The Restoration Review

For anyone looking for serious Traditional Catholic formation: Cleveland’s own Dr. Matthew DuBroy has founded the Aquinas Institute for Christian Perfection — an online House of Formation for the laity offering weekly live teaching, personal coaching, and a supportive community. The Institute has already received support from Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, who wrote: “I fully endorse this endeavor and recommend checking it out.” Enrollment for the Advent Cohort closes December 1, and spots are limited. If finances are a concern, there may be a few mission-based scholarships available — just reach out privately. Learn more or join the Advent Cohort:   https://aquinasinstituteforchristianperfection.org/formation-details-and-how-to-join If you’d like to talk with Dr. DuBroy about whether it might be a good fit, you can schedule a brief call here:   https://calendly.com/mjdubroy/30min The website looks extraordinary and has a ton of info. Check it out h...

Most Catholics genuinely want to grow in holiness — but very few have ever been shown how. They love God, they attend Mass, they try to pray… yet they live with doubts: am I doing this right? should I be seeing more fruit? does holiness actually grow step-by-step? The modern Church is rich in content but poor in formation. We have endless books, podcasts, YouTube channels — but very few structured environments where a soul is actually formed in a serious, ordered way. Priests and religious receive training within houses of formation — step-by-step instruction in prayer, virtue, the interior life, moral theology, and discernment of spirits. But lay people are largely left to piece together their own spiritual life from scattered talks, internet advice, private devotions, and instinct. The result is sincere faith — without clarity, continuity, or real progress. The Church’s wisdom about grace, the virtues, the theological life, and the stages of growth has been largely forgotten at the l...