Father’s Day is quickly approaching. If you have a dad, a husband, a grandfather, or a son, that will celebrate this day and they are into smoking cigars, I would encourage you […]
Regina Cigars for Father’s Day
June – The Month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
As Catholics, we are called not to follow and embrace the culture of our time, but we must always strive to be counter-cultural. When we are faced with opposition that seems too […]
The Road to Emmaus will lead you to study the Sacred Scriptures
Last Sunday, we heard the third Resurrection account for this Easter season from Luke 24:13-25, famously known as The Road to Emmaus. Out of the many scriptures that I love to read, […]
The Book That Still Makes Me Pump My Fist In The Air
It was the spring semester of 2009, and I was in graduate school at Franciscan University of Steubenville, enrolled in Theological Foundations with Dr. Scott Hahn. One of the texts for the course we were […]
The Regina Caeli: An Easter Prayer to Our Lady
Now that we have entered the Easter Season, the Regina Caeli is one of the four antiphons that can be chanted (or recited) to the Blessed Virgin Mary. This prayer is said […]
My first article on Catholic365.com
It’s been just over 5 months since I have written anything on my website/blog. There are a lot of reasons why that’s been the case – the main reason is that I […]
Quick Lessons from the Catechism: “I Believe in Life Everlasting”
Over the last two days, the Catholic Church celebrated two major feasts in her liturgical calendar – The Solemnity of All Saints and The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, commonly known […]
Real Catholic Man Podcast with Ryan Ayala
For those of you who have been following my blog and website, you are aware that for many years, and still today, when I have time, I write about Our Lady through […]
Roe v. Wade…OVERTURNED!!
Our prayers have been answered!!! One of the most destructive laws in the history of the United States of America is no more!! It comes on the Feast of the Most Sacred […]
Holy Water Fonts for Children
Last weekend, my family and I attended Mass at our parish here in Bismarck, the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. I was excited to see the holy water fonts since I had […]
Who The Heck Are These Guys? 4 Saints I Have Never Heard Of Before
In the 1989 film Major League, there is a scene where fans of the Cleveland Indians are reading the newspaper and talking about the team for the upcoming season. The overall consensus is […]
10 Scriptural Passages That Emphasize Hospitality
In The Rule of St. Benedict, it states, “All guests to the monastery should be welcomed as Christ because he will say, ‘I was a stranger, and you took me in’ (Matt. 25:35). Show […]
Saint Patrick, The Apostle to Ireland
The date and location of St. Patrick’s birth are unknown; however, he was born around 389. He was the son of Calpirnius, a Roman-British deacon, and Conchessa. Contrary to popular belief, he […]
“Mondays with Mary” – A Farmers Prayer to Mary
A few days ago, I was reading through a monthly magazine that we receive because our home is in an area of town that was once considered rural, that means our area […]
UMary Dining Lenten Phone Challenge
When I interviewed for my current position, Director of Mission and Hospitality in Dining Services, at the University of Mary, in November and December 2020, one of the interview questions was how […]
The 10th Anniversary of TomPerna.org
Today, January 28, is the 10th Anniversary of my website and blog. It still amazes me that I have reached this mark in my writing. I can remember starting this whole thing […]
Review: Catholic Family Crate (December)
Recently, I just became an affiliate with Catholic Family Crate. They sent me a sample crate from the month of December to review. I was planning on getting this out during the […]
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