Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
“People travel to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.” St. Augustine
Take time each day to reflect on what the Holy Spirit is doing within your heart and mind…discover the marvels of God’s action in your soul!
“If you find a pathway with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Amish Proverb
“Swallowing words before you say them is so much better than having to eat them afterward.” Amish Proverb
“It’s not the load that weighs you down, it’s how you carry it.” – C.S. Lewis If “love for Christ” is driving your life, no load is too heavy, no difficulty is too hard…
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view…Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.”
—Harper Lee Several years ago, I had a conversation with a homeless man in NYC. He started by asking me a few questions: “Reverend, have you ever been out in the street for 3 weeks in the winter when the temperature gets in the teens? Have you ever gone 3 weeks without showering? Have you ever had on 4 pairs of socks, but your feet are still frozen? Have you ever had anyone offer you a cold bottle of water at 1 am in the morning on a freezing night and tell you to “stay warm”? That is hard for me, but the hardest thing is that I am no longer treated like a human being. Just a few years ago, I was working finance in this town, and now I feel like a piece of garbage on the street that most people want to avoid…
