Inspirational thoughts

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “The Past is frozen and no longer flows, and the Present is all lit up with eternal rays.” CS Lewis

    God’s spotlight is on the present moment…where are you?

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “What really matters in life is that we are loved by Christ and that we love Him in return. In comparison to the love of Jesus, everything else is secondary. And, without the love of Jesus, everything is useless.” St. John Paul II

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “Physical condition or advancing of age are not obstacles to a perfect life. God does not look at external things but at the soul.” St. John Paul II

    Our last 3 Popes have given us a tremendous example of a whole hearted commitment to serving Christ and others, deep into their “advancing ages.”  It is never too late, and you are never too old to love God and others!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “When one loves, one does not calculate” St. Therese of Lisieux

    Give with a smile, give without conditions, give with a generous heart…God blesses a cheerful giver!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “We must learn to regard people less in the light of what they do or omit to do, and more in the light of what they suffer.”  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

   We live in a society that values good looks, quit wit, charisma and charm.  Before you put someone “in a box”, try to learn a little more about their personal background, their temperament, and most importantly, their heart.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “God has chosen you to make him known to others.” St. John Baptist de la Salle

    You all have good friends.  Do you ever bring up your personal friendship with Jesus, what it means to you, and how it helps you?

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “Often remind yourself that you are in the presence of God.” St. John Baptist de la Salle

    So simple but SO important.  Jesus is always with us!!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “To write well and speak well is mere vanity if one does not live well.” St. Bridget of Sweden

   Since I have had the privilege of being on television and radio programs, younger seminarians have asked me the secret to being a good public speaker.  My answer is: “Be holy, live your convictions, do it all for God’s glory, and this will naturally come out in your presentation.”  (I need to remind myself of this often!!)

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “We must lay before him what is in us, not what ought to be in us.” C.S. Lewis

   Sometimes our prayer demands total sincerity and honesty with God concerning our weaknesses and deficiencies.  It is from this place of sincerity that God can answer our petition for help…

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “But let me ask you: Do you listen to your grandparents? Do you open your hearts to the memories that your grandparents pass on? Grandparents are like the wisdom of the family, they are the wisdom of a people.” Pope Francis

     I learned so much from my Grandmother about love, life and the Catholic Faith.  She attended daily Mass, she had a deep love for Jesus, and her words on Thanksgiving day of my Sophomore year at Michigan State still ring in my ears.  My older brother Tom had just announced that he was getting engaged, and granny leaned over and said, “Michael, you will never make that announcement.  You will be a priest!” Thanks Granny, for being so close and for being so holy!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC