Grow in Christian Perfection Together
Join our community to deepen your understanding of Catholic tradition and grow in Christian perfection.
Guided by Dr. Matthew DuBroy
About Us
Empowering growth in Christian perfection through education and community support.
Priests and religious have their own houses of formation that prepare them for their own vocations but the laity do not have such houses.
The Aquinas Institute for Christian Perfection seeks to begin to remedy this problem so that they may answer the universal call to holiness and become true disciples of Jesus Christ since “formation is not a privilege of a few, but a right and duty of all.”[i]
[i] John Paul II, Christifideles Laici, 63.
Rediscovering Catholic Heritage
The goal of the Institute is to reclaim our Catholic heritage in all its fullness and glory.
No watering down.
No jettisoning the difficult things.
No pandering to modern man.
Just Catholic tradition and wisdom doing what God has called us to do.
Watering down Church teaching does not attract anyone.
And on the contrary when the truths of the faith are presented authentically, they are attractive and draw people in.
People want serious theology and to be challenged pastorally.
"If one presents doctrine clearly to someone who has faith, then that person will seek the light. The truth is naturally attractive to the faithful. We often condescend to the lay people who are under-educated theologically. Think about the engineer who has a seventh-grade theological education. They need the doctrine, even if not high scholastic treatise on it. On the other hand, people need heartfelt sympathy. We are sympathetic with the difficulties of life and we need to teach the difficult things because that’s what is good for the human person. No amount of sympathy will cure a sickness. We teach the tough things also to console the repentant – those who are living these difficult things."[i]
[i] See Fr. Thomas Joseph White https://soundcloud.com/thomisticinstitute/fr-thomas-joseph-white-op-preaching-the-doctrine-of-the-faith-8916
What We Are Offering
The Aquinas Institue for Christian Perfection will bring together like-minded people into a private membership forum where Dr. DuBroy will:
offering live sessions (topics dependent on interest and need) that will provide tailored guidance to deepen your understanding of the Catholic faith and tradition
regularly be engaging in discussion forums
answering questions
offer other potential opportunities dependent on interest such as: one on one coaching, opportunies for teens, etc.
Each teaching session will include 15-20 minutes teaching followed by a significant discussion period (around 40-45 minutes) so that those who can just tune in for a little bit can get the full teaching and those who have more time can develop what was taught, ask questions, and have a discussion with everyone that is there.
Live sessions will be recorded so that those who can't make it can access it at their own convenience. Questions can later be raised in the discussion group or in a live AMA session.
Other sessions might follow a different format: for example, an AMA session would simply be an hour long period of asking questions and discussion, or a retreat would be a few of the 15-20 min teaching sessions without discussion since the purpose of a retreat would be to meditate on certain truths (questions could be asked later).
Guided Book study - Questions and discussion on the discussion forum in between monthly live sessions.
Aids for reception of the Sacraments.
PDF summaries from the live sessions since sometimes it's easier or very helpful to have an outline or some kind of main point or template from what was talked about.
Added advice (weekly) about how to live the virtue that is the current focus of the group.
Sample of Live Offerings
Sample of Non-Live Offerings
Format of Sessions
Resources for parents to nurture their children's spiritual growth and understanding of the faith, and potentially opportunities for teenagers to directly engage with Dr. DuBroy.
Family Support
Join a community of those who appreciate the Traditional Latin Mass that is dedicated to rediscovering and living the richness of Catholic tradition.
TLM Community Support Network
Personalized Learning Experience
Tailored guidance to deepen your understanding of the Catholic faith and traditions includes weekly Q&A sessions and monthly office hours.
Each teaching session will include 15-20 minutes teaching followed by a significant discussion period (around 40-45 minutes) so that those who can just tune in for a little bit can get the full teaching and those who have more time can develop what was taught, ask questions, and have a discussion with everyone that is there.
Live sessions will be recorded so that those who can't make it can access it at their own convenience. Questions can later be raised in the discussion group or in a live AMA session.
Other sessions might follow a different format: for example, an AMA session would simply be an hour long period of asking questions and discussion, or a retreat would be a few of the 15-20 min teaching sessions without discussion since the purpose of a retreat would be to meditate on certain truths (questions could be asked later).
An AMA (Ask Me Anything) session would simply be an hour long period of asking questions and discussion.
Office Hours would be a time Dr. DuBroy is available for anyone to drop in to talk.
A retreat would be a few of the 15-20 min teaching sessions without discussion since the purpose of a retreat would be to meditate on certain truths (questions could be asked later).
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