Author Archives: Father Michael Sliney, LC

“If I am distracted, Holy Communion helps me to become recollected. If opportunities are offered by each day to offend my God, I arm myself anew each day for the combat by the reception of the Eucharist.”  — St. Thomas … Continue reading →

“My daughter, I see more Pharisees among Christians than there were around Pilate.”– St. Margaret of Cortona It is easy to consider yourself a “practicing Catholic” by the mere fact of going to Mass every Sunday, but it needs to … Continue reading →

“Thank you, every woman, for the simple fact of being a woman! Through the insight which is so much a part of your womanhood you enrich the world’s understanding and help to make human relations more honest and authentic.” St. … Continue reading →

“The more we let God take us over, the more truly ourselves we become – because He made us. He invented us. He invented all the different people that you and I were intended to be. . .It is when … Continue reading →

“I didn’t go to religion to make me happy. I always knew a bottle of Port would do that. If you want a religion to make you feel really comfortable, I certainly don’t recommend Christianity.” CS Lewis True Christians need … Continue reading →

“True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.” St. Francis of Assisi The world promotes glitter, glory, fame, recognition…but the real Saints get things done in a quiet and humble way, often behind the scenes without anyone noticing. I … Continue reading →

“In him, in bodily form, lives divinity in all its fulness and in him you too find fulfillment, in the one who is head of every sovereignty and ruling force.” Colossians 2: 9,10 Most people try to find fulfillment in … Continue reading →

“He loves, He hopes, He waits. If He came down on our altars on certain days only, some sinner, on being moved to repentance, might have to look for Him, and not finding Him, might have to wait. Our Lord … Continue reading →

“You must not abandon the ship in a storm because you cannot control the winds….What you cannot turn to good, you must at least make as little bad as you can.” St. Thomas More The Catholic Church (including my own … 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 →