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The Episcopal Ordination of my college friend, Steven J. Lopes

By Tom Perna on February 4, 2016 • ( 10 Comments )

On Tuesday night, in Houston, Texas, at the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, on the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple (Candlemas), I attended the Episcopal Ordination of […]

“Mondays with Mary” – 10 Quotes from Pope St. John Paul II on the Presentation of the Lord

By Tom Perna on February 1, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Tomorrow, in the Western Church, we will celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord, or otherwise known historically as the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This feast originated in […]

Quick Lessons from the Catechism: The Ten Commandments

By Tom Perna on January 27, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

We Stand Up to Fight for Life and Humanity

By Tom Perna on January 22, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Today, hundreds of thousands will gather in blizzard conditions in Washington, D.C. for the March for Life, and on Saturday, ten of thousands will gather for the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco, […]

Aaron Rodgers and the “Hail Mary”

By Tom Perna on January 19, 2016 • ( 3 Comments )

Here is a little Catholic humor to start off your Tuesday – In case you don’t know, live in a different country other than the United States, live in the USA but […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Storm Heaven with the Rosary

By Tom Perna on January 18, 2016 • ( 4 Comments )

Recently, after seeing a link for it shared by some friends on Facebook, I signed up through Catholic Action for Faith and Family website to Storm Heaven by praying the Rosary. How […]

Quick Lessons from Catechism: The Use of Social Communications Media

By Tom Perna on January 15, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

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 […]

“Mondays with Mary” – 7 Marian Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI

By Tom Perna on January 11, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

When I look at my blog statistics each week, I notice that some of the search terms that are always present are usually something in regards to quotes from either the saints […]

“A Call to Battle”

By Tom Perna on January 6, 2016 • ( 14 Comments )

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 Top 5 “Mondays with Mary” from 2015

By Tom Perna on January 4, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

As we begin 2016, I want to share with you the Top 5 “Mondays with Mary” from 2015. It was this series that got the attention of some of the editors at […]

The Top 10 Blog Posts of 2015

By Tom Perna on January 2, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

On my blog, 2015 was a very blessed year. I surpassed 2014 with 168,571 views in 2015 and 116,265 visitors. I published 130 blog posts, the least amount of posts over the […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Mary is both Theotokos and Mother of God

By Tom Perna on December 28, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Since this coming Friday is the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, I wanted share with you the seven blog posts that I have written over the past […]

10 Quotes on the Holy Family from Pope St. John Paul II

By Tom Perna on December 27, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

Today, in the Latin lung of the Catholic Church, we celebrate the feast of The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. This most blessed family serves as a model for all […]

Merry Christmas from Tom Perna

By Tom Perna on December 25, 2015 • ( 2 Comments )

 “Let us rejoice, my brethren, let the nations exalt and be glad because, not the visible sun, but the invisible Creator of the sun has consecrated this day [Christmas] on which the […]

Saint Peter Canisius – Doctor of the Catechism

By Tom Perna on December 21, 2015 • ( 4 Comments )

Saint Peter Canisius was born in the year 1521 at Nijmegen in Holland, which was part of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Germany at the time. Although he lost his mother at any […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Visitation of Mary in Advent

By Tom Perna on December 21, 2015 • ( Leave a comment )

Yesterday, in the Western lung of the Catholic Church, we heard the beautiful scripture verses many of you know to be the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary as the Gospel reading […]

What was Mary Thinking the Week Before She Gave Birth to Jesus?

By Tom Perna on December 18, 2015 • ( 8 Comments )

Historically, in the Latin calendar, December 18 was the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, however the feast is not in the current calendar. To learn more about the history of the […]

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