TKC!
A special thanks to Jen Arena, a young professional from NYC, who contributed to my recent LifeZette article: http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/young-professional-learned-about-god-on-trip-haiti/
Dealing with agitation
Birthday poem for my mom
My most magnificent, marvelous mom:
Acute, artsy…amazingly aplomb,
Caring, colorful, contemplative…calm!
Incredible intuition,
Powerful premonition,
Exceptional erudition,
Delightful disposition!
Christ-centeredness? Communicated!
Daily devotions? Demonstrated!
Awesomeness? Appreciated!
My most magnificent, marvelous mom:
Ninety one years old and still going strong!!
Spiritual garden
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener to root out vice and plant virtue.” St. Catherine of Sienna
A beautiful garden, like a beautiful soul is always something special to contemplate and enjoy. The greater the variety of flowers (virtues) and the less number of weeds (vices), make it even more appealing to the eye of the beholder. Physical beauty attracts…but virtue INSPIRES! What virtue have you planted recently in your “soul” garden? Is Christ asking you to add a few new additions?
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Soul Maintenance
2nd chance
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“Divine gift-love in the man enables him to love what is not naturally lovable: lepers, criminals, enemies, morons, the sulky, the superior and the sneering.” CS Lewis
I know a “Grease Monkey” owner who goes out of this way to hire ex-convicts to give them a second chance. Several of these guys have come up to me during an oil change, to ask me about my Faith, to talk “Jesus” and simply to receive a little love. I don’t know their backgrounds or their past crimes, but thanks to this shop owner, their dignity is clearly being restored and I noticed sincere smiles on their faces.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
They don’t know me
Divorce
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“When, however, this leaving one’s father and mother, and joining oneself to a woman, and going forward… when this love fails – because many times it fails – we have to feel the pain of the failure, [we must] accompany those people who have had this failure in their love. Do not condemn. Walk with them – and don’t practice casuistry on their situation.” Pope Francis
We have all been touched in some way by the ravages of divorce. There is a lot of hurt and deep pain in the hearts and minds of these souls…and what they most need is our kindness and our accompaniment.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Focus on the positive
Family prayer
TKC!
“Family prayer has its own characteristic qualities. It is prayer offered in common, husband and wife together, parents and children together…by reason of their dignity and mission, Christian parents have the specific responsibility of educating their children in prayer, introducing them to gradual discovery of the mystery of God and to personal dialogue with Him…” St. John Paul II
Grace before meals, kneeling down with your kids before going to bed to say a prayer of thanksgiving or petition, reading Sacred Scripture and reflecting on a passage as a family, praying the rosary or at least a decade as a family, saying a prayer for a safe trip before leaving in your car,…so many simple but powerful ways to weave prayer into your family’s fiber.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC