With today being the 50th Anniversary of Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, Humanae Vitae, I thought I would return to a series I haven’t written for some time. I am not going into […]
In recent years, and now even more recently, the self-designated “science guy,” Bill Nye has made some rather interesting comments in regards to science, climate change, and the penalizing of parents who […]
Since today is the National Day of Prayer here in the United States of America, and since I have not written a Quick Lessons from the Catechism (QLC) in many months, I […]
In light of recent events developing in the world, I want to refocus my efforts and turn back towards a series I haven’t worked on for some time – Quick Lessons from […]
Today is Pentecost Sunday, the great day known as the birth of the Catholic Church and the day the Holy Spirit, which was promised by Jesus Christ numerous times in the Gospels, […]
Since today is the memorial of St. Gianna Beretta Molla – wife, mother, and doctor, I found it fitting to discuss with you what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches about […]
One year ago today, April 22, 2015, my Dad, Thomas Michael Perna Sr., passed away due to complications with Crohn’s Disease, which he endured for many years. It was the hardest day […]
Over the past few days, through a variety of different avenues at the parish, I have either overseen or directly taught on the Sacrament of Confirmation. On Monday night, Fr. Chris Axline, […]
Let us continue from yesterday’s QLC, which focused on the general understanding of the Lord’s Prayer. Today, we will examine what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches on the very first […]
Last night at RCIA/Adult Confirmation was the session known as the Presentation of the Creed and Presentation of the Lord’s Prayer. This night occurs during the Purification stage of the RCIA process. […]
Since it’s been nearly a week and a half since my last blog post, not intentional of course, I just moved and many of my resources are still in boxes; I thought […]
On Monday night at RCIA and Adult Confirmation, I taught about the Ten Commandments. The night was the first session of two that will focus on the Moral Teachings of the Catholic […]
In recent days, with the State of the Union (which could be used for those suffering from insomnia) and the GOP Presidential Debate last night, I realized how biased the mainstream media […]
Last night in RCIA and Adult Confirmation, Fr. Will taught about Sacraments of Healing – Anointing of the Sick, and Reconciliation, which you can read about here. These two sacraments assist us […]
Although I’ve written in the past here about the Sacrament of Reconciliation, I felt the need today to share with you what the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches on this beautiful […]
As we celebrate National Bible Week in the Catholic Church here in the United States, I found this to be the perfect opportunity for a QLC on the Sacred Scriptures. National Bible […]
This morning I saw an article appear in my Facebook newsfeed talking about an Exorcism that is going to be performed live tonight by a Bishop of the Old Roman Catholic Church. […]
TOM PERNA 