Today, in the Latin Church, we celebrate another great Solemnity, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity. For us as Catholics, the names of the Most Holy Trinity began and end each […]
Happy 96th Birthday, Pope St. John Paul the Great! For all of my writings on the great Polish Saint of the 20th century, go to his section, Pope St. John Paul II […]
Yesterday we celebrated the great Solemnity of Pentecost. It is the day we celebrate the birth of the Catholic Church. From this day when the Holy Spirit enkindled the hearts of the […]
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the great day known as the birth of the Catholic Church and the day the Holy Spirit, which was promised by Jesus Christ numerous times in the Gospels, […]
Most people today will be celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, but the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist will be celebrating their primary feast day – Our […]
Before we dive into the veneration of Mary, let’s get this out there in the open right now in order to combat the non-Catholic claim that Catholics worship Mary. Catholics do not […]
During this month of Mary, we celebrate the day known to us Mother’s Day. It is a day where we honor those women in our lives that cared for us in the […]
As long as I can remember, I have had always had a devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, but never fully understood Mary’s role in Salvation History till I studied Mariology in […]
Tomorrow, Monday, May 2 at 11:00 am Phoenix Time (2:00 pm EST), my radio interview on the Blessed Virgin Mary will air with Michael Dixon on The Bishop’s Hour. If you are in […]
Since today is the memorial of St. Gianna Beretta Molla – wife, mother, and doctor, I found it fitting to discuss with you what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches about […]
Being that next Monday is the fourth anniversary of “Mondays with Mary” and the 200th blog post of the series; I thought I would do something very simple and very short for […]
One year ago today, April 22, 2015, my Dad, Thomas Michael Perna Sr., passed away due to complications with Crohn’s Disease, which he endured for many years. It was the hardest day […]
Since yesterday was the 53rd World Day of Prayer for Vocations and Good Shepherd Sunday, today’s “Mondays with Mary” comes from the 1992 Apostolic Exhortation written by Pope St. John Paul II […]
Today is World Day of Prayer for Vocations. Let us pray in union with the Universal Church for more young men to hear the call to the Priesthood. Pope Francis said about […]
Happy Birthday to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI! Today, Papa Benedict is 89 years old. To read my many blog posts about him or his theology, please click this link. Like Pope […]
Back on June 15, 2012, I had my first ever radio interview with Pat Ryan in Austin, Texas when Pat was hosting the show, Relevant to You. Pat Ryan is now the […]
Over the past few days, through a variety of different avenues at the parish, I have either overseen or directly taught on the Sacrament of Confirmation. On Monday night, Fr. Chris Axline, […]
