Mr. Arragon Perrone

Mr. Perrone grew up in Wethersfield, Connecticut, and earned a BA in English and Political Science at the University of Connecticut. Before coming to PVI, he worked with Campus Ministry at George Mason University, Fellowship of Catholic University Students (2012-15); Director of the Youth and Young Adult Apostolates at the Basilica of Saint Mary, Alexandria, VA (2015-21); and also taught English at Bishop O'Connell High School.

 

In his free time, Mr. Perrone enjoys hiking, weightlifting, and reading about theology, history, and philosophy. His favorite religious person is Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati.

 

He loves teaching Theology, especially about the kerygma and how to share the Gospel message with joy because it's at the very heart of Christianity. When teaching English, Beowulf or the Iliad are his favorites because they're classic texts that capture timeless realities about the human condition. Mr. Perrone says the joyful, Christ-centered community and the students' enthusiasm are his favorite things about PVI!

 

His favorite quote is,“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat." -- Theodore Roosevelt.