Patiently pursuing…peace?
Crashing cacophony?…cease!
Contemplating Christ?…creates calm,
Bringing brokenness?…blessed balm,
Anxiety?…acquires aplomb!
Harrowing, hectic holidays?
Please Ponder! Pray! Purify! Praise!!!
Caring about the little people
The Case for Confession
TKC!
A special thanks to Ellen Baker and John Abplanalp for contributing on my recent LifeZette article on Confession:
http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/case-for-confession/
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
God’s providence
TKC!
“God is eternal, not perpetual. Strictly speaking, He never foresees; He simply sees. Your ‘future’ is only an area … of His infinite Now.” CS Lewis
God respects our freedom but he also intervenes. He sees our future in his infinite now, but we are still totally free in our daily lives to choose the path. All a mystery, with God’s love in the background!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Climbing the mountain
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dying to ourselves
TKC!
“The Christian life is simply a process of having your natural self changed into a Christ self, and that this process goes on very far inside. One’s most private wishes, one’s point of view, are the things that have to be changed.” CS Lewis
For this transformation to take place, we need to die to ourselves…in very particular and very personal ways, so that Christ can fully live in us.
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC
Deep Roots
Allow Christ to challenge you!
Thy Kingdom Come!
Dear Friends in Christ,
“Do not be afraid of Christ!…He does not take away your identity; he does not dishonor, debase, or affront your reason; he does not oppress your freedom!” (St. Pope John Paul II, May 21, 1983)
My High School Cross Country coach worked us hard. Long runs through the city of Birmingham, hard training sessions up and down rugged and mountainous paths…always demanding and focusing on details of technique. Our team was consistently one of the best in the State, and we all knew our coach was the key to our success. Don’t be afraid of Christ! He will challenge you, and show you a more difficult path at times, because he wants you to win the battle against your passions and the temptations of the world. He wants you to experience the peace and fulfillment that come from a generous surrender to God’s plan. In short, he wants to bring out the best in you!
God bless,
Fr. Michael Sliney, LC