As you probably have noticed in the last couple of weeks from being on this website/blog is that I have redesigned the page. For the longest time, really since I began writing, […]
TomPerna.org Gets a Facelift
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Mariazell (Austria)
One of the most famous and popular Marian Shrines in central Europe is found in the Styrian Mountains, 50 miles southwest of Vienna, Austria. Covered in snow for most of the winter […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism – The Sixth Commandment (50th Anniversary of Humanae Vitae)
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 […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Lujan (Argentina)
The city of Lujan is 43 miles west of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The city is home to Our Lady of Lujan and the basilica that is dedicated to Mary under the same […]
“Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of Eucharistic Love”
For four weeks this past April and May, I led a book study for 30 or so of our parishioners on Tuesday morning focusing on the text, Saint Mary Magdalene: Prophetess of […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Africa (Algiers)
If you were to visit Algiers today, you would find a much different country than in years past. Although Algiers today is very much a Muslim country, it was not so for […]
“Mondays with Mary” – National Marian Shrines from Around the World
Over the past months I have been racking my brain to come up with good “Mondays with Mary” articles for you all to read. And although I have lots of Marian books […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Marian Chronology
Today as I was pondering on what to write for this weekly series, I came upon an intriguing idea in a book a recently acquired titled, Dictionary of Mary. In this dictionary, […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Miraculous Medal and Employment (and my new position at the parish)
For today’s “Mondays with Mary”, I found a prayer associated with the Miraculous Medal (Source: Association of the Miraculous Medal – http://www.amm.org/Default.aspx) where the specific prayer intention is for employment. The reason […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Quotes on the Immaculate Heart of Mary
This past Saturday the Roman lung of the Catholic Church celebrated the great Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Saturday devotion follows the Friday devotion of the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – 34 books added to my Marian Library
One month ago, it was like Christmas, Easter, and my birthday all wrapped into one when at the parish we received over 20 boxes of Catholic books. The boxes of books came […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth
Since this upcoming Thursday is the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (and my Mom’s Birthday), I wanted to briefly share with you a reflection on Mary and Elizabeth’s encounter as well […]
Remembering what Memorial Day is all about
Today here in the United States of America, we commemorate Memorial Day – the day we remember all those who gave their lives defending our freedom while serving in our armed forces. […]
“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 […]
The 6th Anniversary of “Mondays with Mary”
Today marks another milestone in my writing – it is the 6th Anniversary of “Mondays with Mary.” I started this series on a whim 6 years ago thinking that I would only […]
“Mondays with Mary” – A Marian Prayer of Saint Louis De Montfort
Although there are many saints that have a deep devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, one of the greatest Marian saints in the Catholic Church is Saint Louis De Montfort. He is […]
“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Saint Gemma Galgani
This coming Wednesday, April 11, is the memorial for one of the great young saints of the Catholic Church, and I imagine a saint that many of you don’t know well. In […]
