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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends in Christ,

     “When Jesus saw Nathanael coming he said of him, ‘There, truly, is an Israelite in whom there is no deception.'”  Jn 1: 47

     Several years ago, I asked a few classrooms of Catholic School kids why they did not always tell the truth to the their parents.  The overwhelming response was, “Because we do not want to deal our parents reaction.  They get really mad when they find out the bad things we did, even if we do tell the truth.”  Before asking a tough question, both my mom and dad would say, “Now Michael, look me in the eyes and tell me the truth.  My biggest concern is that you tell me the truth.”  My mom and dad knew that I was not perfect, and I was disciplined accordingly, but I learned the value of being upfront and honest regardless of the cost.

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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TKC!

A special thanks to Jamie Dorros (DC) and Enrique Corredor (Lumen-Manhattan) for contributing to my latest LifeZette article.

http://www.lifezette.com/faithzette/rekindling-childlike-faith/

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

TKC!

A special thanks to Kristin Chmiel who contributed to my latest LifeZette article:  http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/empty-nesters-beware-you-high-risk-zone/

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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Thy Kingdom Come!

Dear Friends in Christ,

“Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.”

― C.S. Lewis

    It only happened once, but it was awful.  After arriving home from my High School soccer practice, my dad invited me out to dinner (I was the youngest, so my other siblings were in college or working).  I sat in the back seat and my dad asked me to jump up to the front…he told me that mom was not joining us.   When I asked why, he gave no answer.  Later, my stomach began to feel queazy and I had no desire to eat the big piece of steak that my dad had ordered for me…I just wanted to go home and figure out what was wrong.   As we arrived home, my dad walked by my mom and they did not make eye contact or say a word.  This really hurt!  I could not study or sleep…I was really worried.  This had never happened before and it seemed like the anchor of my life was being ripped away.  As I came down for breakfast the next morning, I heard my dad say, “Honey, I am really sorry for what I said to you…please forgive me.”  Then they hugged and kissed and everything was ok.  Thanks, mom and dad for making your marriage work…I learned so much along the way!!

God bless,

Fr. Michael Sliney, LC

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