Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

I propose the following three “sacrifices” for this Lenten Season ahead: 1. Pray more and pray better- perhaps going to daily Mass a few days a week, meditating on Sacred Scripture, making more time for adoration/Eucharistic visits or the daily … Continue reading →

     “For I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Christ, Our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph spent most of … Continue reading →

“Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made … Continue reading →

“Every sin is the distortion of an energy breathed into us…” — CS Lewis Every time I go to Confession, my focus is on telling Christ that I am heart-fully sorry for messing up his plan.  I chose myself over … Continue reading →

     ‘The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one’s own country as a foreign land.” — G.K. Chesterton Visiting my old home in Bloomfield Hills, … Continue reading →

     “The family, like the Church, ought to be a place where the Gospel is transmitted and from which the Gospel radiates…the future of evangelization depends in great part on the Church of the home”–  St. John Paul II … Continue reading →

     “The spirit of humility is sweeter than honey, and those who nourish themselves with this honey produce sweet fruit.” — St. Anthony Having spent 10 years of my youth carrying golf bags, there were certain members that were a … Continue reading →

     “Christians must lean on the Cross of Christ just as travelers lean on a staff when they begin a long journey. They must have the Passion of Christ deeply embedded in their minds and hearts, because only from … Continue reading →

“Pray without ceasing on behalf of other men…For cannot he that falls rise again?” — St. Ignatius of Antioch St. Monica prayed ceaselessly for her reckless and arrogant son, St. Augustine, and without doubt, these graces eventually kicked in and … Continue reading →

“Selfishness makes people deaf and dumb; love opens eyes and hearts, enabling people to make that original and irreplaceable contribution which, together with the thousands of deeds of so many brothers and sisters, often distant and unknown, converges to form … Continue reading →