Theology

21 09, 2023

“Your Commandments Are Weapons.”—St. Augustine
“Your Commandments Are Weapons.”—St. Augustine

“Your Commandments Are Weapons.”—St. Augustine

By Father David Nix|2023-09-19T14:56:23+00:00September 21st, 2023|Theology|

We are in a very interesting time in Church history when some Catholics have a great desire to recognize the spiritual warfare into which they have been born. Yet, other Catholics seem interested in legalistic loopholes about how everyone (including themselves) has no responsibility towards their salvation. They hold this because the erroneously believe that either everyone is saved -or- anyone who can prove reduced-culpability or invincible-ignorance is thereby saved. There might even be overlap between these two groups! In other words, there may be Catholics doing binding prayers against demons who are at the same time looking for excuses not to keep the Commandments. But Our Lord Jesus said [...]

19 09, 2023

What is the Third-Secret of Fatima?
What is the Third-Secret of Fatima?

What is the Third-Secret of Fatima?

By Father David Nix|2023-09-20T03:53:53+00:00September 19th, 2023|Theology|

What is the Third Secret of Fatima? The full Third Secret has not been released by the Vatican, but even many moderate Catholics today know it's more than the shooting of Pope John Paul II or a LARPing tale of future-crossbows on a Vatican hill. Last week, I blogged here on Malachi Martin regarding the Jesuits, so I decided to quote him on Fatima today, too. Although I have seen Martin's quotes in more places than one, they are nicely compiled in one spot by Gloria TV. So, I simply reproduce their article here: Father Malachi Martin (reader of the Third Secret of Fatima) Interview with Bernard Janzen 1992, The [...]

14 09, 2023

Is Fr. Jim Altman a Sedevacantist?
Is Fr. Jim Altman a Sedevacantist?

Is Fr. Jim Altman a Sedevacantist?

By Father David Nix|2023-09-13T15:24:22+00:00September 14th, 2023|Theology|

A sedevacantist is defined as a Catholic who believes there has not been a valid Pope since 1958. Fr. Jim Altman is not a sedevacantist. I know Fr. Altman in real life. We have mutual friends who are sedevacantists and we admire them, but we are not in that camp. To recap: Sedevacantist in Latin means empty-chair. Sedevacantist in English means one who believes no valid Pope since 1958 due to modernist heresies in them. If you were speaking exclusively Latin, you could accurately call Fr. Altman "a sedevacantist" due to his recent video on the papacy. But while speaking English, it would be entirely dishonest and a false-accusation to [...]

12 09, 2023

The Infiltration of the Jesuits
The Infiltration of the Jesuits

The Infiltration of the Jesuits

By Father David Nix|2023-09-12T01:34:32+00:00September 12th, 2023|Theology|

Recently I have been finding myself wondering a lot where the cracks came in the Catholic Faith before Vatican II. The Jesuits are generally held as the thermostat—not the thermometer—for the Catholic Church at large (for better or for worse.) So, back when the Jesuits were orthodox, where did the cracks in their faith first appear? The Jesuits by the late Fr. Malachi Martin SJ answers this. As I read his 1986 production The Jesuits, I discover that his book is a worthy predecessor of Dr. Taylor Marshall's 2019 book Infiltration. That is, what started happening slowly within the Jesuits a little after 1850 is exactly what Marshall says happened [...]

7 09, 2023

Fatima’s First-Saturday 15-minute Meditation
Fatima’s First-Saturday 15-minute Meditation

Fatima’s First-Saturday 15-minute Meditation

By Father David Nix|2023-09-04T13:43:51+00:00September 7th, 2023|Theology|

For those who heed the message of Our Lady of Fatima, the first Saturday devotion includes three things: 1) The reception of Holy Communion after Confession (within 8 days before or after) 2) Praying five decades of the Rosary. 3) Spending 15 minutes in meditation on the mysteries of the Rosary. This last one seems confusing in debates between good Catholics. Some believe this means meditating on all fifteen decades of the Rosary for a quarter hour. However, this would probably not be "meditation" according to Our Lady's definition, as you would only be spending one-minute on each mystery! The clearest answer comes from the late Father Dooley, an American [...]

5 09, 2023

Two Forgotten-Accounts of Canon 188
Two Forgotten-Accounts of Canon 188

Two Forgotten-Accounts of Canon 188

By Father David Nix|2023-09-11T23:47:14+00:00September 5th, 2023|Theology|

Canon 188 in the 1983 Code of Canon Law reads: "A resignation made out of grave fear that is inflicted unjustly or out of malice, substantial error, or simony is invalid by the law itself." This means if an attempted papal-resignation were done under duress, it would be invalid. Keep in mind as you read this that some crimes can be proved, even if the victim denies it. This is true in both criminal law and canon law. There has been much written on Can. 188 over the past decade by a few traditional Catholic authors. But I believe many Catholics have forgotten two of the most important accounts given [...]

31 08, 2023

Was St. Magdalene the Sister of St. Lazarus?
Was St. Magdalene the Sister of St. Lazarus?

Was St. Magdalene the Sister of St. Lazarus?

By Father David Nix|2023-08-29T21:37:20+00:00August 31st, 2023|Theology|

Was St. Mary Magdalene the biological sister of Lazarus who Christ raised from the dead? Most of the early Fathers believe so. In fact, the 16th century Jesuit, Fr. Lapide, reveals the ancient dispute of the Fathers. Ultimately, however, he comes down on the side of the affirmative to that question. Here, we will just copy-and-paste that great scholar's clear and profound words without any commentary, except Lapide's own commentary on Sacred Scripture and the early Fathers: Ver. 36.—And one of the Pharisees desired that he would eat with him, and He went into the Pharisee’s house and sat down to meat. Ver. 37.—And behold a woman in the city. [...]

29 08, 2023

Who’s Your savior—The State or The Savior?
Who’s Your savior—The State or The Savior?

Who’s Your savior—The State or The Savior?

By Father David Nix|2023-08-28T05:17:59+00:00August 29th, 2023|Theology|

One headline I saw last week read “Biden says new covid shots ‘that work’ may be on the way for all Americans.” This is probably funny to most of my readers but the notion that a new injection “that works” obviously implies the last shot did not work. At all. Actually, it worked perfectly: It reduced the world's population as Bill Gates promised it would. And many of us lost a loved one who didn't listen to us. But why is a certain segment of leftists still blinded to this obvious truth? I think of when Nicodemus came to Jesus at night, trying to figure out the Truth (but still [...]

24 08, 2023

The Mass Was Never a Means of Evangelization
The Mass Was Never a Means of Evangelization

The Mass Was Never a Means of Evangelization

By Father David Nix|2023-08-24T10:40:29+00:00August 24th, 2023|Theology|

Thirty years ago this month, I attended World Youth Day (WYD) in Denver, CO with Pope John Paul II. It took place days before my 15th birthday. Some estimates believe one million people showed up to the events at the old Mile High Stadium (see above photo) and the final Mass at Cherry Creek Reservoir (see below photo.) My own mother was one of the chaperones for WYD '93 and my little brother (12 years old at the time) was one of thousands treated by Denver General Paramedics for dehydration at the final reservoir Mass. This was a special event for my family since Denver is where we were born [...]

22 08, 2023

You Can’t Please Your Enemies (So Don’t Try)
You Can’t Please Your Enemies (So Don’t Try)

You Can’t Please Your Enemies (So Don’t Try)

By Father David Nix|2023-09-20T17:47:00+00:00August 22nd, 2023|Theology|

Even though he's not completely Thomistic in his treatment of the virtues, C.S. Lewis brilliantly explains in chapter 2 of Mere Christianity the difference between vanity and pride: That is why vanity, though it is the sort of pride which shows most on the surface, is really the least bad and most pardonable sort. The vain person wants praise, applause, admiration, too much and is always angling for it. It is a fault, but a childlike and even (in an odd way) a humble fault. It shows that you are not yet completely contented with your own admiration. You value other people enough to want them to look at you. [...]