Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

“The nation doesn’t simply need what we have. It needs what we are.” St. Edith Stein Does America need more incredible athletes? Does America need more attractive models and movie stars? Does America need more “Tech Gurus”? America needs Saints!! … Continue reading →

“Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what is still possible for you to do.” … Continue reading →

1. Avoid dating. Better to socialize as a group; most teenagers are not mature enough to enter into an intense relationship. 2. Curfew. Parents should be at the door ready to smell their breath, ask questions and exact tough punishments … Continue reading →

Tips for Forging Strong Family Bonds 1. Family prayer is the “super glue” of family unity. Sunday Mass, grace before meals, daily rosary and Scriptural reading, etc… 2. Family meals are fundamental. Even if it means having a snack and … Continue reading →

“I think the world today is upside down. Everybody seems to be in such a terrible rush, anxious for greater development and greater riches and so on. There is much suffering because there is so very little love in homes … Continue reading →

“In the presence of Jesus in the Holy Sacrament we ought to be like the Blessed in heaven before the Divine Essence,” – St. Teresa of Avila My mom and dad had a strong belief in the real presence of … Continue reading →

“To love Jesus, the more one is weak, without desires and without virtues, the more one is suitable for the operations of God’s consuming and transforming love. It is confidence and nothing but confidence that must lead us to love.” … Continue reading →

“Do not, my child, approach Jesus Christ with the hope of bending his will to yours: what I desire is that you yield yourself to him and that he receive you, so that he, your Savior, may do with you … Continue reading →

“Of ourselves we are all so weak and frail that we fall at the slightest obstacle. But divine providence is at work within our soul, strengthening us and relieving us of all weakness. So be trustful, firmly believing that God … Continue reading →

“I am of such a nature that fear makes me recoil. With love, I not only advance, I fly!” (St. Therese of Lisieux) When I feel a little tired and worn down, I think of Christ and try to show … Continue reading →