Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

“If artists who make statues and paint portraits of kings are held in high esteem, will not God bless ten thousand times more those who reveal and beautify His royal image? For man is the image of God. When we … Continue reading →

“I see in my neighbor the Person of Jesus Christ.” -Saint Gerard Majella Last Monday, I rushed to get to the bus for long term parking and jumped in the open door near the driver. Within a few seconds, the … Continue reading →

3 Highlights of being with my mom during my recent visit home: 1. The joy of seeing her fervor and reverence during my private Mass for her. 2. Contemplating the peace and joy of her face and eyes during our … Continue reading →

  “Always remember to love your neighbor; always prefer the one who tries your patience, who test your virtue, because with her you can always merit: suffering is Love; the Law is Love.” Bl Mary of Jesus Crucified During my … Continue reading →

“It is great wisdom to know how to be silent and to look at neither the remarks, nor the deeds, nor the lives of others.”–   St. John of the Cross There are too many conversations, too much mental thought, … Continue reading →

“The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.” Blessed Pope John Paul II Reasons why I am … Continue reading →

“What we need most in order to make progress is to be silent before this great God with our appetite and with our tongue, for the language he best hears is silent love.” St John of the Cross, OCD I … Continue reading →

“It is hard to have patience with people who say, ‘There is no death’ or ‘Death doesn’t matter.’ There is death. And whatever is matters. And whatever happens has consequences, and it and they are irrevocable and irreversible. You might … Continue reading →

“For most of us the prayer in Gethsemane is the only model. Removing mountains can wait.” ― C.S. Lewis, Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer “Not my will but your will be done.” (Lk 22: 42). We all have burdens. … Continue reading →

“God does not abandon us, but he does allow us to be tried. Just as the juice of the grape has to ferment in order to become a fine wine, so too man needs purifications and transformations; they are dangerous … Continue reading →