Torches Against the Abyss: The Complete Essays of Rev. John A. Perricone

In an age of confusion, one priest lights the way. In this thunderous collection of essays penned between 1996 and 2025, Rev. John A. Perricone, Ph.D. confronts the spiritual collapse of our times with razor-sharp prose and an unwavering fidelity to Catholic tradition. Father Perricone challenges the fashionable heresies of modernity, dismantles sentimental distortions of truth and love, and rekindles the brilliance shed upon the world by saints, philosophers, and martyrs. Whether taking aim at the cult of the “inner god,” the rise of “recreational Catholicism,” or the eclipse of Thomistic wisdom, these writings are both a battle cry and a balm, awakening slumbering souls and summoning the faithful to heroic fidelity. This is not a book for the faint of heart; it is a torch raised aloft for those willing to see and to fight. Read more