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America needs Saints
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Dear Friends in Christ,
“The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are.” St. Edith Stein
Does America need more incredible athletes? Does America need more attractive models and movie stars? Does America need more “Tech Gurus”? America needs Saints!! We need men and women who know and love Christ and transmit this love in spite of personal, heavy crosses. I think of the 10 moms I know who are currently supporting a downs syndrome, autistic or special needs child (including my sister in law!), all with a great spirit of Faith and huge generosity. I think of a 13 year old boy who is suffering from a displaced jaw and is constant pain 24/7 (unable to take pain medication) but he is not complaining and he is praying for strength. I think of a mother of 4 children was been bed ridden in a dark room for a month due to a serious concussion sustained from a car accident (she is prayed rosary and quietly tried to offer this up). I think of the countless people with cancer and health problems, “tough marriages” and really difficult human relation issues, who are patiently enduring this with love. As a priest, I see a lot of suffering and this list is just a small sampling. These are the Saints, these are the modern day martyrs, these are the ones who radiate the peace and joy of Christ! It is incredible how much good just one holy person can do!
Praying for our loved ones
Christian joy
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“Joy is distinct not only from pleasure in general but even from aesthetic pleasure. It must have the stab, the pang, the inconsolable longing.” –C.S. Lewis
Happiness is often a momentary sensation resulting from material or physical pleasure. Joy runs deep, and brings a peaceful calm, the fruit of a sincere friendship with Jesus,…yet the obstacles and difficulties in life still remain.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Jesus was fully human
Digging deep
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My encounters with a Saint
Thy Kingdom Come!
Please see my latest LifeZette article on my experiences with St. John Paul II: http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/my-life-changing-encounters-with-a-modern-saint/
Porcupines
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“Try to exclude the possibility of suffering which the order of nature and the existence of free-wills involve, and you find that you have excluded life itself.” CS Lewis
You can either avoid the porcupines that God has providentially placed in your lives or you can try to love them and maybe even hug them…this is one of the most effective pathways to deep sanctity!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Prudence
Sanctification
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“I have learned now that while those who speak about ones miseries usually hurt, but those who keep silence hurt more.” CS Lewis
Kids sanctify parents, and besides this daily reality, so many other difficult relationships and heavy crosses can weigh down the hearts of so many people out there. I encourage all of you to take it to Jesus, and allow him to lessen the load and soothe your aching heart!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC