If there was ever a year when I truly needed Lent, this would be that year. Although my personal life has been blessed beyond measure with my marriage back in September (see […]
It’s Ash Wednesday…Time to Get Our Lent On
Tom Perna
St. Peter Damian is PERFECT for the Vatican Sex Abuse Summit
I find it very fitting, and one could argue that’s it’s providential, that the memorial of Saint Peter Damian is falling on the first day of the Vatican’s Sex Abuse Summit. Known […]
Saint Francis de Sales, a Wonderful Example for Journalists
Unbeknownst to me this was published back on February 1, 2019 – If there was ever a time when we needed to invoke a Princess Leia distress message, as she did when […]
Introduction to New Testament II Podcasts
For the past five years, I have been teaching the class, Introduction to New Testament II, for the Kino Catechetical Institute here in the Diocese of Phoenix. It is something I look […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Lourdes, Lourdes, Lourdes
If you have ever bought a home, the biggest thing you need to remember is location, location, location. I have been told that when it comes to making movies, the most thing […]
Catholic Podcasts from the JP2 Generation
For as long as I can remember, I have been trying to figure out a way for people to listen to my talks and presentations that I have given over the years. […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Bandra (India)
After a few weeks off, I turn our attention to the second National Marian Shrine in the country of India – Our Lady of Bandra. Although the current church is just over […]
Small Things, Great Love – One Woman’s Journey with the Lord
In order to bring some new content unto my website/blog, I have started interviewing friends that have small Catholic businesses online. Last week, I spoke with my friend, Allison Seitz from Small […]
The 7th Anniversary of TomPerna.org and Catholic Podcasts
Today marks the 7th Anniversary of my website/blog and it is also my birthday. I can’t believe it’s been 7 years since I first started this site, while I was living in […]
10 Quotes about St. Thomas Aquinas from G.K. Chesterton
Without a doubt, the best book I have ever read on Saint Thomas Aquinas comes from the mind of G.K. Chesterton. Not a theologian himself, but considered one of the great authors […]
Fiat Ministry Network Interview – Thursday, January 24 at 9:00pm EST
This Thursday night, January 24 at 9:00pm Eastern Time, 7:00pm here in Arizona, I will be on the Fiat Ministry Network for an interview with Kent Kuholski. The Fiat Ministry Network is a […]
Marching for the Unborn
Today marks the day when hundreds and thousands of people from across this great nation, and a large percentage of them representing the youth, march on the streets of Washington, D.C. from […]
I just joined Instagram
Since this is the month of my 7th Anniversary (January 29 was my first ever blog post) writing on this website/blog, I thought I would enter another social media platform. This morning, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Bandel (India)
Sometime during the middle of the 16th century, Bandel, presently an urban area within the Chinsurah subdivision of Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal, began to be used by […]
The Importance of Baptism in the Life of the Church
Last Sunday, my wife and I were blessed to be Godparents to the third son of our good friends who live in California. Welcoming baby Ambrose into the Catholic Church, along with […]
1000 Saints – Hand painted portraits of your favorite Catholic Saints
I recently sat down with a former colleague by the name of Celeste Robbins. Celeste and I taught together at Saint Dominic Savio Catholic High School from 2010-2012. She is still teaching […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Holy Mountain of Our Lady (Mount Athos, Greece)
Mount Athos is home to many different Orthodox monks from different countries living in 20 different monasteries, who have resided on the location since 963, and they all know this mountain as […]
