Mar 29, 2020
The Dominicans are a religious order within the Catholic Church which is devoted to fostering and sharing the fruits of contemplation and the intellectual life of the Church, particularly through preaching and teaching. Founded by the spanish priest St. Dominic in the twelfth century, the most famous Dominican is probably St. Thomas Aquinas.
The Dominicans who serve the eastern United States are members of the Province of St. Joseph, and an apostolate which they’ve recently started is aptly called The Quarantine Lectures. One the most recent of the lectures was offered by Fr. Dominic Legge, on the topic of Grace and Anxiety: Spiritual Growth in a Time of Turmoil. It’s on YouTube, and I’ve embedded it here as well: