Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“For pride is spiritual cancer: it eats up the very possibility of love, or contentment, or even common sense.” C.S. Lewis
Listen to others, respect others, and don’t impose your opinion as the only and best option. It is possible that the other person’s idea might actually be better and if not, charity is often more important than “winning” or proving you were right.
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“There have been many saints who have gone before to guide us, but I like the ones who are simple, like St. Theresa of Lisieux, the Little Flower of Jesus. I chose her as my namesake because she did ordinary things with extraordinary love.” St. Mother Teresa
I have a picture of this holy card of St. Theresa on my desk. Simple innocence, purity, joy, true charity and surrender to God…what a gift for all of us!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“There is nothing like looking, if you want to find something. You certainly usually find something, if you look, but it is not always quite the something you were after.” J.R.R. Tolkien
Anytime you walk into a Catholic Church, you are walking directly into the presence of Jesus Christ, body and soul, humanity and divinity. Regardless of how you feel or what you seem to experience, you will always walk out with grace, which will give you the wisdom to know what God wants and the strength to consistently go there.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“End? No, it doesn’t end here. Death is just another path, one which we must all take. The grey rain-curtain of this world rolls back, and all change to silver glass… And then you see it… White shores, and beyond, a far green country, under a swift sunrise.” J.R.R. Tolkien
Every so often, I find it very therapeutic to stroll around a cemetery, reflecting on this all important fact of my immortality and the possibility of eternal life with God in heaven.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
Please see my latest LifeZette article:
http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/power-giving-others-second-chance/
TKC!
“When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.” St. Francis de Sales
Patient endurance out of love for Christ is the key…a gentle response and waiting for the storm to pass, eventually leads to calm and blue skies.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“A sign that we love truly love God is that we love Him the same in all occasions.” St. Francis de Sales
Do we thank God for the tougher moments, for giving us an opportunity to grow in virtue and test our moral fortitude? When the going gets tough, the true Christian tries to love God even more!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“Joy is a net of love by which we catch souls.” St. Mother Teresa
Joy is the fruit of a grateful, prayerful, humble, and selfless heart. There is nothing more effective for evangelization!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“Not all those who wander are lost.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
The most direct route to Florida from Michigan would be 1-75 south. Parents of millenials, if your child decided to go West to South Dakota, and leave the Catholic Faith, try to accompany them with your love and prayers…and eventually, with the help of God’s grace, they will gradually meander back to optimal path. A lot of prayer and patient endurance is needed!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“Holiness is found in a path opened to us in our daily lives, the duties of our daily lives are offered to us with unequal attractiveness.” St. Francis de Sales
Most days for most people are fairly ordinary. Live the ordinary with extraordinary love…forget about yourself and try to make others around you happy! Christ wants to touch them and inspire them through you!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC