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Pleasure vs. Joy
All for love
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“We have to do everything for love, not out of force.” St. Francis de Sales
I am always edified when my brother priests roll up their sleeves and tackle a pile of pots and pans with a smile, and even crack a few jokes to make it enjoyable. There is a lot of enthusiasm and love for Christ driving this effort, and this sure makes community life more pleasant.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Family vacation
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Dear Friends, in Christ,
I will be heading to my hometown of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and then off to Oscoda, MI to be with my family and to celebrate my mom’s 91st birthday. I will continue to post on Facebook and Instagram during these days, and my email service will resume on August 11th. I posted a final video below for your inspiration.
InspireYouVideo: Check your thoughts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1_yqDResNk
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Envy
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“Each person’s pride is in competition with every one else’s pride. It is because I wanted to be the big noise at the party that I am so annoyed at someone else being the big noise…Pride is essentially competitive.” CS Lewis
My spiritual director in the seminary told me many years ago, “Br. Michael, instead of being jealous of other people’s qualities and virtues, why not try to learn from them? Study what they are doing right and try to follow their good example…but don’t bring them down out of envy.” Sound advice that had a huge and immediate impact on my personal and spiritual life both then and now.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Trust in God’s plan
Mission trip
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A special thanks to Jen Arena, a young professional from NYC, who contributed to my recent LifeZette article: http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/young-professional-learned-about-god-on-trip-haiti/
Dealing with agitation
Birthday poem for my mom
My most magnificent, marvelous mom:
Acute, artsy…amazingly aplomb,
Caring, colorful, contemplative…calm!
Incredible intuition,
Powerful premonition,
Exceptional erudition,
Delightful disposition!
Christ-centeredness? Communicated!
Daily devotions? Demonstrated!
Awesomeness? Appreciated!
My most magnificent, marvelous mom:
Ninety one years old and still going strong!!
Spiritual garden
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends, in Christ,
“Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener to root out vice and plant virtue.” St. Catherine of Sienna
A beautiful garden, like a beautiful soul is always something special to contemplate and enjoy. The greater the variety of flowers (virtues) and the less number of weeds (vices), make it even more appealing to the eye of the beholder. Physical beauty attracts…but virtue INSPIRES! What virtue have you planted recently in your “soul” garden? Is Christ asking you to add a few new additions?
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC