In this video Dr. Peter Kreeft, a professor of philosophy at Boston College, discusses his conversion to Catholicism while attending Yale University. Kreeft discusses his thoughts on the Dominicans, Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Summa and the importance of preaching. He also recommends the periodical Magnificat which is edited by Dominican Fathers Peter John Cameron, and Romanus Cessario. Magnificat is a resource that helps the laity to participate more fully in the prayer of the Church by providing, in abbreviated form, the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office), as well as the texts of the Order of Mass and Scripture readings for Sundays and weekdays. Unlike the more complete forms of the Liturgy of the Hours, which many laymen find daunting, the Magnificat provides clear and easy to follow versions of Morning and Night Prayer. In addition to prayer and Mass texts, the Magnificat contains meditations suitable for the day, a Liturgical Calendar, and short essays relating to the season of the Church Year. It also includes the texts of classic hymns for the liturgical season. The meditations and essays represent a spectrum of the Catholic heritage -- Leo the Great, Pope John Paul II, Thomas Aquinas, Benedict XVI, Hans Urs Von Balthasar, Catherine of Siena, Edith Stein, Flannery O'Connor, among many others.

Father Romanus Cessario, O.P., serves as senior editor for Magnificat and teaches theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston. The following is reprinted from Magnificat, February 2011, Vol.12, No. 12, pp. 5-8, With permission of Magnificat USA, LLC. Click here to order.

Early on, Catholic parents teach their children to bless themselves: "In the…  » More

The February 2010 issue of Columbia magazine features a brief article on the work of Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P.  The article's first paragraph reads:

"For Dominican Father Peter John Cameron, his position as editor in chief of Magnificat and his responsibilities as a cofounder and playwright for the Blackfriars Repertory Theatre are, in a sense,…  » More

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Joining me in the studio today to discuss the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent was Fr. Romanus Cessario, O.P.  Fr. Cessario teaches moral theology at St. John's Seminary in Boston and serves as the Senior Editor of Magnificat.  In the course of his remarks on Sunday's Gospel, Fr.…  » More

A presentation by Fr. Peter Cameron, Editor-in-chief of Magnificat, and Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archbishop of Denver. As a way of introduction, let us recall very briefly some comments that the Pope himself made in his Homily for the inauguration of the Pauline year on June 28, the feast day of St. Peter and Paul. Quoting the second chapter of…  » More

Just in time for Lent, Magnificat has released Fr. Romanus Cessario's The Seven Last Words of Jesus.  A rich examination of Christ's final utterances from the cross, this collection gathers the meditations Fr. Cessario preached last Good Friday in St. Patrick's Cathedral.  Using the Church's theological, spiritual, and artistic tradition to unlock…  » More