This past Saturday, September 15, the Catholic Church celebrated the Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows in her liturgical calendar. Pope Pius VII gave this devotion from Sacred Tradition to the Church […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Sorrows
Tom Perna
The 25th Anniversary of Pope St. John Paul II Visit to Phoenix, Arizona
On September 14, 1987, I had the privilege to attend the Papal Mass of Pope St. John Paul II at Sun Devil Stadium along with my Mom and cousin. It was a […]
Saint John Chrysostom – “Golden Mouth”
Today is the feast day for the great eastern Church Father, who was Archbishop of Constantinople and is a Doctor of the Church – St. John Chrysostom. He was born around the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Most Holy Name of Mary
If you hadn’t figured it out yet, I have a devotion and love for the Blessed Mother. I had always looked to her for guidance in my life, however it was not […]
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today, we celebrate the feast of The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary nine months after we celebrate the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Today, we celebrate the birth of the Mother […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parish
On Wednesday, August 15, I attended the Newman Center at Arizona State University for the Solemnity of the Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary. Before Holy Mass began, I offered up my before […]
Saint Augustine of Hippo – Bishop, Doctor and Saint of the Church
Most people know the great conversion story of Saint Augustine of Hippo, if you don’t, I would encourage you to read his book, The Confessions of St. Augustine. As I write this […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope St. John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI on the Assumption of Mary
As Catholics, we have been blessed to live during two of the most memorable pontificates in recent history. Many people my age (late 30’s) consider ourselves the JP2 Generation and will go […]
Saint Bartholomew – Apostle and Martyr
Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Bartholomew, one of the original twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. Not much is known about Saint Bartholomew outside of what we read in the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Queenship of Mary
The Council of Vatican II in the document, Lumen Gentium – the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, declares in Chapter VIII – “Taken up to heaven she did not lay aside this […]
Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist
As the new school year begins here in Arizona and approaches in other parts of the United States, I want to write about a religious order that is very close to my […]
Saint Maximilian Kolbe – The Saint of Auschwitz
Today we commemorate the great saint of Auschwitz, Saint Maximilian Kolbe. St. Maximilian was born, Raymond, to Julius Kolbe and Mary Dabrowska on January 17, 1894. At the age of ten years […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
On November 1, 1950, Blessed Pope Pius XII in the Apostolic Constitution, Munificentissiumus Deus, through an ex cathedra (“from the chair” – infallible) statement declared solemn “that the Immaculate Mother of God, […]
Guest Blogger: Gabby Fuentes – Homesick
Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Pope Sixtus II and his martyred companions. During the reign of the Roman Emperor Valerian in the 3rd century, St. Sixtus endured persecution. He was […]
“Mondays with Mary” – St. Francis de Sales on the Assumption of Mary
We have now entered the month of August! As Catholics, we should be very excited about the days ahead in the liturgical calendar. For us in the Latin Rite, August 15 is […]
St. John Vianney – The Parish Priest
Today is the memorial of St. John Vianney or as many people know him “The Cure D’Ars” – the (parish) priest of Ars. He was born on May 8, 1786 and died […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Importance of Studying Marian Doctrines
The letter, The Virgin Mary in Intellectual and Spiritual Formation, written by the Congregation for Catholic Education (March 25, 1988) in the section – “The Contribution of Mariology to Theological Research” states, […]
TOM PERNA 