This paper is an exploration of the growth in virtues necessary for life in community but also dependent on life in community. Through Josef Pieper's rethinking of Thomas Aquinas' thought on the infused virtues and the action of the Holy Spirit in their development, this paper will explore how the lived experience of Dominicans living out the pillars of Dominican life and spirituality can serve as a basis for a deeper understanding of the connection between the exercise of virtues and family life.