Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

              From our mother’s womb, our life began. As tottlers we loved to hold her hand. Shopping, cooking on the frying pan, No time to read, rest or work her tan.   Mom’s hearts … Continue reading →

“You must follow him along the way of the cross, choosing to be crucified in his way, not yours.” (St. Catherine of Siena, Letter T354.SC) “Above all, I suffered the long tribulation of nine years in solitary confinement: seeing only … Continue reading →

“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.” (G.K. Chesterton) The Catholic Church is all about Jesus Christ. We go to Mass so as to receive Christ in our hearts, allowing him to transform … Continue reading →

“A friend is more to be longed for than the light; I speak of a genuine one. And wonder not: for it were better for us that the sun should be extinguished, than that we should be deprived of friends; … Continue reading →

1. Spirit of Faith- to believe that God has providentially placed you together and is asking you to be an instrument of his love. 2. Opportunity to grow- bending oneself to serve this person will force you to purify your … Continue reading →

1. Pick a fixed day every two weeks or every month and protect it…frequent Confession brings many graces and creates a greater desire to grow in virtue. 2. Daily examination of conscience helps to remember sins in a more systematic … Continue reading →

“Without love, deeds, even the most brilliant, count as nothing.” St. Therese of Lisieux During my second year in the seminary, I spent a little time in the hospital with a leg infection from a soccer injury. Although I had … Continue reading →

“Somebody should tell us, right at the start of our lives, that we are dying. Then we might live life to the limit, every minute of every day. Do it! I say, whatever you want to do, do it now! … Continue reading →

“Ask Jesus to make you a saint. After all, only He can do that. Go to Confession regularly and to Communion as often as you can.” – St. Dominic Savio Living a saintly life is not merely a “white knuckle … Continue reading →

“Christianity, in highlighting those values which sustain ethics, does not impose, but rather proposes Christ’s invitation to know the truth which sets us free. The believer is called to offer that truth to his contemporaries, as did the Lord, even … Continue reading →