Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

“Learn to suffer for the love of God, and don’t be anxious for everyone to find it out.”  (St. Theresa of Avila) I was recently at a wake for a middle-aged woman who died of breast cancer.  Greeting the different … Continue reading →

“We are at Jesus’ disposal. If he wants you to be sick in bed, if he wants you to proclaim His work in the street, if he wants you to clean the toilets all day, that’s all right, everything is … Continue reading →

“Holy Communion is the shortest and safest way to Heaven”. — Pope St. Pius X Our society is often obsessed with success and status.  Getting into a particular High School or University, working for a particular company, living in a … Continue reading →

    “The devil strains every nerve to secure the souls which belong to Christ. We should not grudge our toil in wresting them from Satan and giving them back to God.” — St. Sebastian      Back in the early … Continue reading →

“Good example is the most efficacious apostolate. You must be as lighted lanterns and shine like brilliant chandeliers among men. By your good example and your words, animate others to know and love God.” — St. Mary Joseph Rossello Certain … Continue reading →

  “God withholds Himself from no one who perseveres.”  Santa Teresa de Jesús  Cross country is a demanding sport.  Training is long and hard, and the 5k race demands a 100% effort from start to finish.  My High School coach … Continue reading →

“To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.” (Pope John Paul II) Early Saturday morning, my dad … Continue reading →

       “At communion we ought to ask for the remedy of the vice to which we feel ourselves most inclined.”  St. Philip Neri Will power can do a lot of wonderful things, but it is certainly limited.  Humility, purity, … Continue reading →

‘Affliction or consolation, health or sickness, is all one to a heart that loves. Since we wish only to please God, it should be enough for us that His Will is accomplished.’  St. Margaret Mary Alacoque  When you wake up … Continue reading →

“We should guard against jealousy, and even the slightest sentiment thereof. This vice is absolutely opposed to a pure and sincere zeal for the glory of God, and is a certain proof of secret and subtle pride.”  St. Vincent de … Continue reading →