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FAITH AND THE EMOTIONS
— Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P.
How to open your heart to God's transforming grace, peace, and happiness
“To refuse all pleasures against reason out of dislike for them is to be dour like a boor.” — St. Thomas Aquinas
Integrating our emotions is one of life’s most difficult challenges. Although feelings are natural and a gift from God, certain life experiences &mdash and our inward reactions to them — can sometimes generate disordered responses. Fr. Wojciech Giertych, O.P., the theologian to the Papal Household, equips you to develop a healthy functioning of your emotions through a deeper encounter with God.
Through the advice of St. Thomas Aquinas and other great spiritual masters, as well as leading Christian psychologist, Fr. Giertych names and explains the reality of emotions to help form young adults to grow in virtue, develop mature identities, and be freed from painful anxieties and emotional entanglements. Your will discover:
- The secret to ordering your senses when emotions run amok
- How to integrate sexual feelings and assertive feelings in every vocation
- Productive ways of dealing with emotional swings
- Why it is crucial to remain childlike before God
Even though we all have some bodily, psychological, or intellectual inhibitions and limitations, we can serenely accept, live, and share the gift of God’s grace inspite of them. Let the Pope’s theologian show you how to entrust yourself to the Heart of Christ and allow the fire of His divine life to be ignited within you.
Paperback. 128 pages.