The value of silence

“The love of talk distracts all the powers of our soul from God, and fills them with earthly objects and impressions, like a vessel of water that cannot be settled while you are continualy stirring the earthly particles from the bottom.” —   St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

Our soul needs to rest in God. Noise, music, social engagements, travels, dinner parties, etc…take their toll on our soul and we need to get away from it all. When you feel this inner turbulence and turmoil, I suggest you go to a Catholic Church and spend quality time with Christ in front of the Blessed Sacrament. Let his love and peace rub off on you!!

 

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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