Theology

8 05, 2025

Is the Theology of Aquinas That Different From St. Paul?
Is the Theology of Aquinas That Different From St. Paul?

Is the Theology of Aquinas That Different From St. Paul?

By Father David Nix|2025-05-08T02:31:23+00:00May 8th, 2025|Theology|

Having come from the charismatic movement before being a traditional Catholic, I still talk to charismatic Catholics and admire some of them. Heavily influenced by the American Pentecostal (Protestant) movement, most charismatic Catholics today have a great devotion for the Apostle Paul. You can't fault them for this. In fact, besides the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Paul is still my favorite saint. Thus, I want readers to see before continuing that there is clearly no problem in having tremendous devotion to the Apostle Paul (the Apostle as many later saints and Popes have dubbed him.) But some charismatic Catholics today can be heard saying things like "I love St. Paul [...]

6 05, 2025

The Blueprint for a “Synodal Papacy.”
The Blueprint for a “Synodal Papacy.”

The Blueprint for a “Synodal Papacy.”

By Father David Nix|2025-05-06T23:16:31+00:00May 6th, 2025|Theology|

Above: Cardinal Kurt Koch, p/c Zenit. Jesus Christ said to St. Peter in the Gospel of St. Matthew: And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.—Mt 16:18-19. The above passage is one reason why Pope Pius VI in the 18th century condemned a proto-collegiality that "every Bishop, as much as the Pope, was called by God to govern the [...]

1 05, 2025

AB. Viganó’s Approach to the Conclave
AB. Viganó’s Approach to the Conclave

AB. Viganó’s Approach to the Conclave

By Father David Nix|2025-05-02T11:43:34+00:00May 1st, 2025|Theology|

p/c Canon212. Italian Marco Tosatti recently translated an interview granted by Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganó to Francesco Borgonovo here regarding the upcoming 2025 Papal Conclave. Once again, I find that the only bishop in the world with a supernatural outlook on the crisis in the Church is Archbishop Viganó. I also repeatedly find that none of his enemies are ever able to counter his water-tight logic, except by calling him names like “schismatic.” I will only highlight a few aspects of the above-linked spectacular interview. Below, my commentary will be in orange font. Francesco Borgonovo: Your Excellency, the first question is perhaps the most difficult. Do you still consider yourself [...]

29 04, 2025

Enter the Room of Your Life
Enter the Room of Your Life

Enter the Room of Your Life

By guest|2025-04-30T00:41:10+00:00April 29th, 2025|Theology|

The following is a guest-post from an anonymous priest: I found myself in the room. There were no distinguishing features save for the one wall covered with small index card files. They were like the ones we used to find in libraries listing titles by author or subject in alphabetical order. But these files, which stretched from floor to ceiling and seemingly endlessly in either direction, had very different headings. As I drew near the wall of files, the first to catch my attention was one that read “People I Have Liked.” I opened it and began flipping through the cards. I quickly shut it, shocked to realize that I [...]

24 04, 2025

The Angel and the Earthquake at the Resurrection
The Angel and the Earthquake at the Resurrection

The Angel and the Earthquake at the Resurrection

By Father David Nix|2025-04-24T13:21:45+00:00April 24th, 2025|Theology|

Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified."—Mt 28:1-11 Why was there an earthquake at the Resurrection? Fr. Lapide writes: "Firstly, [...]

22 04, 2025

The Women at the Resurrection
The Women at the Resurrection

The Women at the Resurrection

By Father David Nix|2025-04-22T12:10:24+00:00April 22nd, 2025|Theology|

The above is M. Chrisman's Easter Vigil fire pit. Today we are going to consider some questions regarding the women of the Resurrection. The Patristic answers will follow. How is it possible that the women had both joy and fear at the tomb? St. Jerome writes: "A twofold feeling possessed the minds of the women, fear and joy—fear at the greatness of the miracle, and joy in their desire for Him that was risen.” Why weren't the women going to the tomb to anoint Our Lord afraid of the Roman soldiers guarding it in the first place? Fr. Lapide gives a surprising answer: "It is very probable that they were [...]

17 04, 2025

The Character, Grace and Power of Holy Orders
The Character, Grace and Power of Holy Orders

The Character, Grace and Power of Holy Orders

By Father David Nix|2025-04-17T20:58:44+00:00April 17th, 2025|Theology|

Today is Holy Thursday, 2025. Today, Jesus Christ established both the Holy Priesthood and the Holy Eucharist in the Upper Room with the Apostles all present. Unfortunately, most modernists today think of the priesthood as a means to an end, namely, getting the Eucharist as fast as possible. But the first Mass had nowhere stated on some neon sign in front of the Cenacle "All welcome at this place." The fact is that most of Christ's most faithful disciples were not even invited to that first Holy Mass. And not even all the Apostles at the Last Supper were saved. Most people today do not understand the sacrifice with which [...]

15 04, 2025

St. Anastasia and the Sign of the Cross
St. Anastasia and the Sign of the Cross

St. Anastasia and the Sign of the Cross

By Father David Nix|2025-04-15T20:47:20+00:00April 15th, 2025|Theology|

p/c St. Anastasia, by America Needs Fatima. In the early 2000s, when I was in Rome, I went looking for a chapel of perpetual-adoration in which I could pray at night. The only one I found was the Basilica of St. Anastasia, located between the Circus Maximus and the Palatine Hill. Unlike the museumesque secularism that pervades most Roman Churches during the day, this quiet adoration chapel of St. Anastasia was always filled at night with faith-filled Romans, few as they might have been in that quiet chapel with a monstrance lit up flickering candles. The Basilica is still open. However, that perpetual-adoration chapel of St. Anastasia was closed down [...]

10 04, 2025

Where Do Suicides Go According to the Catholic Church?
Where Do Suicides Go According to the Catholic Church?

Where Do Suicides Go According to the Catholic Church?

By Father David Nix|2025-04-10T11:17:18+00:00April 10th, 2025|Theology|

Then when Judas, His betrayer, saw that Jesus was condemned, he changed his mind and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders, saying, “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood.” They said, “What is that to us? See to it yourself.” And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself.—Mt 27:3-5. There are two things that kill the soul: despair and false-hope.—St. Augustine, Sermon 87 Let me say at the outset of this article that I have had friends commit suicide. So, I don't like writing this. But a major corrective needed to be [...]

8 04, 2025

Annulment Correction Post
Annulment Correction Post

Annulment Correction Post

By Father David Nix|2025-04-08T21:39:55+00:00April 8th, 2025|Theology|

p/c New Liturgical Movement. A Correction on the Proper Interpretation of Matthew 19:9 The explosion of annulments and accompanying civil divorces (with second “marriages”) among Catholics, especially in the United States since Vatican II, is an underreported yet monstrous crisis that is destroying the fabric of American Catholic families and jeopardizing eternal souls. This is why I take this topic seriously, as should you. I previously wrote an article entitled “Is There a Scriptural Basis for Annulments?” In that article, I noted that modernists in the Catholic Church, who tend to promote the issuance of Decrees of Nullity (annulments), wrongfully rely on the “exception clause” contained in Matthew 19:9 to [...]