Father David Nix, Author at Padre Peregrino

12 01, 2023

The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”
The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”

The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”

By Father David Nix|2023-01-12T04:08:43+00:00January 12th, 2023|Theology|

The "old evangelization" is better than the "new evangelization" not because old things are better (which is generally true) or that human-nature is more fallen than it was in the 16th century (which is also probably true) but because of two other specific reasons: 1) The "old evangelization" goes back to Apostolic times where the ascetical life of union with Christ drove the exterior life of spreading the Catholic Faith (unlike the "new evangelization" that is reliant on people being relevant and "contagious.") 2) The old-evangelization worked, unlike the new evangelization. Even promoters of the new evangelization admit that in the United States, for every convert coming in the front-door [...]

10 01, 2023

The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena
The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena

The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena

By Father David Nix|2024-09-21T17:12:14+00:00January 10th, 2023|Theology|

Some leftist "Catholics" now call traditional Catholics names like "Pelagians." Pelagianism is the 4th century heresy that one could be saved by good works alone with no need for grace. It's very ironic that leftists call traditionalists "Pelagians" since we are always confessing our sins to obtain the grace of forgiveness. But the other reason it's ironic that leftists call traditionalists "Pelagian" is because nearly every lefty-Catholic is a Pelagian by virtue of their own theology. Here's why: Most lefty-Catholics believe that following one's own conscience is enough to be saved, even if you die a pagan or Jew or Muslim. That is exactly the same definition as Pelagianism, but [...]

6 01, 2023

“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore
“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore

“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore

By Father David Nix|2023-09-13T03:35:41+00:00January 6th, 2023|Theology|

I do not want this blog to turn my readers into "heresy hunters" since recognizing heresy is not enough to obtain eternal life. Also, there is so much heresy in current "Catholics" (both lay and clergy) that your "heresy hunting" would become an exhausting effort. But this blog is worth writing because there is an odd gnostic-myth floating around Catholic circles today that a heretic in the hierarchy can only be recognized by either a group of Cardinals or an obsolete battery of canonical trials. While it is true that the saints seem to delineate between "material heresy" (small points) and "manifest heresy" (obvious heresy) the latter is held by [...]

3 01, 2023

Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe
Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe

Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe

By Father David Nix|2023-01-03T19:16:10+00:00January 3rd, 2023|Theology|

N.B: I will be on silent retreat for a week. Because I usually upload blogs, podcasts and videos a week ahead of time, my production schedule will normalize mid-January. I hope to re-start myself (by God's grace) and also re-start my education series like VLX and the Sunday Sermon Series in a couple weeks. I'm sorry for my absence on that, but one reason for the delay is that we had a medical emergency. By your prayers, everything is good on that front, now. Please pray for me on retreat. In Victories of the Martyrs as conglomerated by St. Alphonsus Liguori, we read about St. Philip, the bishop of Heraclea: [...]

2 01, 2023

The Orphanage Attempt
The Orphanage Attempt

The Orphanage Attempt

By Father David Nix|2023-01-04T03:34:50+00:00January 2nd, 2023|Life|

Nota Bene: The beginning of January was going to be for silent retreat, but I'm visiting a family member in the hospital. So, either way, there will be few blogs or podcasts for a little while. Please pray for us. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's widow, Maureen McCarthy Scalia, walks behind the casket. p/c Reuters. On 20 February 2016 (about seven years ago) I attended the funeral Mass of Justice Antonin Scalia. The funeral Mass was preached by his son, Fr. Paul Scalia at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC (see both above pictures.) After the funeral Masa, I went across the street in [...]

29 12, 2022

How to Learn the Low Mass
How to Learn the Low Mass

How to Learn the Low Mass

By Father David Nix|2022-12-28T14:27:18+00:00December 29th, 2022|Theology|

Nota Bene: The beginning of January was going to be for silent retreat, but I'm visiting a family member in the hospital. So, either way, there will be few blogs or podcasts for a little while. Please pray for us. Many people think I'm some traditional liturgy expert, but as you probably heard me say on previous podcasts, I learned French and Spanish and Portuguese in seminary because I just wanted to be a good Novus Ordo missionary priest one day. In other words, I got into the priesthood for the salvation of souls, not to make a stink on liturgy debates. As I've written before, it was only a [...]

27 12, 2022

Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California
Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California

Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California

By Father David Nix|2022-12-26T14:26:38+00:00December 27th, 2022|Theology|

The following is a letter from a USC/Georgetown/Harvard educated physician (fully vaccinated herself) named Dr. Patricia Lee about new patient presentations at ICUs in California. It first appeared on Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson's government page. Emphasis in following letter is mine. From: Dr. Patricia Lee MD on 28 Sept 2021 To: Dr. Tom Shimabukuro COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE Corporate Square, Bldg 12 Atlanta, GA 30329 and Dr. Peter Marks Director, CBER Food & Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue W071-3128 Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Dr. Marks and Dr. Shimabukuro, As a physician, I am compelled by conscience [...]

25 12, 2022

Christmas in the Mystical City of God
Christmas in the Mystical City of God

Christmas in the Mystical City of God

By Father David Nix|2022-12-22T19:37:53+00:00December 25th, 2022|Theology|

The 17th century Spanish Franciscan abbess, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda of Spain, received a private-revelation on the life of the Immaculate Virgin Mary that comes to a few thousand pages in a book called The Mystical City of God. The Mystical City of God was attacked by the Jansenists as inauthentic. Is it reliable? Besides the fact that Sr. Mary of Ágreda has been declared “Venerable” by the Catholic Church, her book has the approval of Popes Innocent XI, Alexander VIII, Clement IX, Benedict XIII, Benedict XIV and Clement XIV. By “approved” we mean anywhere from recognizing the authenticity of “Ciudad de Dios” as extant and written by [...]

24 12, 2022

Christmas Sermon: The Miraculous Birth of Christ
Christmas Sermon: The Miraculous Birth of Christ

Christmas Sermon: The Miraculous Birth of Christ

By Father David Nix|2022-12-20T01:33:37+00:00December 24th, 2022|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Sunday Sermon Series (SSS) S1E5.

22 12, 2022

Propane Tanks and Miraculous Medals
Propane Tanks and Miraculous Medals

Propane Tanks and Miraculous Medals

By Father David Nix|2022-12-26T15:15:30+00:00December 22nd, 2022|Life|

If I make it to heaven, I will probably lose the glory for any good work that I bragged about. At least that's what seems clear when Our Lord says at the beginning of chapter 6 of St. Matthew: Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father Who is in heaven. Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward.—Mt 6:1-2. But [...]

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