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Please Sign this Petition to the UN Chief

By Tom Perna on April 23, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Please take a moment to sign this petition. I would also encourage you to send it to every person you know and encourage them to sign it. These atrocities must stop now!! […]

The Resurrection of the Lord

By Tom Perna on April 21, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Dear family and friends, Happy Easter! Christ is Risen…Alleluia! He is risen indeed! I pray that this Holy Week was a blessed one and that this Easter morning is equally blessed as […]

The Sacramental Oils Explained

By Tom Perna on April 17, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Throughout the universal Catholic Church, starting last week and continuing this week, the yearly liturgy known as the Chrism Mass has been taking place. In some dioceses, the Chrism Mass is always […]

Happy Birthday, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

By Tom Perna on April 16, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

Today, Pope Emeritus Benedict is 92 years old. To read my many blog posts about him or his theology, please click this link. Like Pope St. John Paul II, I am a […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Pray for Notre Dame Cathedral and the People of France

By Tom Perna on April 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

By now, I imagine you have seen at least pictures of the incredibly large fire engulfing the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, France. I was watching a Live stream from my […]

2019 Holy Communion and Confirmation Gift Guide

By Tom Perna on April 4, 2019

With Easter nearly upon us and the start of Spring a few weeks ago, we have reached the time in the Catholic Church when young children start to receive two Sacraments of […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Marian Shrines of Fatima and Czestochowa

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

It’s been a couple of months since I have focused on the series that I started over the summer, that is, the explanation of the different National Marian Shrines across the globe. […]

Unplanned: A film about Love, Mercy, and Forgiveness

By Tom Perna on March 29, 2019 • ( 2 Comments )

Ever since we started hearing about the film on how Abby Johnson left the abortion industry, my wife and I have been talking about seeing it. I wasn’t completely positive what the […]

Opening Day (An Ode to the New York Yankees)

By Tom Perna on March 28, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

I originally wrote this piece for Opening Day 2003. I’ve changed some of the original wording and the historical facts to reflect today’s opening day in New York Yankee universe…yes, it’s a […]

Pastoral Care: Serving the Sick, Homebound, and Dying through the Sacraments

By Tom Perna on March 27, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Since I work with Trisha Engel, Director of Pastoral Care at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church, I omitted certain formalities in the written text of this interview. Below are the questions I […]

“Mondays with Mary” – The Annunciation through Art

By Tom Perna on March 25, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Since today, March 25, is the Solemnity of the Annunciation, I wanted to share you some of my favorite Annunciation artwork – Like what you read today? Sign up here to receive […]

10 Everyday Sayings of Mother Angelica

By Tom Perna on March 21, 2019 • ( 1 Comment )

Many of us probably remember Mother Angelica from her days on the Catholic channel, which she founded, known as the Eternal Word Television Network, and otherwise known simply as EWTN. If you […]

Saint Joseph Socks on the Solemnity of Saint Joseph

By Tom Perna on March 19, 2019 • ( 3 Comments )

If you have been reading my blog/website for a few years, you will know that I have written on Saint Joseph many times. I think the exact number of blog posts is […]

“Mondays with Mary” – Saint Joseph: The Guardian of the Redeemer

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

In seven years of writing on this website/blog, I have written on Saint Joseph at least twelve different times. He is one my favorite saints and my go-to-saint during times of stress […]

Lenten Parish Mission 2019 with Bishop James S. Wall

By Tom Perna on March 15, 2019 • ( Leave a comment )

This past week, from Monday to Wednesday, we were blessed by the presence of Bishop James S. Wall of the Diocese of Gallup, who lead our Lenten Parish Mission for this year. […]

“Mondays with Mary” – With Our Lady at the Foot of the Cross

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

The connection of the Lenten Season with Mary is not always obvious. The Stations of the Cross and Sorrowful Mysteries of the Holy Rosary give us insight of the Passion of Jesus […]

The Croatian Wedding tradition, a crucifix, and six months of marriage

By Tom Perna on March 8, 2019 • ( 11 Comments )

On September 8, 2018, on the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Megan and I were married at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Gilbert, AZ. Supported by many […]

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