Shove the critical thoughts away!

“Abstain from all thinking about other people’s faults, unless our duties as a teacher or parent make it necessary to think about them. Whenever the thoughts come unnecessarily into one’s mind, why not simply shove them away? And think of one’s own faults instead? For there, with God’s help, one can do something.” (CS Lewis)

We typically notice and get irritated by the same faults that we often struggle with ourselves. Shove these critical thoughts away! Try to see the good points in those around you. Inspire others with your example of holiness and leave the judging to God.

 

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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