Father David Nix, Author at Padre Peregrino

24 08, 2018

Why Did So Many Gay Men Enter the Priesthood in the 20th Century?
Why Did So Many Gay Men Enter the Priesthood in the 20th Century?

Why Did So Many Gay Men Enter the Priesthood in the 20th Century?

By Father David Nix|2020-04-17T01:12:20+00:00August 24th, 2018|Theology|

Here are 10 very important Nota Benes to read before the account of homosexuality in the American Catholic Church: 1. This is not a gay-bashing blog-post. I have good friends who have struggled with same-sex attraction. Most of them were smart enough not to enter seminary or religious life. I say "smart" because it would be stupid to go live with 100 people you're sexually attracted to for over seven years in a celibate vocation. 2. I do not believe anyone is born “gay,” so the correct Catholic term is actually “someone who struggles with same-sex attraction.” However, for the sake of brevity, I will often use the term “gay” [...]

22 08, 2018

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sermon
Immaculate Heart of Mary Sermon

Immaculate Heart of Mary Sermon

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:29:27+00:00August 22nd, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Today's Daily Mass sermon was about the Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. John the Beloved and your role in the Church today leading to the Triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.

20 08, 2018

St. Bernard of Clairvaux
St. Bernard of Clairvaux

St. Bernard of Clairvaux

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:29:51+00:00August 20th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

I'll be posting some daily Mass sermons like this one since I'm [surprisingly] back in a parish.

19 08, 2018

Confession and the 10 Lepers
Confession and the 10 Lepers

Confession and the 10 Lepers

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:30:56+00:00August 19th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

The four parts of a good confession.

15 08, 2018

The Best Day of my Priesthood
The Best Day of my Priesthood

The Best Day of my Priesthood

By Father David Nix|2023-05-24T14:56:29+00:00August 15th, 2018|Life|

I spent 2017 as the parish priest in a small bayou parish in south Louisiana. Their normal pastor was serving as a chaplain for the US Army for a year, and he needed someone who knew the Traditional Latin Mass. His tiny bayou parish was very unusual insofar as it was under the jurisdiction of the diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, but was 1962-sacraments-only. The bishop down there was very good to me. Like most “Latin ghettos” in other dioceses, this Latin Mass parish was found in a poor part of the state, in this case on Tiger Bayou, full of gators and ditched oil rigs. I describe Louisiana as a “Catholic [...]

13 08, 2018

St. Maximus the Confessor
St. Maximus the Confessor

St. Maximus the Confessor

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:34:34+00:00August 13th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

A history of Christological errors and their remedies in six minutes.

12 08, 2018

The Simplicity of Catholicism Sermon
The Simplicity of Catholicism Sermon

The Simplicity of Catholicism Sermon

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:34:15+00:00August 12th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

How the parable of the Good Samaritan links the two Great Commandments in the Eucharist and corporal works of mercy.

8 08, 2018

May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons?
May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons?

May Catholics Attend a “Gay Wedding” for Pastoral Reasons?

By Father David Nix|2019-02-07T08:23:41+00:00August 8th, 2018|Theology|

This was a real email I got tonight. My response also follows verbatim. Hi, Fr. DN, I asked three local pastors in the area I live in in NJ about what Catholics should do if they are invited to same sex marriages. They all said that if it is a close relative that you should attend so as not to lose the relationship or bond with that relative. Does the Catholic Church have any dogma on this? Thank you, Karen Dear Karen, Those priests are wrong. You would be committing grave mortal sin in participating in the attempted "marriage" of same-sex people by going to their "wedding." Your sin would [...]

5 08, 2018

How to Attend Holy Mass Like the Saints
How to Attend Holy Mass Like the Saints

How to Attend Holy Mass Like the Saints

By Father David Nix|2020-06-28T17:18:57+00:00August 5th, 2018|Talks|

This is an hour long video on how to attend Holy Mass like the saints. They come from meditations from St. Francis De Sales on the Passion of Christ within the Traditional Latin Mass. https://vimeo.com/283322245

3 08, 2018

What Catholics Are Missing in the Death Penalty Debate
What Catholics Are Missing in the Death Penalty Debate

What Catholics Are Missing in the Death Penalty Debate

By Father David Nix|2018-08-07T14:22:08+00:00August 3rd, 2018|Theology|

WAIT. WAIT. WAIT. Before skimming this article to see if you like my conclusion on the death penalty, please realize that this blog post is a work on systematic theology, not moral theology. Systematic theology is a consideration of the levels dogma in the Catholic Church. Indeed, the question of By What Authority must precede visceral reactions to difficult issues that divide Catholics today like the death penalty or gay "marriage." Against the better judgment of half-my-mind, I’m going to give you (here in the first paragraph) the dogmatic conclusion of this blog post that will be proved below: The Catechism of the Catholic Church is not infallible. The [...]

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