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Reading to my son led me to The Meditations of Saint Thomas Aquinas

By Tom Perna on November 27, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

The title of this blog post is a bit misleading since I have been aware of and reading St. Thomas Aquinas for nearly 25 years. He is the primary saint that led […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Our Lady and the Holy Eucharist

By Tom Perna on November 25, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

With the Thanksgiving holiday on the calendar here in the United States this week, I wanted to provide for you some articles that I have written in the past about the Eucharist […]

Postponed: Archbishop Fulton Sheen will be Beatified…and it’s about damn time! (Update: Looks like we have to wait again).

By Tom Perna on November 19, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

If you have not heard yet, Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen will be beatified on December 21, 2019, in Peoria, Illinois. To say that the faithful Catholics of the US Church are happy […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Four Marian days that most are unaware of today

By Tom Perna on November 18, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

As I was trying to determine what to focus on today, I realized that there are four Marian days, mostly memorials, that are coming up over the next few weeks that I […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Everyday Carry for Catholics

By Tom Perna on November 11, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Back on October 15 and 16, and then again, this past Saturday, I gave a talk at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church first to a group of our parents and then to […]

Remembering our Veterans on Veterans Day

By Tom Perna on November 10, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

Tomorrow, November 11, let us remember the brave men and women that have served our country and who have given us the freedoms we love so very much. Let us always pray […]

The Memorial of Pope St. John Paul II

By Tom Perna on October 22, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Today, October 22, we celebrate the memorial for my hero, Pope Saint John Paul II. Nearly ten percent of the articles on this website/blog, is written based on things he said when […]

Down with Pachamama!

By Tom Perna on October 21, 2019 • ( 8 Comments )

If you have not seen these videos yet of two courageous men taking the false idol known as Pachamama and throwing them into the Tiber River, I would encourage you to watch […]

“Mondays with Mary” – 6 quotes by Saint John Henry Newman on the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on October 14, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Yesterday, along with four female saints, Saint John Henry Newman, the famous Anglican convert to Catholicism, was canonized by the Holy Father. There isn’t a convert I know that doesn’t look to […]

“Mondays with Mary” – 7 Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on the Holy Rosary

By Tom Perna on October 7, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

It’s been some time since I have written a “Mondays with Mary” and I can’t think of a better return than with a post on the Holy Rosary. The Holy Rosary is […]

Wings, Bells, and Hollywood Films: What is the truth about Angels?

By Tom Perna on October 2, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Today, October 2, is the feast of the Guardian Angels. The fascination with angels extends through many different walks of faith and has even been explored, often outlandishly in Hollywood films or […]

Simple Reflections on The Little Flower

By Tom Perna on October 1, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Today, October 1, we celebrate the memorial of the youngest Doctor of the Church, and one of the most popular modern-day saints, known by so many as The Little Flower, today’s saint […]

Saint Francis of Assisi Socks from Sock Religious

By Tom Perna on September 20, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

In the past, I have written about the socks that I wear, and in my collection of socks, I have socks from Sock Religious, a Catholic company producing Saint and other Catholic-themed […]

Our son was baptized in the Extraordinary Form…and it was Awesome!

By Tom Perna on September 19, 2019 • ( 4 Comments )

A few months before our son was born we made the final decision on who would baptize him. I approached my current boss and pastor, Fr. Chris Axline, and asked him if […]

12 Responses Jesus Would Have Heard If He Was a Catholic School Teacher

By Tom Perna on August 24, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

With so many children returning to school over the last few weeks (at least here in Arizona) and with so many more returning after Labor Day in other parts of the country, […]

A Meditation on the Queenship and Coronation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Tom Perna on August 22, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Since today is the memorial of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, I thought I would write a blog post since I have not written one in a few years. Like […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Prayer of Pope Saint Pius X

By Tom Perna on August 19, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Since Wednesday is the memorial for Pope Saint Pius X, I thought I would share with you a Marian prayer that he wrote. This prayer was written for the fiftieth anniversary of […]

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