Michael Sliney

“I am not bound to please thee with my answer.” William Shakespeare

To acquire a plenary indulgence it is necessary also to fulfill the following three conditions: sacramental Confession, Eucharistic communion, and prayer for the intention of the Holy Father while being detached from sin.

“Heaven knows we need never be ashamed of our tears, for they are rain upon the blinding dust of earth, overlying our hard hearts.” Great Expectations, Charles Dickens

“Disorder in society is the result of disorder in the family.”  St. Angela Merici

“There are plenty of ways to practice mortification! Just patiently endure cold, heat, sickness, troubles, people, happenings, and so forth.” St. John Bosco