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Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Inspirational thoughts

The marathon of life

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TKC!

“Dream that the more you struggle, the more you prove the love that you bear your God, and the more you will rejoice one day with your Beloved, in a happiness and rapture that can never end.” St. Teresa of Jesus

    In the very real and very personal “marathon” of our lives, there are no short-cuts to heaven.  As long as you keep your eyes on Jesus and focus on loving him more and more each day, you will see him at the finish line with a big smile and open arms, waiting to receive you into his eternal embrace.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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A friend in need?

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TKC!

“Love ought to show itself in deeds more than in words.” – St. Ignatius of Loyola

   The mere gift of your presence or a small act of sincere kindness, especially when it interrupts your schedule or creates a personal inconvenience, can be so helpful for a friend in need!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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A mother’s heart

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TKC!

“The loveliest masterpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.” -St. Therese of Lisieux

     Like a rose, a mother’s heart is always open, always loving, always beautiful…and often surrounded by thorns.  Thank you, to all the moms out there…we need you!!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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Basic tips for disciplining children

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Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,

“Honor your Father and your Mother.” (Exodus 20:12)

Basic Tips for disciplining children

1. Do not over-react: the less emotion, the better, and the punishment needs to be proportional to the infraction.
2. United front- mom and dad must be on the same page, and punishments should be discussed in private as a couple before announcing it to the child.
3. Explain why you are punishing them: Make the children understand the gravity of the offense, the long term effect of that behavior, etc…
4. Determine what they most enjoy doing and use that as collateral (cell phones, video games, computer, facebook, ipod, dessert,…)
5. Disrespect can never be tolerated.
6. The punishment should be constructive. Give them a good book to read and summarize, an assignment or a chore so as to make good use of this time.
7. Unconditional love- no matter what happens, they still need to see that you love them.

God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC