Comments on: Saturday 4/6/19 Who are you? https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:18:45 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: A https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14878 Sun, 07 Apr 2019 00:18:45 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14878 I wouldn’t qualify Gene Simmons (Chris, he’s the one with the tongue) as “clean living.” Apparently, he says he has had sex with 1000 (yes, one thousand) or over 1000 women. That’s his claim to fame (other than being in KISS, I suppose).

]]> By: Chris https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14876 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 16:26:40 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14876 Julie, I couldn’t help smiling at your mom’s description of KISS. We must be of the same generation. Correct me if if I’m wrong, but is Gene Simmons the one that sticks his long tongue out, or Mick Jaegger. It is repulsive. So, I can see why your Mom would be turned off. But yes, once you listen to their music, it’s hard to believe what comes out. I don’t like all of their music, but there is much to enjoy. The old idiom NEVER JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER is as relevant today as it was in the 1800s when it was first coined. Some years ago, a woman I had worked with in the Church and I were having a discussion about who Jesus was. She remarked that if she lived in Jesus’ time, she would not follow him because he was way too radical! I on the other hand said I would have been impressed with the way he took on the establishment. It’s all about perspective. She judged him based on her comfortable lifestyle. I judged him based on the trials I was going through. The Pharisees were the educated elite and Jesus did not fall into their image of a Messiah. They did not see him as educated or refined, and the fact that he poked holes in their knowledge of scripture had to have been incredibly insulting – as one of them said “where did he get all this knowledge, isn’t he the carpenter’s son?”

Sadly, we all have a tendency to think we know somebody just by looking at them. Even after we listen to them, we try to find something about them not to like. Like your mom, I still think KISS and Mick Jaegger of The Rolling Stones are weird looking, but I have a whole lot more respect for who they are as intelligent, smart, savvy human beings.

The image of KISS compared with the beautiful images of Jesus will forever be imprinted in my brain! (Just injecting a little humour!). My ‘baby boomer’ thoughts for what it’s worth.

Have a blessed weekend. God bless.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14875 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 12:02:56 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14875 I appreciate all the reflections on this site.Thank you to all of the writers who offer their insights and thoughts on the daily gospel readings.They inspire me and speak to me on a personal level.Thank you all for the valuable work you do.God Bless.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14874 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 11:18:12 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14874 Thanks Julie. You’ve got me thinking…who am I? Maybe not what people think. Only God knows.

]]> By: Sr. Ann Foy https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14872 Sat, 06 Apr 2019 06:14:17 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14872 Our Sisters in Dublin got a puncture and were terrified when some punk guys stopped. But to their relief and amazement they changed the tyre for them. We really can’t judge a book by its cover. Thanks for sharing your insights

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/saturday-4-6-19-who-are-you/#comment-14870 Fri, 05 Apr 2019 21:19:09 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=66785#comment-14870 Hi Julie,
Nice and inspiring reflection. Thank you and God all followers of this site and Catholic Moment.

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