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Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

Christ is the protagonist

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends in Christ,

     “He must grow greater, I must grow less.” (Jn 3: 30)

    After making my first Profession of Religious Vows, a very holy priest reminded me, “Remember, Br. Michael, that you are a donkey.  You are carrying Christ in your heart and Christ will always be the protagonist.”  This is so true!  The inspiration to do good comes from Christ, the grace and strength to actually do it comes from Christ, and the positive results come from Christ blessing the effort.  He does ask for our collaboration, and although this is important, we need to always remember who is the protagonist!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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Judging others

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends in Christ,

     “If you judge people you have no time to love them.”  St. Mother Teresa

   Are we here to judge or are we here to love?  If you could read the soul and history of a really prickly and difficult person, you would feel a lot more compassion than resentment.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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Open the door of your heart

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

  “Christ says, ‘Give me all. I don’t want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want you….Hand over the whole natural self, all the desires which you think innocent as well as the ones you think wicked- the whole outfit.  I will give you a new self instead.  In fact, I will give you myself: my own will shall become yours.”  CS Lewis

     Please, open the door of your heart and let the “Christification” process begin!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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A judicious silence

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends in Christ,

     “A judicious silence is always better than truth spoken without charity.” –St. Francis De Sales

     I admire people who first listen, reflect, ponder…and then speak calmly with charity, wisdom, and without the passional outburst.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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Being with Jesus

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends, in Christ,

     “My greatest happiness is to be before the Blessed Sacrament, where my heart is, as it were, in Its center.” St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

     Several years ago, as I was coming out of a Parish youth activity in Northern Virginia, a fifteen seater van full of kids pulled up and the mom rolled the window and asked, “Fr. Michael, would you mind just staying here with these kids for 5-10 minutes?  I really need to make a visit to Jesus in the chapel!”  She looked a little frazzled and tired, so I agreed, and tried to do a catechism competition to keep them engaged.  Ten minutes later, she came out with a big smile on her face and thanked me from the heart.  She had filled her spiritual tank and was ready to go!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC