Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” CS Lewis During my seminary years, both my brother and dad died within a 3 year … Continue reading →

“The soul that is attached to anything however much good there may be in it, will not arrive at the liberty of divine union. For whether it be a strong wire rope or a slender and delicate thread that holds … Continue reading →

“How great the dignity of the soul since each one has from his birth an angel commissioned to guard it.” St. Jerome We all have a guardian angel who protects and guides us each and every day. Personally, I can … Continue reading →

“Youth is wild, and requires many governors, teachers, directors, attendants, and tutors; and after all these , it is a happiness if it be restrained. For as a horse not broken in, or a wild beast untamed, such is youth. … Continue reading →

No one heals himself by wounding another. – Saint Ambrose More and more parents are telling me about an increase of bullying among kids. Girls who exclude certain girls from a party or event (even though this girl might be … Continue reading →

“Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny.” ― C.S. Lewis Close to ninety years ago, my grandfather, Gerald Delbeke, boarded an ocean liner and left Belgium for Ellis Island. He only spoke Flemish, he knew nobody in America, … Continue reading →

“Christianity does not take hardship from life; it simply gives one a reason to endure it.” CS Lewis During my recent visit home, I went with my mom to visit some of her friends in the nursing home. She went … Continue reading →

“When it is all over you will not regret having suffered; rather you will regret having suffered so little, and suffered that little so badly.” –St. Sebastian Valfre Before administering Anointing of the Sick to an elderly man, he told … Continue reading →

“…for the road of suffering is more secure and even more profitable than that of fruition and action…” St. John of the Cross A good friend of mine who was very close to Blessed Pope John Paul II, told me … Continue reading →

“The woman is at the heart of the home. Let us pray that we women realize the reason for our existence: to love and be loved and through this love become instruments of peace in the world.” Blessed Mother Theresa … Continue reading →