Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“The age of chivalry is past. Bores have succeeded to dragons.” Charles Dickens
Gentlemen, let’s bring it back! Opening and holding doors (“Ladies first”), holding chairs, offering the handrail and better seats with the view in restaurants, helping to take off and put on coats…and so many other details of deference and courtesy that your wives deserve!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“God allows us to experience the low points of life in order to teach us lessons that we could learn in no other way.” CS Lewis
Ready for today? All in, all the time? “Jesus, please help me to embrace with trust whatever you send me or allow to happen today, especially if it hurts, looking for the light in the darkness and the good that you are trying to bring about through this cross. Amen.”
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and every one must choose his side.” (G.K. Chesterton’s last words)
Choose to fight for Jesus and renew that choice everyday, this is the most effective pathway to peace and personal fulfillment….we are here to help him populate heaven!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“God has such gladness every time he sees from heaven that a sinner is praying to Him with all his heart, as a mother has when she sees the first smile on her baby’s face.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
God is your Father…trust in his merciful love, trust in his paternal forgiveness…he loves each one of you intensely and is so glad when he sees the smallest sign of repentance. Allow his merciful love to touch you in the Sacrament of Reconciliation!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“The secret of man’s being is not only to live, but to have something to live for.” Fyodor Dostoevsky
What is your answer to the meaning of life? To know, love and serve God in this life, so as to be happy with him forever in the next? To help get your family to heaven?
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“What embitters the world is not excess of criticism, but an absence of self-criticism.” G.K. Chesterton
At times, constructive and charitably imparted criticism can be helpful. But it is usually much more effective to first correct your own imperfections with God’s help, and focus more on inspiring people with your holiness!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“All men and women are entrusted to make a masterpiece of their lives.” St. John Paul II
Are you allowing the divine sculptor (the Holy Spirit within you) to chisel his image of what your life should be or are you putting up resistance? Happy Feast of Pentecost!!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“A Catholic is a person who has plucked up courage to face the incredible and inconceivable idea that something else may be wiser than he is.” G.K. Chesterton
No matter how smart, tough, tenacious and even lucky you are, you simply cannot live a heroic life of virtue and self-giving without God’s wisdom and God’s strength. Be humble and lean into Jesus!!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
“Progress should mean that we are always changing the world to fit the vision, instead we are always changing the vision.” G.K. Chesterton
Silence to reflect, meaningful conversations without the buzz or interruption of the phone, capacity to notice other peoples suffering around you…a risk of one aspect of “progress” with our phone addiction.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
TKC!
When we have been to Holy Communion, the balm of love envelops the soul as the flower envelops the bee. ~ Saint Jean Vianney
Nothing better for the soul, than to allow Jesus to enter and envelop your soul with his love!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC