Traditionally, in the Jewish faith, the high holy days are known as Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). As one website put it, these are the heavy hitters of the […]
The High Holy Days of Catholicism
Tom Perna
“Mondays with Mary” – Reflecting on the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Cross
Since we have now entered the holiest weeks of all weeks in the Church’s liturgical year, also known as the Great Week in the East, I want to focus as I have […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 5 Quotes from Pope St. John Paul II on Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom
Since yesterday was the 12th anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II’s entrance into eternal glory, I thought I would combine his words on Our Lady, Seat of Wisdom with Mary in […]
Journey into the Desert: Reflections on Worship – Week 4: Offering Our Sins
On February 28, I wrote about the first ever Lenten Video Study produced by the parish of St. Mary Magdalene in Gilbert, Arizona. The title of the study is Journey into the Desert: […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary in the Old Testament: Among the “Poor of Yahweh” (Part 6)
After a couple of weeks focusing on other Marian topics, I want to turn my gaze back onto Mary in the Old Testament and focus on the Marian liturgical symbol – Among […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Asking for the Intercession of Saint Joseph
Last week I said I would return to the series, Mary in the Old Testament, but again I am going to suspend that series for one more week to focus on the […]
Saint Joseph – The Foster-Father of Jesus Christ and the Patron of the Universal Church
Although today is the Third Sunday of Lent, which trumps the Solemnity of Saint Joseph; we will celebrate the Solemnity tomorrow on March 20, I still wanted to provide you with the blog […]
Understanding Apologetics: How to Defend Your Faith
This is an article that had been on my heart and mind to write for some time since we are often asked if we will offer “apologetic classes” at the parish. It […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Blessed Sorrowful Mother at the Cross through the words of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
For this week, I want to suspend my Mary in the Old Testament series I have been writing on over the past few weeks in order to provide you with two important […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary in the Old Testament: The “Paradise of God” and “Closed Door,” “Gate of God,” “Gate of Heaven” (Part 5)
The term, “Paradise of God” in reference to the Blessed Virgin Mary derives from the homilies of the eighth century Bishop of Constantinople, St. Germain. Traditionally in the Church, the term “paradise” […]
Journey into the Desert: Reflections on Worship
Journey into the Desert: Reflections on Worship is the title of our first Lenten Video Study, and the first video series of its kind to be produced by the parish of St. […]
Book Review – Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Daily Meditations
I was recently asked to review a new book written by the Catholic author, Heidi Hess Saxton, titled, Lent with Saint Teresa of Calcutta: Daily Meditations. A convert to Catholicism, she is […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary in the Old Testament: The “Virgin Earth” (Part 4)
Picking up from where I left off last week in regards to the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Old Testament, here is the next installment of a series that I wrote some […]
Sacred Treasures of England
Two weeks ago, a new album was released by Sony Music Masterworks in association with AimHigher Records, the sister company of De Montfort Music, the name of the album – Sacred Treasures […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Blessed Virgin Mary in the Old Testament
It is in the Sacred Scriptures that we see the Blessed Virgin Mary come alive for us in salvation history. It is through the Old Testament writings that we see the birth […]
Solidarity HealthShare: The Catholic Answer to the Healthcare Dilemma
Through a group of friends here in Phoenix, I recently discovered the Catholic answer to the healthcare dilemma that faces many people in our country today. With the rise of medical costs […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Prayer to Our Lady of Lourdes by Pope St. John Paul II
Since this Saturday was the optional memorial for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, I thought I would share with you briefly the prayer of Pope St. John Paul II to […]
