I wrote this initially on October 22, 2011 on the first official feast day of Blessed John Paul II. It was on another blog that I was writing for at the time. […]
Reflections on Blessed John Paul II from the JP 2 Generation
Tom Perna
“The Great Week”, Part I
We are now officially into the week that I think is by far the best week in the entire liturgical cycle – Holy Week or “Great Week” as the Eastern Churches name […]
Standing Up For Religious Freedom
This past Friday I joined a few hundred individuals at the steps of the Texas State Capitol to show my outrage against the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate. When this was first announced […]
Psalm 137 – Let my tongue be silenced, if I ever forget you!
I realize that four days have passed since the 4th Sunday in Lent, but with school starting up again this week and trying to plan lessons for my students for the upcoming […]
St. Joseph – Patron of the Universal Church
Today we celebrate one of my favorite saints – St. Joseph. I have always had a devotion to him since my middle name is Joseph, and for Italians, he is one of […]
Operation Catechize the Catholics
Two days ago on March 14, the Institute for Catholic Liberal Education posted this article, “Vatican Official Says There Is Great Need to Catechize Catholics” on Facebook. I got very excited when […]
Book Reviews Complete…For Now
Instead of writing a full-blown post today, I chose to finish reviewing books that are located on my Homepage under the tab – “Book Reviews.” There are a total of 17 books […]
Readings for the Third Sunday of Lent
Today, I want to write on all four readings from yesterday. Last Monday, I gave a Bible Study on the readings we heard yesterday (well I didn’t hear them since I attended […]
Psalm 116 – Walking Before the LORD
This past Sunday in the Roman Liturgy we celebrated the 2nd Sunday of Lent. The psalm for this past Sunday was Psalm 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19. When I walked into Mass at […]
Holiness and Martyrdom as a Catholic in America
When Cardinal Timothy Dolan received his red hat on February 18, he said that he was grateful to the Holy Father for giving him this honor, but he just wants to be […]
Psalm 25 – Make Me To Know Your Ways, O Lord…
Continuing with the same theme of sin and forgiveness, I wish to write a short reflection on Psalm 25. Since we are in Lent, this is theme that will continue through this […]
Psalm 51 – Have Mercy on Me, O God…
Now that we are officially into the season of Lent, I wanted to write on something that would be beneficial to this Lenten season and really anytime we have sinned and are […]
Ash Wednesday and Lent Explained in 120 Seconds
This is a great explanation of Ash Wednesday and Lent in only 120 Seconds by Busted Halo. We must remember that Lent is not just about giving something up, BUT IT’S CONFORMING […]
Psalm 41 – A Plea for Healing
As many of you will remember, Psalm 41: 2-3, 4-5, 13-14 was the Responsorial Psalm at the Roman Rite Liturgy yesterday – the Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. I am choosing to […]
Congratulations Cardinal Timothy Dolan
As I sit here watching the Ordinary Public Consistory for the Creation of New Cardinals (DVR recording), I have to admit that I am jealous of those people sitting in St. Peter’s […]
The Rise of the Faithful Catholics
On Monday, February 13, a religious order of faithful catholic sisters released this statement – read it here. I read either on Facebook or another blog the statement, why doesn’t the media […]
The Erroneous Conscience
The Erroneous Conscience is the last post in a series that I have been writing the past couple of weeks. Technically, this should be Conscience Formation 104, but I chose the title […]
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