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.

Listen to the audio above, as we prepare for tomorrow's feast day of Saint Thomas Aquinas. The Procurator General of the Dominicans, Father Robert Ombres, O.P., shares with Vatican Radio some thoughts from Aquinas' best-known work the Summa Theologica. Father Ombres highlights in a special way what this saint had to say to us about angels: ".. He…  » More

For the third week in a row, Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience catechesis to Saint Thomas Aquinas. Below is the full text. 

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today I would like to complete, with a third part, my catechesis on St. Thomas Aquinas. Even after more than 700 years since his death, we can learn much from him. We were reminded of this…  » More

Click above to hear Vatican Radio's report on Pope Benedict XVI's return to his series of lessons on the Christian culture in the Middle Ages.  During his general audience this Wednesday, the pope announced that the upcoming catechetical talks will continue to explore the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas.  

Dominicans are preachers. To release the arrow of God's word through the world, "first the bow (of the preacher) is bent in study, then the arrow is released in preaching" (Hugh of Saint Cher, Commentary on Genesis 9:13).

Study is faith seeking understanding. Saint Dominic recommended some form of theological study for all members of his Order of…  » More

At Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Benedict continued his series on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages by comparing and contrasting the theological projects of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure.  While teaching in Paris, the Angelic Doctor and the Seraphic Doctor often joined forces to argue a particular theological point, though their…  » More