Father David Nix, Author at Padre Peregrino

23 11, 2021

Fr. Altman Was Correct: You Can’t Be a Catholic and a Democrat
Fr. Altman Was Correct: You Can’t Be a Catholic and a Democrat

Fr. Altman Was Correct: You Can’t Be a Catholic and a Democrat

By Father David Nix|2021-11-22T02:47:23+00:00November 23rd, 2021|Theology|

During the stolen US election last year, a bishop put on Twitter: "The right wing tells us bishops that we’re in the back pocket of the Democratic Party; the left wing tells us that we’re in the back pocket of the Republican Party. I’m just trying to stay centered on Jesus Christ and His Church." This is a very misleading tweet, first of all because the democratic party has been giving hundreds of millions of dollars to the US bishops many years back including $91,000,000 from democrats to the USCCB in 2016. It's also misleading because of a reason found in a reply on Twitter: "Your Eminence, you have [...]

22 11, 2021

VLX 91: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand
VLX 91: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

VLX 91: Jesus Feeds Five Thousand

By Father David Nix|2021-11-22T17:53:33+00:00November 22nd, 2021|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Mt 14:13-21 https://youtu.be/d7rrS29RUH0

20 11, 2021

TCE 33: The “Greater Good” Is Not a Catholic Moral System
TCE 33: The “Greater Good” Is Not a Catholic Moral System

TCE 33: The “Greater Good” Is Not a Catholic Moral System

By Father David Nix|2021-11-20T19:06:48+00:00November 20th, 2021|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

TCE (Theology and Current Events) #33 tackles when we should make decisions for “the greater good.” Does the end ever justify the means? Of course not. *** This podcast is a reading of my blog here https://padreperegrino.org/2021/11/greatergood/ quoting -Pope John Paul II’s Veritatis Splendor at https://www.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_jp-ii_enc_06081993_veritatis-splendor.html -and “Conservative Momma” on FB at https://www.facebook.com/100044275487132/posts/435424134610099/?d=n https://rumble.com/embed/vmr0hp/?pub=4

18 11, 2021

The “Greater Good” is Not a Catholic Moral System
The “Greater Good” is Not a Catholic Moral System

The “Greater Good” is Not a Catholic Moral System

By Father David Nix|2021-11-18T14:29:11+00:00November 18th, 2021|Theology|

Eugenics, the notion that the strong can kill the weak, is built on the philosophy that population reduction may have to be done for the greater good of society. It's built on the part of Darwinian evolution called natural selection and survival of the fittest. Under this philosophy, the Nazi Holocaust was simply a moral attempt to cleanse their own society of weaker Jews "for the greater good" of society, as they Nazis might say. Why then do so many on the left today say that we have to make decisions on COVID "for the greater good"? Now, in their defense, libs do not want another holocaust. And proportionate decisions [...]

17 11, 2021

CPX 90: Matrimony 3
CPX 90: Matrimony 3

CPX 90: Matrimony 3

By Father David Nix|2021-11-17T12:04:00+00:00November 17th, 2021|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p. 108-110 Q/A 14-26 *** -15 Mortal Sins Catholics Are Missing: https://padreperegrino.org/2019/08/mortalsins/ https://youtu.be/7oD90-cvAjw

16 11, 2021

Men’s Groups: A Suggestion

By Father David Nix|2021-11-12T03:56:31+00:00November 16th, 2021|Theology|

Who is more chatty, men or women? You probably can guess my answer at face-value. But when you throw a single variable in there, and change it just a little bit, for example: “Who is more open about problems with new friends?” I believe the answer is: men. You see, if you started a women’s Bible Study, you would be lucky if you could get fellow women to open up about, say, internet temptations within three months of that Bible study getting together. But if you started a men’s Bible Study, the men would be open about internet problems that very first night. I mean it: That very first night [...]

16 11, 2021

The Marriage of Faith and Reason
The Marriage of Faith and Reason

The Marriage of Faith and Reason

By Father David Nix|2021-11-16T01:44:17+00:00November 16th, 2021|Theology|

The collect in the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) for St. Albert the Great today reads: O God, Who made blessed Albert, Your Bishop and Doctor, eminent in the submission of human wisdom to divine faith, grant us, we beseech You, so to follow the path of his teaching that we may enjoy perfect light in heaven. This is such a beautiful prayer because it captures what a genius St. Albert was in matters of both human wisdom (called humána sapiéntia in the TLM collect today, now called "science") as well as matters of divine faith (called divínæ fídei in the TLM today, also called Divine Revelation.) As you know in 2021, [...]

15 11, 2021

VLX 90: Death of John the Baptist
VLX 90: Death of John the Baptist

VLX 90: Death of John the Baptist

By Father David Nix|2021-11-16T22:55:54+00:00November 15th, 2021|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Mt 14:1-12 https://youtu.be/bWPCeLzf6xA

14 11, 2021

How Hard Is It To Avoid Heresy?

By Father David Nix|2021-11-15T12:49:52+00:00November 14th, 2021|Theology|

Consider a putatively-conservative Roman Catholic archbishop who invites his priests to pray with Lutherans in a Lutheran community building. This really happened. But because this bishop is "pro-life," he is considered "conservative" by most of his laity. Thus, most mainstream Catholics will pretty quickly forgive a bishop inviting their own Catholic priests to a Lutheran prayer service. That is, if they even think there's anything to forgive in that. I think the attitude among most of the laity today is basically: Well, I make mistakes in my vocation, so I can't judge my superiors who make mistakes in their vocations. Fair enough. There's some humility in that attitude. But there's [...]

13 11, 2021

Does a Roman Priest Need Permission to Offer the Roman Rite?
Does a Roman Priest Need Permission to Offer the Roman Rite?

Does a Roman Priest Need Permission to Offer the Roman Rite?

By Father David Nix|2021-11-11T05:48:26+00:00November 13th, 2021|Life|

In the 16th century, Pope St. Pius V wrote that no "superiors" can ever push "secular priests" or "religious" to be "coerced to alter" the Traditional Latin Mass, for the Council of Trent showed that it has its roots in Apostolic times. The following is a quote from Quo Primum from Pope St. Pius V. This document is part of the ordinary Magisterium that has been considered infallible and unchangeable. It entirely binds the Roman Catholic priest to never offer anything except the traditional Roman Rite, frequently called the Tridentine Mass: Furthermore, by these presents [this law], in virtue of Our Apostolic authority, We grant and concede in perpetuity that, for [...]

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