Father David Nix, Author at Padre Peregrino

21 01, 2025

“Once a Catholic Always a Catholic”? Not Necessarily.
“Once a Catholic Always a Catholic”? Not Necessarily.

“Once a Catholic Always a Catholic”? Not Necessarily.

By Father David Nix|2025-01-21T11:48:23+00:00January 21st, 2025|Theology|

Many Catholics casually say the following line to ex-Catholics in order to get them back into a Church building: "Once a Catholic, always a Catholic." It sounds welcoming, but it's theologically wrong. This is because the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and the Church Fathers, St. Thomas Aquinas and the Popes all taught: A bad Catholic never ceases to be a Catholic, provided his failure be not faith-based but morality-based (and also provided those moral failures be not excommunicable.) On the other hand, a baptized person who has purposely rejected even one tenet of the traditional Catholic faith is a heretic who is no longer Catholic. Furthermore, a baptized person [...]

20 01, 2025

RCT 52: The Validity of the Sacraments.
RCT 52: The Validity of the Sacraments.

RCT 52: The Validity of the Sacraments.

By Father David Nix|2025-01-20T12:40:17+00:00January 20th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p.161-164. The Sacraments, ep. 4. -STV: https://spiritustv.com/@padreperegrino -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino

16 01, 2025

Should Chaste Gay Men Be Catholic Priests?
Should Chaste Gay Men Be Catholic Priests?

Should Chaste Gay Men Be Catholic Priests?

By Father David Nix|2025-01-19T14:11:12+00:00January 16th, 2025|Theology|

And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed You.” And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”—Lk 18:28-30. Notice the title of this article is slightly different from this question: "Should non-chaste gay men be priests?" To the latter question, leftists would reply "yes." Of course, both neo-con non-trad Catholics as well as traditional Catholics would reply "no" to that question. But now [...]

13 01, 2025

VLX 162: Mt 27:35-37. “My Love is Crucified.”
VLX 162: Mt 27:35-37. “My Love is Crucified.”

VLX 162: Mt 27:35-37. “My Love is Crucified.”

By Father David Nix|2025-01-13T20:21:44+00:00January 13th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

-STV: https://spiritustv.com/@padreperegrino -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino Gospel: “And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.’”

9 01, 2025

St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment
St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment

St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment

By Father David Nix|2025-01-17T03:45:45+00:00January 9th, 2025|Theology|

Although I have written and podcasted many times about St. Ignatius’ rules of discernment, I have never listed all of his rules without commentary. They are quite digestible as you can see from the length of this short article. Thousands of books have been written on his rules. But taken alone, the following list is just the "raw-materials" of all discernment. (Discernment is simply the telling of good from bad, and making decisions in life.) Although dry at first glance, these bullet points have become the most pure “raw materials” of the interior life. Notwithstanding what the modernist Jesuits have done with them, keep in mind that the old-school Popes [...]

7 01, 2025

Is There a Scriptural Basis for Annulments?
Is There a Scriptural Basis for Annulments?

Is There a Scriptural Basis for Annulments?

By Father David Nix|2025-01-08T01:36:59+00:00January 7th, 2025|Theology|

Dico autem vobis quia quicumque dimiserit uxorem suam, nisi ob fornicationem (πορνείᾳ) et aliam duxerit, moechatur. Et qui dimissam duxerit, moechatur.—Our Lord Jesus Christ in St. Matthew 19:9. Before we look at the above translations of Sacred Scripture, we must look at some definitions and statistics. First of all, there are three tiers of marriage: Civil Marriage—this is any couple married in a fashion that is recognized by the country in which they live. Due to the rejection of the Natural Law in the United States, you can now "marry" another person of the opposite sex, the same sex, your pet, or even yourself. Some Western countries are even [...]

6 01, 2025

Holy Face Devotion with Fr. Carney
Holy Face Devotion with Fr. Carney

Holy Face Devotion with Fr. Carney

By Father David Nix|2025-01-07T23:12:49+00:00January 6th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Fr. Lawrence Carney teaches us about reparation and love of the Holy Face from St. Veronica on the Sixth Station of the Cross to Sister Mary of St. Peter in the 19th century. Fr. Carney’s books and talks can be found on https://www.martinians.org.

4 01, 2025

New Year’s Resolutions 2025
New Year’s Resolutions 2025

New Year’s Resolutions 2025

By Father David Nix|2025-01-04T17:40:23+00:00January 4th, 2025|Life|

Quicumque enim Spiritu Dei aguntur—hii filii sunt Dei. (For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.)—Rom 8:14. Normally, our New Year's Resolutions as Catholics should be few and concrete. In past years, I have made so many resolutions at New Year's that I just drop them all in some sense of exasperation by the end of January. (I think this is common for most of you.) This is why I am simply going to do my best on the dozen resolutions that play into my rule of life instead of making concrete resolutions. Normally, I think such amorphous (eg "do my best at everything") [...]

2 01, 2025

Are Muslims Converting En Masse?
Are Muslims Converting En Masse?

Are Muslims Converting En Masse?

By Father David Nix|2025-01-03T14:09:05+00:00January 2nd, 2025|Theology|

p/c NYT and Jose Sachin on X New Orleans was the target of Muslim terrorism New Year's Eve, just two nights ago, as seen in the news above. At least ten people were killed and over 30 were injured. As this was on Bourbon Street, no one is considering the revelers to be Christian martyrs. But it's a grim reminder that a Muslim (according to the Quran) gets brownie points for killing infidels. Muslims kill many Christian all over Africa, the Middle-East and the Far East every day. Their blood is bearing fruit. Perhaps the actual Muslim terrorists are not converting, but other more moderate Muslims across the globe [...]

31 12, 2024

Biden and Thomas on the Natural Law
Biden and Thomas on the Natural Law

Biden and Thomas on the Natural Law

By Father David Nix|2024-12-31T14:23:09+00:00December 31st, 2024|Theology|

Recently, I watched an excellent documentary called Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words. That movie includes the 1991 Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings where Clarence Thomas had to defend himself against the false-accusations of Anita Hill in regards to verbal sexual harassment. Most people in the 1990s were fascinated by the racy language surrounding things like "Long Dong Silver" and other odd statements from Hill. But what I found most interesting in the movie was that the then-Senator Joe Biden tried to hang Clarence Thomas on these false-accusations mainly because the Democrats were afraid Thomas was going to vote against abortion if he were elected to the Supreme Court. [...]

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