At the heart of all conversions we encounter people. People who, by their example and leadership, guide those
who are seeking into fullness of truth. Augustine had Ambrose.
Aquinas had Albert the Great. And we, who do we have?
Maybe you have enough disposable income to take coursework
through an orthodox college or university. The majority of us do not. We have
our minds, our books and an ocean of information on the internet that we aren’t
sure if it is fact, opinion, truth or heresy.
We need someone to help
us discover truth. And we need a means to be able to connect with that someone,
one that is both inexpensive and time manageable.
The Dominican Institute
is that someone.
My friend, T.J. Burdick, has created a learning platform for
those who seek the timeless truths of the Catholic faith but do not have the
economic or scheduling stability to do so. Courses cost less than 10% what you
would pay at other Catholic Colleges and Universities and more courses are
begin added all of the time. To top it off, each professor has earned their
Masters Degree or their Doctorate in their subject discipline and all are 100%
loyal to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.
This project is exactly what the new evangelization is all about.
It creates a space for the Ambroses to meet with the Augustines, the Alberts
with the Aquinas’. It places Christ at the center of learning and illuminates
the minds of truth seekers in the light of objective truth. What’s more, since
St. Dominic is the founder of the Order of Preachers, the site provides evangelistic
content worth sharing- videos, memes, posts, you name it, they’re preaching,
and they’re winning souls.
Had this site existed when I was going through my conversion, I
would have become Catholic a LOT quicker. Even now that I’ve crossed the Tiber,
the first place I’ll look to learn more will be through the Dominican
Institute. Do yourself a favor and go and explore what they have to offer. I
promise you won’t be sorry.
In fact, they are running a massive giveaway at the moment and
you could land yourself a free spot in one of their courses on top of a
multitude of other free things.
