When we think about shrines dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary, we often think of the many places in Europe, however, there is a very popular pilgrimage site located on this side […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of the Cape (Canada)
“Mondays with Mary” and St. Therese of Lisieux
It seems that I lost track of time today – so in order to provide you with something on this first Monday of October, I am going to list some posts I […]
Pope Benedict XVI, Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary, and the Wedding Feast at Cana – The Homily from our Wedding Mass
On September 8, the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I was married to Megan in front of our family and friends at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church. Even […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Copacabana (Bolivia)
Well, it’s been three weeks since I last wrote on here. I return to you as a newly and very happily married man. It was just over 2 weeks ago when my […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Cathedral Church and Minor Basilica of the Immaculate Mother of God, Help of Christians (Australia)
For today’s “Mondays with Mary”, I would like to continue my explanation of the different National Marian Shrines across the world. For today’s particular article, we are going to focus our attention […]
Brews, a beard, and a beauty – A Catholic Love Story
I grew a beard and now I’m getting married – Yes, you read that correctly. I heard this statement and statements like it for years but refused to grow a beard for […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Meritxell (Andorra)
Our Lady of Meritxell has been part of the country of Andorra dating back to the 12th century. On January 6, in the middle of the winter, inhabitants from the village of […]
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 […]
7 Quotes by Pope Benedict XVI on the Assumption of Mary
As I have done in the past, this being the tenth article on the Assumption, I have found quotes about the great Solemnity we are celebrating today in the life of the […]
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 […]
Reflecting on the Sisters of Mary for the Memorial of St. Dominic
Today in the Catholic world, we commemorate the life of Saint Dominic de Guzman, who is most notably famous for being the Founder of the Dominican Order. If you want to know […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady of Beauraing (Belgium)
On November 29, in the year 1932, five children from the ages of nine to fifteen years old were playing as they were walking in the direction of a railway bridge. They […]
TomPerna.org Gets a Facelift
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, […]
“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 […]
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