Faith and feelings
In this course we will discuss the interaction between faith as a human act that demands the exercise of one's conscience and freedom, and feelings and passions.
Cardinal Newman, while recognizing the dangers of religious emotionalism, demonstrates the importance of the help of emotions and how to act in the absence of emotions. Finally, we will discuss the importance of liturgical prayer as a guide to feelings.
- Topics
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The value of feelings in the Christian life
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Religious emotions
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Religious practice: a remedy for emotions?
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Your instructor
Fr. Maximo Stock
priest
Father Maximo Stock is a priest of the Saint John Society, ordained in 2012 in Cura Brochero, Cordoba.
He is a former student of Colegio Los Robles in Buenos Aires and after having studied philosophy at the Universidad del Norte Santo Tomas de Aquino (Buenos Aires), he continued his theology studies at Mount Angel Seminary in the State of Oregon (USA).
He graduated in May 2012 with a Masters of Arts (MA) and a Masters of Divinity (MDiv) with a thesis on Antecedent Probabilities in the writings of John Henry Newman.
In 2023 he completed his bachelor’s degree in Pastoral Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Rome) through the Sacred Heart Major Seminary (Detroit, USA).
As a priest of the Saint John Society, he served as chaplain of the Newman Center at Portland State University. He lived in Cordoba (Argentina) collaborating in the development of the new evangelization programs of the SJS.
In the summer of 2017 he moved to Oregon for his new assignment as Director of the Newman Center at Oregon State University, USA. After seven years serving in that capacity, Fr. Maximo has recently moved to Washington DC to serve as the chaplain for undergraduates and athletics at The Catholic University of America.
The Truth has been accepted in the world not because of its character as a system, nor because of books, nor because of argumentation, nor because of the temporal power that supported it, but because of the personal influence of those who testified, being at the same time teachers and models.
John Henry Newman
Oxford University Sermons, V
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Feelings in the spiritual life
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How does it work?
1. Decide on how to use the course
You can take the course individually or as group as part of small faith sharing group.
Having a group of friends is not mandatory, but it is much more enriching. If possible, we recommend you consider finding two or three friends who will accompany you on this adventure to grow together in their faith.
2. Choose a course by clicking the icons below
After selecting a course by clicking the icons below, you will be taken to the YouTube channel where video and text references are provided.
3. Taking the courses
Each course will have an introduction and either three or four parts that include a video, reference text, and questions to ponder.
4. Course closure
At the end of the course, participants are welcome to provide comments and questions in the YouTube channel.
For those who have taken the course as group, we offer a final one-on-one meeting with the fellow to clarify any questions, explore topics in more depth, and build a personal connection with the other Newman Academy participants.