Embrace infirmities

“If we only knew the precious treasure hidden in infirmities, we would receive them with the same joy with which we receive the greatest benefits, and we would bear them without ever complaining or showing signs of weariness.” –St. Vincent de Paul 

When I look at my sister or others who are confined to a wheel chair, or a pregnant mom with a lot of little kids, or a person smiling through a migraine headache…I can notice a glow and almost a halo surrounding these souls. Suffering, when embraced with deep faith and love, polishes the soul and makes it shine in a way that is both noticeable and beautiful…it truly is a gift!!

About Father Michael Sliney, LC

Father Michael Sliney was ordained a priest in Rome on December 24, 1998. He studied mechanical engineering at Michigan State University for two years before entering the Legion. As a seminarian he earned a bachelors in philosophy from the University of St. Thomas Aquinas and degrees in philosophy and theology from the Pontifical Regina Apostolorum College in Rome. He works with youth groups in the Washington D.C. area.
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