Theology

23 06, 2021

St. Ignatius of Antioch on the Eucharist and Unity with Rome
St. Ignatius of Antioch on the Eucharist and Unity with Rome

St. Ignatius of Antioch on the Eucharist and Unity with Rome

By Father David Nix|2021-06-23T01:18:09+00:00June 23rd, 2021|Theology|

St. Ignatius of Antioch was the disciple and close friend of St. John the Evangelist who wrote five books of the New Testament. What would St. Ignatius of Antioch say today to a Protestant or Eastern Orthodox asking him questions about salvation? I composed the following questions, but all of the answers come verbatim from the saint and martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, around the year 100 AD. How is Jesus with us after His Resurrection? "I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; [...]

22 06, 2021

Religious Indifferentism is Arianism

By Father David Nix|2021-06-21T16:29:56+00:00June 22nd, 2021|Theology|

If Pope St. Pius X was correct that "modernism is the synthesis of all heresies" then wouldn't we see all heresies of the past fulfilled in it? Yes we would see that. And yes we do see that If Jesus is merely the "privileged route to salvation," then all religions can be a vehicle to salvation. However, this notion is no different from Arianism. Here's why: Jesus claims to be God. Jesus claims to be the only way, truth and life. If this is not true, then He is not God. And this is Arianism. Thus, religious indifferentism encapsulates a thousand heresies, including Arianism. Notice that belief in the Trinity is [...]

18 06, 2021

Excommunicated After Abortion?

By Father David Nix|2025-01-21T20:11:43+00:00June 18th, 2021|Theology|

Since Apostolic days (1 Jn 5:17) the Catholic Church has delineated between venial sin and mortal sin. In the category of mortal sin, there are four sins that cry to heaven for vengeance. A small percentage of mortal sins also carry the weight of ex-communication (being cut off from the Church.) Canonically speaking, latae sententiae (automatic) excommunications are divided into “reserved” and “unreserved.” The former are reserved to the Apostolic Penitentiary, while the unreserved (e.g. elective abortion) are under the jurisdiction of the local ordinary. Some canonists say a person must know he is doing an ex-communicable sin to be ex-communicated. By this logic, a Catholic woman who knows she [...]

17 06, 2021

Ex Substántia Matris

By Father David Nix|2021-06-11T22:35:43+00:00June 17th, 2021|Theology|

On Holy Trinity Sunday, every traditional priest reads the Athanasian Creed during Prime. Prime is the third canonical hour of his Divine Office (Roman Breviary) of the day. What struck me while reading this in Latin was this line: Deus est ex substántia Patris ante sǽcula génitus: et homo est ex substántia matris in sǽculo natus. This is translated as: God, of the Substance of the Father, Begotten before the worlds: and Man, of the substance of His mother, born in the world. St. Athanasius in his 4th century Creed of Trinity (against the Arians) is asserting that Jesus Christ is the second person of the Trinity who is consubstantial [...]

15 06, 2021

Even the Left Criticizes Modernist Clergy
Even the Left Criticizes Modernist Clergy

Even the Left Criticizes Modernist Clergy

By Father David Nix|2021-06-15T23:12:50+00:00June 15th, 2021|Theology|

Notice this tweet from the Catholic Charities of the diocese of Oakland, California and how it had one "like" in 22 hours. Perhaps nobody in the bay area pays attention to the Catholic Church anymore. Or perhaps most Bay Area LGBT folks who are ex-Catholic have no interest in "liking" a group that can't even stand for its own values. In other words, most people (straight or "gay") have no interest in "liking" a liberal branch of a conservative organization such as the Catholic Church. Everybody knows we Catholics traditionally stood for chastity and purity for those who are "straight" and those who struggle with other issues. However, twenty [...]

10 06, 2021

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

By Father David Nix|2021-06-12T21:28:15+00:00June 10th, 2021|Theology|

This Act of Reparation was prescribed to be recited on the feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by Pope Pius XI in his encyclical Miserentissimus Redemptor (8 May 1928). A partial indulgence is granted to the faithful, who piously recite the above act of reparation. A plenary indulgence is granted if it is publicly recited on the feast of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus: Act of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Most sweet Jesus, whose overflowing charity for men is requited by so much forgetfulness, negligence, and contempt, behold us prostrate before Thee, eager to repair by a special act of homage the cruel indifference and [...]

8 06, 2021

Propaganda Reveals A Nation’s Personality
Propaganda Reveals A Nation’s Personality

Propaganda Reveals A Nation’s Personality

By Father David Nix|2021-06-09T01:58:16+00:00June 8th, 2021|Theology|

The above picture is a 1931 Russian propaganda poster that reads We Smite the Lazy Workers and can still be found in a collection in the Russian State Library in Moscow. Westerners might laugh at the notion of hard-work being a snare to any political system, but Russians always saw life (including manual labor) as communal, not individual, even before communism. Archbishop Fulton Sheen warned hundreds of times that Russia's communism might come to the United States. But what many American Catholics may forget is that Sheen was a Russophile, a great lover of Russia. AB. Fulton Sheen frequently pointed out that Russia's ancient desire for community and Holy Russia's [...]

3 06, 2021

Evangelium Vitae and Ivermectin

By Father David Nix|2021-06-06T19:09:26+00:00June 3rd, 2021|Theology|

The California Catholic Conference accurately notes, "Vaccine development and production over the last several decades has often relied upon some cell lines that regrettably were originally developed from cells obtained from two fetuses that were aborted in the ‘70s and ‘80s." The California Catholic Conference also accurately notes, "The Vatican’s doctrinal office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), has determined that it is 'morally acceptable' for Catholics to take these vaccines against the COVID-19 Virus." However, the conclusion of the above two agencies goes against not only ancient Popes, but even Pope John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae: This moral condemnation also regards procedures that exploit living human [...]

2 06, 2021

Sister in London’s Prayer Requests

By Father David Nix|2021-06-01T20:44:55+00:00June 2nd, 2021|Theology|

I'm sure most of you have seen this 60 second video by now, but this video is worth watching. This religious sister in London speaks of the most common prayer requests coming to her: https://twitter.com/johnboweactor/status/1399008823449468929?s=21

1 06, 2021

Lawful Authority
Lawful Authority

Lawful Authority

By Father David Nix|2021-06-02T22:29:41+00:00June 1st, 2021|Theology|

When there's not just a question of a stolen election but even evidence of it, we must remember that God preserves our conscience as Catholics who believe in the social reign of Christ the King. This is a prayer I heard prayed publicly at a parish last month: Blessed be God. Blessed be His Holy Name. Blessed be Jesus Christ true God and true Man. Blessed be the Name of Jesus. I believe O Jesus. That Thou are the Christ. The Son of the Living God. I proclaim my love. For the Vicar of Christ on Earth. I believe all the sacred truths Which the Holy Catholic Church Believes and [...]