House of Formation Sampler
House of Formation Sampler
$45 includes 2 class sessions · 1 Q&A · 1 coaching session
($150 value • First Time Student Pricing • This sampler is offered as an entry-point experience.)
Dates & Times (all sessions live via Zoom):
Class Sessions: Monday–Tuesday, February 9–10, 8:00–9:15 PM (ET)
Q&A Session: Monday, February 16, 8:00–9:15 PM (ET)
Coaching sessions will take place between February 17–March 2 and may be scheduled after registration.
Experience the House of Formation Before Committing
Participants receive access to:
Two live class sessions on the spiritual life
One live Q&A session for deeper clarification and discussion
One private coaching session to apply the material personally
Together, these elements reflect the core dimensions of the House of Formation: serious instruction, space for thoughtful questions, and personal guidance applied to one’s own spiritual life.
The House of Formation Sampler is not intended to replicate the depth of year-long formation. Rather, it provides a clear, substantive taste of how formation is carried out—so that participants can discern, with experience rather than speculation, whether the House of Formation is a good fit.
Who this is for:
Those discerning whether the House of Formation is a good fit
Those who wish to encounter the Institute’s teaching and coaching firsthand
Those seeking a meaningful introduction to year-long formation without pressure
Payment confirms your place. Coaching sessions are scheduled after registration.
The Church Needs a House of Formation for the Laity
If there is a real science to how souls grow in holiness then lay men and women deserve the same level of clarity and direction that the Church gives her seminarians and religious. What’s missing is a house of formation for the laity: a place where they can both learn the general principles of the spiritual life and receive personal help in applying those principles to their own vocation, temperament, and circumstances.
When ordinary Catholics rediscover the map of Christian perfection they come to understand the path clearly: what holiness truly is, how to grow in charity, and how God ordinarily leads souls. Confusion gives way to light. They learn to apply sound principles and proven methods rather than relying on emotion, novelty, or trial and error. They gain the peace and confidence that come from walking securely within the Church’s wisdom. Even when progress feels slow or hidden, they know they are following the same path that sanctified the saints.
The goal is not just to add one more demand to an overloaded schedule, but to give serious time to God a little at a time. Over weeks and months that steady effort becomes a true habit of the interior life. And so a kind of remote house of formation is just what many laity need. Without a structure for deep formation (systematic teaching on the spiritual life, coaching, and community), even sincere Catholics – or their children – can easily lose the way. With it, they can become what the Church actually calls them to be: saints.
Invitation
This Advent, I am beginning the first cohort of this work – a small group of 20 members.
It is the beginning of a house of formation for the laity – ordinary Catholics who are serious about the call to holiness and who want to grow in charity with clarity, structure, and guidance.
If you have longed for something more than inspirational content – if you want a real path, and the help to walk it – then I invite you to consider joining us.
We do not become saints by accident.
No one assumes they could build an airplane after watching some videos – yet many assume they can “figure out” the spiritual life that way.
The spiritual life has to be learned – just as one learns any serious discipline. There is a real science to knowing, loving, and serving God; one needs both sound principles and help in applying them. It is difficult, but not impossible with God’s grace.
This is the beginning of recovering that lay Catholics.
If this resonates, you can complete a short interest survey below.