for you to do.” Blessed John XXIII

    Even the best golf professionals miss short putts and occasionally they have really bad holes…but they leave it behind them and focus on their next shot.  There is always time to recover!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “People are made for happiness. Rightly, then, you thirst for happiness. Christ has the answer to this desire of yours. But he asks you to trust him. True joy is a victory, something which cannot be obtained without a long and difficult struggle. Christ holds the secret of this victory.” St. John Paul II

    Nothing in the world, and no human being will ever be able to fully satisfy the needs of your heart.  Lean into Jesus, focus on fulfilling his will WITH LOVE, and he will bless you with his peace and joy.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “You doubt your value. Don’t run from who you are.” CS Lewis

    Jesus Christ, God himself, founded our Catholic Church over 2000 years ago.  Christ instituted all 7 Sacraments and left us a deposit of Faith and a hierarchical system that remains intact today.  The holiness of the sacraments (the effectiveness of the grace) does not depend on the holiness of the priests, and in spite of recent scandals and human shortcomings, we have a long history of extremely saintly men and women who have gone before us.  Be proud to be Catholic!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC