Comments on: Show Me How to Love https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/ DAILY MASS READINGS AND REFLECTIONS @ ACATHOLIC.ORG Sat, 10 Nov 2018 23:44:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Jolene https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9053 Tue, 31 Oct 2017 15:46:10 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9053 Thanks for this great meditation, Joe. It really spoke to me where I am today on my path. I shared it with my peeps–they loved it, too!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9038 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 23:58:20 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9038 Amazing reflection Joe!

Thank you.

]]> By: Joe LaCombe https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9035 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:24:07 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9035 In reply to Mark Misencik.

Mark, definitely not hurtful, thanks! Thank you for the great comment. I also love O’s comment as well, great insight and I love your observation, Mark 🙂 Great stuff!

]]> By: Jennifer Pereira https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9034 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 15:10:29 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9034 Lovely as always, Joe

]]> By: Frank Eagan https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9033 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 14:11:56 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9033 Great reflection Joe. The prayer at the end is exactly what I needed today.

]]> By: Mark Misencik https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9032 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 14:03:03 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9032 Hey Joe,

Hopefully you won’t be taking my view on your reflection as a hurtful comment.

The title of your reflection and the ending prayer made me stop and think. In today’s reading, Jesus is directly quoting Dt 6:5 with His answer to the Pharisee’s question, He is describing spiritual love. Agape. Until I understand and experience agape, I will not know what it is. Which the title and prayer lead me to ask, how can one observe agape?

In other words, you can teach someone how to act, but I don’t think you can teach someone how to love? That has to come from within. No? For example, since you are a runner, you could describe what it is like to run a marathon to me, but until I experience it, I will have no idea what it is.

By the way, O’s comment is fanatic, considering the next one was from anonymous.

Keep up the good work,

Mark

]]> By: Leslie Judd (Mr) https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9031 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 12:14:39 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9031 Excellent all round, Joe, 10/10

]]> By: Laura https://www.acatholic.org/show-me-how-to-love/#comment-9030 Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:55:32 +0000 http://www.acatholic.org/?p=61785#comment-9030 Thank you, Joe. I love the point you made about letting God heals us first. Then we can more fully love God. Only then we can love our neighbor. Jesus knew we had to turn to God first to learn how to love, so He can teach us. Then, we are to spread it to others around us, as well as ourselves. It’s really simple, but not easy. The lies and distractions of the world threaten to get ahold of me every day. But starting each day off right, reading scripture and the reflections at A Catholic Moment have helped tremendously. God bless all.

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