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 […]
My Interview on the Bishop’s Hour with Michael Dixon
The Catholicity of Baseball (Radio Interview – The Thirsty Catholics with Pat Ryan)
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 […]
12 Sayings of Mother Angelica that Made Me Laugh Out Loud
As many of you probably know by now, Mother Mary Angelica, the founder of the Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) passed into eternal life yesterday afternoon around 5:00pm. It is fitting that […]
The Chrism Mass and Sacramental Oils Explained
Last night, I traveled across the city of Phoenix to SS. Simon and Jude Cathedral for the annual Chrism Mass celebrated by the Bishop of Phoenix, Most Reverend Thomas J. Olmsted. This […]
Faithful Catholics: Get Your News about the Catholic Church from Reliable Sources
Yesterday, I received an email from a person I know worried about the things that Pope Francis said on the plane between Mexico and Italy. This person’s main concern was that his […]
“A Call to Battle”
On September 30, 2015, I wrote about the newly minted Apostolic Exhortation written by my Bishop, Thomas J. Olmsted titled, Into the Breach. It is a call to all Catholic Men to […]
The Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy Begins Today
Since we are officially now in the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, I would like to share with you four blog posts I have written in the past on mercy. If you […]
My Friend, Bishop-Elect Steven J. Lopes
Yesterday, I received news via Facebook that my long time friend, a college friend I have known for 21 years, when I was in the St. Ignatius Institute at the University of […]
Into the Breach – Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted’s Letter to the Catholic Men in the Diocese of Phoenix
“Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more…” is a line spoken by Henry V at the beginning of Act III from William Shakespeare’s aforementioned play. This was the first thing […]
What is Infallibility? (With a little help from Bishop Robert Barron)
Over the past couple of days, as Pope Francis has been in the United States on his Apostolic Journey, I have seen comments made on social media as well as in the […]
My First Published Book – Understanding Catholic Teaching on the Blessed Virgin Mary
One year ago, I sent in the first manuscript I had ever written to Emmaus Road Publishing (now part of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology) on the Four Marian Dogmas […]
“Which Title of Mary Will You Identify With the Most?”
Here is a fun quiz for you on this Friday over on CatholicLink by Becky Roach – Which Title of Mary Will You Identify With the Most? After you have taken the […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism: The Obedience of Faith
Recently I was on the Internet reading different blog posts from fellow Catholic bloggers, when I came upon a comment at the bottom of a blog post from someone who said they […]
7 Quotes from St. John Vianney on the Sanctification of Daily Life
From time to time, I enjoy reading through the thoughts of St. John Vianney because they bring comfort and consolation when I am enduring daily trials. Although I firmly believe in Jesus […]
Father’s Day without Dad
In forty-one years of life, this is the very first Father’s Day that doesn’t include my Dad. On April 22, my father, Thomas M. Perna passed into eternal life after complications and […]
My Catholic Office at the Parish
As I promised way back on February 27, 2014, in my blog post, My Catholic Corner Office, at some point when we were in the new parish office building, I would post […]
An Ordination to the Priesthood, The Saint Ignatius Institute, and True Friendships
Over this past weekend, it was a great honor to witness not only the Priestly Ordination of my long time friend, now, Fr. Patrick Summerhays, but also his Mass of Thanksgiving. The […]
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