Over this past weekend, I experienced for my first time a silent retreat focused on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola led by Miles Christi. The retreat came at the […]
In case you haven’t heard yet, the Supreme Court here in the United States just made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. A historical decision as decisions go and one that […]
Considering that yesterday was Father’s Day, a day we celebrate our Fathers, Grandfathers, Godfathers, and our spiritual fathers – men who are Priests, I found today’s “Mondays with Mary” the perfect arena […]
In forty-one years of life, this is the very first Father’s Day that doesn’t include my Dad. On April 22, my father, Thomas M. Perna passed into eternal life after complications and […]
With the media buzz that is being created with the release of Pope Francis’ new encyclical on the environment titled, Ladauto Si (“Praised Be You”), you would think that the Catholic Church […]
Since this Saturday, June 13, was technically the feast of St. Anthony of Padua in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar (the Immaculate Heart of Mary fell on this Saturday as well), I […]
As I promised way back on February 27, 2014, in my blog post, My Catholic Corner Office, at some point when we were in the new parish office building, I would post […]
Over this past weekend, it was a great honor to witness not only the Priestly Ordination of my long time friend, now, Fr. Patrick Summerhays, but also his Mass of Thanksgiving. The […]
Since tomorrow is the optional memorial for the Deacon and Doctor of the Church, St. Ephrem, I found it fitting to share with you one of his Marian prayers. As an Early […]
When albums like the one that is being released today, I always give praise and thanksgiving to the Good Lord for bonafide Sacred Music. In collaboration with De Montfort Music, the Benedictine […]
Yesterday, in the Latin Church, we celebrated the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, and although solemnities and Sundays take precedence over feasts and memorials, May 31 is commonly known as the […]
TOM PERNA 