Padre Peregrino – Theology from a wandering priest

3 07, 2025

The Human Soul is “Capax Dei.”
The Human Soul is “Capax Dei.”

The Human Soul is “Capax Dei.”

By Father David Nix|2025-07-03T23:07:57+00:00July 3rd, 2025|Theology|

St. Thomas Aquinas writes in the Summa I-II Q 2: Consequently man's happiness cannot consist in fame or glory. On the other hand, man's good depends on God's knowledge as its cause. And therefore man's beatitude depends, as on its cause, on the glory which man has with God; according to Ps. 90: "I will deliver him, and I will glorify him; I will fill him with length of days, and I will show him my salvation..." Fr. David: On social-media, I frequently see Catholics post pictures of saints while misrepresenting Church history or true theology. Such a post of a saint with bad theology may have thousands of likes [...]

1 07, 2025

US Bishops and Their Moneymaking Borders.
US Bishops and Their Moneymaking Borders.

US Bishops and Their Moneymaking Borders.

By Father David Nix|2025-07-02T01:07:01+00:00July 1st, 2025|Theology|

p/c PBS The USCCB continues to issue statements against Trump as they clamor for the billions back once received for illegal activity under the Biden Administration in facilitating open-borders in the United States. However, the Department for Homeland Security also takes the offensive. Homeland issued the following statement to Catholic Charities and the USCCB, among other NGOs: “The chairmen are examining whether these NGOs used taxpayer dollars to facilitate illegal activity, as the previous administration incentivized millions of inadmissible aliens to cross our borders—many of whom were subsequently aided by NGOs after being released at the border under the Biden-Harris administration’s mass catch-and-release policies.” Over the last 14 years, leftist [...]

26 06, 2025

Primacy of Conscience vs. Divine Revelation
Primacy of Conscience vs. Divine Revelation

Primacy of Conscience vs. Divine Revelation

By Father David Nix|2025-06-25T22:38:05+00:00June 26th, 2025|Theology|

For fifty years, heretics have been promoting the primacy of conscience. Taking a single line from St. Thomas Aquinas out of context, these clowns teach that if your conscience tells you to do one thing and the Bible tells you to do another thing, you should follow your conscience. Furthermore, they also say that an action classically-defined by the Magisterium as sinful is not a sin as long as you can prove to yourself that you either had ignorance in your actions or no-malice in your heart. You might think I am exaggerating here, but I saw this error creeping into moral theology so intensely twenty years ago that [...]

24 06, 2025

Ignore the Demoralization and Fight for Christ
Ignore the Demoralization and Fight for Christ

Ignore the Demoralization and Fight for Christ

By Father David Nix|2025-06-24T12:48:26+00:00June 24th, 2025|Theology|

p/c vladtepesblog.com Mr. Yuri Bezmenov was a KGB-defector from the USSR who came to the Western Hemisphere in the 1970s. Yuri once explained how ideological subversion always has to precede the Marxist physical revolution. He insisted that America had already undergone a communist moral revolution by the early 1980s. In that speech, Yuri said the goal for Communists upon America (even before any physical invasion) was "to change the perception of reality, of every American to such an extent that, despite the the abundance of information, no one is able to come to sensible conclusions in the interest of defending themselves, their families, their community and their country. It's a [...]

19 06, 2025

Islam Is Now Growing Faster Than Christianity.
Islam Is Now Growing Faster Than Christianity.

Islam Is Now Growing Faster Than Christianity.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-19T16:18:51+00:00June 19th, 2025|Theology|

I snapped the above picture in Cairo, Egypt last year. To the left is a Coptic Orthodox Church and to the left is a fabric store with writing in Arabic. I was on a reconnaissance mission to figure out what it would take Muslims to become Christian and what it would take to get non-Catholic Christians to become Catholic. My findings were reflected in some recent secular studies: The Pew Research Center recently reported: "Christians remained the world’s biggest religious group. But Christians (of all denominations, counted as one group) did not keep pace with global population growth from 2010 to 2020. The number of Christians rose by 122 million, [...]

17 06, 2025

St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment (Literal Translation)
St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment (Literal Translation)

St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment (Literal Translation)

By Father David Nix|2025-06-17T13:28:46+00:00June 17th, 2025|Theology|

Last year, I reproduced St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment (Dynamic Translation.) Today, I reproduce a literal translation for use with my new podcast series called Peregrino Ignatian Paths on the Rules of Discernment and Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. We will be using both translations, but primarily the following. St. Ignatius writes: The soul is moved by diverse spirits, which it is important to discern, in order to follow the good and repel the bad. The following are some rules, of which the first are suited to souls less perfect and the others to those who are more so. 1. Let us suppose a soul that easily falls [...]

12 06, 2025

A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.
A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.

A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-12T03:26:31+00:00June 12th, 2025|Theology|

Most American Catholics do not know the definition of a heretic. However, a smaller percentage of mainstream Catholics who have studied a little theology might know that Catholics used to call Protestants "heretics," whereas they now prefer the term "separated brethren." An even smaller percentage of Catholics, namely traditionalists, still prefer to label Protestants as "heretics" (as well they should.) However, most traditional Catholics today are hesitant to grant the moniker "heretic" to anyone in the clergy without a formal canonical trial. Why are they so free with the first group and hesitant with the second group? They are afraid that an obvious heretic in the hierarchy as such undermines [...]

10 06, 2025

Hero in a Vacuum of Hope
Hero in a Vacuum of Hope

Hero in a Vacuum of Hope

By Father David Nix|2025-06-10T12:44:13+00:00June 10th, 2025|Theology|

Between WWI and WWII, Germans proudly sang their patriotic anthem Die Wacht am Rhein translated as "The Watch on the Rhine." It contains the famous line, Lieb Vaterland, magst ruhig sein (seen in picture above) meaning "Dear Fatherland, be at peace." That is, Germans believed that despite the loss of WWI, they could find the right captain to lead them to peace and victory. Everything was going to be fine... at all costs. Alhough there is much debate to this day on how many Germans actually believed Hitler's initial threats to the Jews, the fact is that it didn't matter to most German gentiles. They were ready for a win, [...]

5 06, 2025

“Man Cannot Be Happy in This Life.”—St. Thomas.
“Man Cannot Be Happy in This Life.”—St. Thomas.

“Man Cannot Be Happy in This Life.”—St. Thomas.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-06T13:15:45+00:00June 5th, 2025|Theology|

In the Summa I-II Question 5, St. Thomas writes "On the contrary, It is written (Job 14:1): 'Man born of a woman, living for a short time, is filled with many miseries.' But Happiness excludes misery. Therefore man cannot be happy in this life." We're going to see why this is actually good news by looking at quotes from that part of the Summa. If you only read my X profile, you might think I'm a dark pessimist. But only a couple friends and family members know the deepest part of my soul: I am actually a hopeless optimist who has trusted too many people who betrayed me and the [...]

3 06, 2025

Rearranging the “Pontifical Academy For Life.”
Rearranging the “Pontifical Academy For Life.”

Rearranging the “Pontifical Academy For Life.”

By Father David Nix|2025-06-03T12:45:10+00:00June 3rd, 2025|Theology|

In 2016, Archbishop Paglia (top left) was named the "President of Pontifical Academy for Life" by Francis. Despite the pious names, both were in favor of contraception and assisted suicide. Now in summer of 2025, real Catholics were thrilled to find out that Leo would replace Paglia with someone else. However, the excitement was short-lived as he replaced him with Monsignor Renzo Pegoraro (top right) who also promotes these pro-death dogmas. Ed Pentin at CNA even reports that Pegoraro "was the longtime deputy of its outgoing president." Chris Jackson wrote on his Substack about their similar view towards assisted-suicide: "In 2022, Pegoraro publicly justified assisted suicide as a 'lesser evil' [...]