Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
“In all things let us not forget to repeat with the Lord Jesus: “Not my will but Thine be done.” St. Maximilian Kolbe
Are you “all in, all the time, for Jesus?” Only then will you discover the deep peace and fulfillment that comes from fully surrendering yourself to God’s loving plan.”
“But if the faithful were generally to understand that it behooves them ever to fight courageously under the banner of Christ their King, then, fired with apostolic zeal, they would strive to win over to their Lord those hearts that are bitter, estranged from Him and would valiantly defend His rights.” Pius XI
“Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired.” St. Mother Teresa
Sometimes, we need to dig a little deeper in our love for Christ…look Jesus in the eyes and know that when love “hurts” you bring great consolation to his Sacred Heart and you grow in holiness!
“Keep the corners of your mouth turned up. Speak in a low, persuasive tone. Listen; be teachable. Laugh at good stories and learn to tell them…For as long as you are green, you can grow. St. Mother Teresa
“What do do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.” (Coach Dean Smith)
“How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these.” -George Washington Carver
Silence is precious: by keeping silence and knowing how to listen to God, the soul grows in wisdom and God teaches it what it cannot learn from men. Blessed Anne of St. Bartholomew
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.” Ernest Hemingway
James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
“The one thing you can’t take away from me is the way I choose to respond to what you do to me.” Viktor Frankl
