Father David Nix, Author at Padre Peregrino

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 [...]

16 06, 2025

RCT 60: The Ceremonies of Baptism.
RCT 60: The Ceremonies of Baptism.

RCT 60: The Ceremonies of Baptism.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-10T00:25:13+00:00June 16th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

-The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 203-209. -The Sacraments, ep. 12. -Emergency instructions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOY3cDtF4gA

14 06, 2025

Dressed For Battle—Spiritual and Physical.
Dressed For Battle—Spiritual and Physical.

Dressed For Battle—Spiritual and Physical.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-14T03:34:49+00:00June 14th, 2025|Life|

The above is a picture of what my chest looks like when I do exorcism prayers and sidewalk counseling at the third largest abortion center in the world. At the top is a Go-Pro to record all interactions (except talking to abortion-minded women.) I record all interactions not because I am afraid that I will do something illegal, but rather that the pro-aborts will harm my pro-life team. (If they're willing to kill babies, they're willing to kill adults.) So, the Go-Pro is essentially a body-cam for my time at the abortion center. In the feature image above, you can see below the Go-Pro is the top of the starburst [...]

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, [...]

9 06, 2025

“Peregrino Ignatian Path” (PIP): Intro B.
“Peregrino Ignatian Path” (PIP): Intro B.

“Peregrino Ignatian Path” (PIP): Intro B.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-07T01:29:39+00:00June 9th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

-Rule #23: “Thinking with the Church.” -The Suscipe prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola (with which we will start every podcast): “Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. All I have and call my own, You have given all to me. To You, Lord, I return it. Everything is Yours: do with it what You will. Give me only Your love and Your grace, that is enough for me.”

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' [...]

2 06, 2025

RCT 59: Baptism as Regeneration.
RCT 59: Baptism as Regeneration.

RCT 59: Baptism as Regeneration.

By Father David Nix|2025-05-28T19:50:49+00:00June 2nd, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

The Sacraments, ep. 11. -My Site: https://www.padreperegrino.org -Emergency baptism for lay people to do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOY3cDtF4gA

29 05, 2025

Relief Comes From Unanticipated Quarters.
Relief Comes From Unanticipated Quarters.

Relief Comes From Unanticipated Quarters.

By Father David Nix|2025-05-29T17:04:37+00:00May 29th, 2025|Theology|

Editor's Note: This piece is from Mike, a husband, father and convert to the Catholic faith. Mike is a retired SEAL officer who spent many years at SEAL Team Six. He attends the Traditional Latin Mass. On a Sunday night in October, 1989, Hell Week began. Gunfire, flash-bangs, yelling, confusion: all designed to induce the maximum stress and chaos among us SEAL trainees. It continued non-stop for the next 4-1/2 days. Attrition was about 70%: a typical rate. I was a 22 year old Navy ensign leading a “boat crew” of six fellow trainees. About 48 hours into Hell Week (it was Tuesday evening), we paddled our inflatable rubber boats [...]

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