If you have been reading my blog/website for a few years, you will know that I have written on Saint Joseph many times. I think the exact number of blog posts is […]
Saint Joseph Socks on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe Socks on the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Anyone that visits my website/blog on a regular basis is probably aware that I have a pretty big devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe, most notably because this site is dedicated to […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
Today is November 22 and the holiday of Thanksgiving here in the United States of America. If you want to know more about the Catholic Thanksgiving facts, you can read about those […]
It’s November…Time to get your Nazarite On
I would imagine in this day and age that many of you have heard of “No Shave November” – that month out of the year when the men in your life don’t […]
In Times of Crisis, We Need Individuals Like These to Step Up
The words I am about to share with you have been on my mind and heart ever since the Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report was released. I find myself writing about it today […]
World Youth Day 1993: 25 Years Later
This morning I checked the inbox of one of my email accounts to find an email from a friend sharing with me an article that George Weigel wrote titled, WYD 1993: The Turning […]
Beard Balms and Socks: Two things this Catholic Man Really Likes
Recently I wrote an article talking about the changes to this website/blog, it was titled – TomPerna.org Gets a Facelift. In that article I wrote about how I was going to start […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Vladimir
Since it’s been some time that I have focused on a specific title of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I thought for today’s “Mondays with Mary” I would turn our attention to one […]
My Personal Prayer after Receiving Holy Communion
Over the last twelve years, my understanding of the Holy Eucharist has developed and changed drastically from the many preceding years. Most importantly, I learned that the Holy Mass is about giving […]
Quiet Solitude in the Arizona Desert
This past Tuesday, I led a group of 12 parishioners on a one-day pilgrimage to Our Lady of Solitude Monastery located in Tonapah, Arizona. The monastery was built and is cared for […]
“Mondays with Mary” [on a Tuesday] – 10 Quotes about Marriage from Pope St. John Paul II
Since today in the old Latin Rite liturgical calendar, is the feast of the Espousal of The Blessed Virgin Mary to St. Joseph (read my article from last year), I thought I […]
Top 10 Posts of 2017
Now that we have entered a New Year, 2018, a year that will bring many awesome changes to my personal life, I thought I would share with you the data as well […]
I will be on Fiat Ministry Network Tonight at 9:00pm
Tonight, November 8 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 Catholic Internet […]
Cherish the time you have with your Parents
A couple of weeks ago I visited the grave of my father, Thomas Michael Perna, at the Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Mesa, Arizona after attending the burial of my friend’s miscarried […]
