Padre Peregrino – Theology from a wandering priest

18 04, 2024

Bill Maher Admits Abortion is Murder.
Bill Maher Admits Abortion is Murder.

Bill Maher Admits Abortion is Murder.

By Father David Nix|2024-04-18T16:41:22+00:00April 18th, 2024|Theology|

Recently on his show, Bill Maher shocked his audience in admitting that pro-lifers are correct: "They think it’s murder—and it kind of is." The audience enters a nervous silence. Then he adds a shocking line: "I’m just okay with that." The audience enters another nervous silence, not sure if he's joking. But he is not. He adds: "There’s 8 billion people in the world. I’m sorry, we won’t miss you.” Wow. Bill Maher ADMITS abortion is “murder” and that he is “okay with that.” “I can respect the absolutist position. I really can... They think it’s murder—and it kind of is. I’m just okay with that. There’s 8 billion people [...]

16 04, 2024

God: Spes Única Mundi
God: Spes Única Mundi

God: Spes Única Mundi

By Father David Nix|2024-04-17T14:25:10+00:00April 16th, 2024|Theology|

p/c R.P. at Holy Ghost. The pre-55 Easter Vigil's 12th Prophesy (sung before Holy Mass) ends with a prayer naming God as the "Only Hope of the World" (Spes Única Mundi.) I went to that very long vigil on Saturday night at a traditional parish in my area and then on Sunday Morning, I offered my own low Mass in my hermitage. Later that day, I started wondering if I was too heard on modernism. Ultimately, my conclusion was: Yes, in personal conversations. No, in my online apostolate of Church reform. One of the reasons I came to the latter conclusion was thinking about how slowly many of the Eastern [...]

11 04, 2024

The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism
The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism

The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism

By Father David Nix|2024-04-12T18:14:51+00:00April 11th, 2024|Theology|

I wish there were not divisions in Christianity, but there are. I wish there were not any divisions in Catholicism, but there are. In this article, I'm going to show the roots of the three factions of Western Catholicism as found in recent Church history. This is not to further divide, but so that readers may better understand the motivations of such groups. It's also to teach the first group listed below how to better evangelize the other three groups. Traditional Catholics are those I usually label Apostolic Catholics because their roots in both doctrine and liturgy go back historically to what Jesus Christ gave to the Apostles. This group [...]

8 04, 2024

Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”
Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”

Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”

By Father David Nix|2024-04-09T12:03:25+00:00April 8th, 2024|Theology|

The newly-invented "DDF" just released Dignitas Infinita. It has many heresies, but we'll just tackle a few below: Error 1: "The glorious Christ will judge by the love of neighbor that consists in ministering to the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the imprisoned, with whom he identifies (cf. Mt. 25:34-36). For Jesus, the good done to every human being, regardless of the ties of blood or religion, is the single criterion of judgment."—DI #12. Truth #1: The interesting thing is that I "called it" even before it came out. In a recent Video Lectio Divina I did on Matthew 25, I explained how modernist heretics [...]

4 04, 2024

Expiation of Your Era’s Sins
Expiation of Your Era’s Sins

Expiation of Your Era’s Sins

By Father David Nix|2024-04-05T09:49:33+00:00April 4th, 2024|Theology|

The men of that [last] generation will have no deeds whatever, but there will come upon them temptation, and those who are worthy in this temptation will be higher than us and our fathers.—St. Ischyrion of Egypt. I have wondered for a long time if good Catholics in any given period in history have to “take the hits” (so to speak) of that specific era in which they live. In other words, if Medieval Catholics were physically very cold, it is no wonder that saints like St. Francis of Assisi had to face to cold as a poor beggar. If Christians in Muslim lands had their throats slit, it is [...]

2 04, 2024

The Resurrection of the Church
The Resurrection of the Church

The Resurrection of the Church

By Father David Nix|2024-03-30T14:25:18+00:00April 2nd, 2024|Theology|

On Palm Sunday, a donor and friend texted me an excerpt from The Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine written by Rev. Michael Müller, C.SS.R in 1876. I know we all have a tendency to skip long "copy-and-pastes" on blogs we visit, but I really hope you read this Question/Answer on the indefectibility of the Catholic Church, for you will see: As Christ raised Himself by His Divine Power, so also, Jesus Christ will raise us out of this Church crisis. Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine” by Rev. Michael Müller, C.SS.R., 1876 Lesson VII.—The Roman Catholic Church Cannot Be Destroyed Q. What is the world in which we live? A. It [...]

28 03, 2024

Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition
Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition

Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition

By Father David Nix|2024-03-29T12:07:12+00:00March 28th, 2024|Theology|

When your son asks you in time to come, "What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?" then you shall say to your son, "We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. And He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in and give us the land that He swore to give to our fathers. And the Lord commanded us to do [...]

26 03, 2024

Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?
Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?

Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?

By Father David Nix|2024-04-18T14:13:02+00:00March 26th, 2024|Theology|

The most common question I receive from my readers is: "Do I have to attend a Novus Ordo Mass on a Sunday when there is no Traditional Latin Mass nearby?" I was going to title this article that very question, but then I realized that question is only sixty years old. Then I thought to title this article: "Is it a mortal sin to skip an irreverent Mass on Sunday if I can't get to a reverent Mass?" but that was too long. I then realized the entire topic of the Third Commandment was at stake. What does Church history tell us before 1960? Dr. Peter Kwasniewski emailed me the [...]

21 03, 2024

The Red Guard of Tradition
The Red Guard of Tradition

The Red Guard of Tradition

By Father David Nix|2024-03-21T01:05:09+00:00March 21st, 2024|Theology|

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.—George Orwell, 1984. Tucker Carlson recently interviewed a Chinese woman named Xi Van Fleet. After Mao's culture revolution, Xi sought and received asylum in the United States in the 1970s. She soon came to love and defend America. This became especially evident when, in 2020, she realized the United States was undergoing a communist revolution, fabricated not upon a conflict of class, but rather that of race. (Fabricated is the operative word in the last sentence.) Although Xi never wanted to be involved in politics in the United States, she spoke at a Loudon Co. (VA) school [...]

19 03, 2024

Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences
Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences

Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences

By Father David Nix|2024-03-20T07:55:27+00:00March 19th, 2024|Theology|

I frequently hear traditional Catholics say something like, "The natural sciences are inferior and subject to the theological sciences." While this is true, many traditional Catholics often imply there is a contradiction between science and Divine Revelation. Or some believe if there ever were to be found to be a contradiction between biology and religion, religion trumps science. This also is true, but the contradiction is often framed by traditional Catholics as if there really could be a contradiction between our Catholic faith and the natural sciences. (By natural sciences, I mean biology, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, genetics, etc.) The fear of leftists treating science as a religion is well-founded [...]