The Paradox of the Modernists.
At the end of my last article, The Recent Battle of the SSPX, I asked a question that pertains to the traditionalist movement at-large: Why do modernist heresiarchs publicly honor Anglicans, trannies, satanic American rock stars, abortion-promoters, Buddhist monks, Muslims, Jews, liberal Catholics, prisoners and even animals before they will publicly honor traditional Catholics? But this is bigger than the SSPX vs. the Vatican. If you are a Catholic who attends the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) you have probably heard something like this from a mainstream Catholic: “Do you reject Vatican II? While there’s nothing schismatic about attending the TLM, you might have schismatic spirit to you if you attend it.” These self-righteous lines of passive-aggression usually come from mainstream Catholics who have read one-book on recent Church history. Times hominem unius libri. Sometimes, your salvation might even get challenged [...]
First Sunday of Lent Sermon.
Sermon by Fr. David Nix on 2 Cor. 6:1-10 and Mt 4:1-11. Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/
The Recent Battle of the SSPX.
This article is just the basics of the Vatican drama that will go down in the annals of Catholic Church history. As most of you know, the traditionalist Archbishop Lefebvre consecrated four bishops for his religious congregation titled the Priestly Fraternity of St. Pius X (FSSPX) in 1988. This was against the will of the Vatican. The Archbishop claims he did this in order to preserve the old rite of the seven Roman sacraments. Subsequently, Pope John Paul II immediately declared Lefebvre and his bishops to be automatically (latae sententiae) excommunicated for doing that without his permission. However, there is very strong evidence from JPII's own 1983 Code of Canon law that there were no valid excommunications, considering Lefebvre acted in a manner not ex dolo (out of malice.) But even if you don't agree with that, know that Pope [...]
Overturning the First Two Secrets of Fatima.
For all the energy we rightly spend speculating on the Third Secret of Fatima, I think we also need to look deeper at the first Two Secrets. While studying the first Two Secrets of Fatima, it struck me as odd that the Fatima saints would label something of public revelation (like the reality of hell) as a "secret" of private revelation. In other words, are the first two secrets really secrets? Then it hit me: Perhaps Our Lady in Fatima wanted these basic things of Our Faith to be known as "secrets," precisely because of how many clergy of the 20th and 21st century would deny them. In this article, I'm going to simply remind you of the first Two Secrets of Fatima as given by the Mother of God to the shepherd children of Portugal in her appearance to [...]
Who Are the Infidels?
The Catechism of Pius X states: "Infidels are those who have not been baptized and do not believe in Jesus Christ, because they either believe in and worship false gods as idolaters do, or though admitting one true God, they do not believe in the Messiah, neither as already come in the Person of Jesus Christ, nor as to come; for instance, Mohammedans and the like." Yet Vatican II states: "Muslims... professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind."—Lumen Gentium #16. You probably expect me to highlight differences between the two above theological definitions, but I had to pause on that assertion when I got an interesting message from a Catholic friend living in a Muslim country in the Middle-East who pointed out a [...]
RCT 73: The History of Confession.
-The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 300-304. - The Sacraments, ep. 25. - Pachamama Event: https://youtu.be/6oLpwQ_kdfM?si=fF88uFHDMC1QtNGD - Red Rose Rescue Arrest: https://youtu.be/AKpHu_KtaOI - My Site: https://www.padreperegrino.org
A Letter From Hell.
p/c: Kevin Key Sister Claire was a German nun who lived in the first half of the 20th century. But before that, she worked at a business firm with a woman named Annette. Annette died in a car accident in 1937 in Southern Germany. Many years later, after the death of Sister Claire, a mysterious account of Annette telling Sister Claire that she had gone to hell was found in the papers of the convent. Before you write this off as loony, know that the diocesan Curia of Trier, Germany authorized its publication before the Council. Furthermore, this "Letter from Beyond" (as it was originally called in its publication) was promoted by Fr. Bernardino Krempel C.P., a doctor of theology. You may be surprised while reading the following account of hell how well it lines up with what other [...]
Egyptian Influence Upon Irish Monasticism.
At the farthest southwest reach of County Kerry (already the most southwest county in Ireland) jut-out into the Atlantic Ocean two crags collectively called Skellig Michael (see above, p/c Arian Zwegers) so remote and mysterious that Star Wars makers filmed parts of The Force Awakens and The Last Jedi there. But more fascinating than this is the fact that the real Christian Jedi—some of the most ascetical monks in all of Catholic history—built their beehive dwellings on these remote islands between the 6th and 8th century. The beehive huts of Catholic monks are called clocháin in Irish and bear a striking resemblance to the beehive huts of the Desert Fathers of Egypt. Notice this article is not about Egyptian pagan influence upon the Irish, but Egyptian Christian influence upon early Irish Catholics. Egyptian Christian monastic life was founded by St. [...]
Sexagesima Sunday Sermon.
Fr. David Nix’s sermon from 2 Cor 11-12 and Lk 8 on why must we suffer well to prepare for Lent and heaven. Thanks to my donors who keep this free for everyone.
Movie Review: The Two Davids.
Two unrelated movies were recently released about my patron, King David. To my surprise, I thought both were phenomenal. I guess I am known as a pretty harsh movie critic, but I really don't think it's that hard to make a Catholic movie. The problem is that nearly every "saint" movie since A Man for All Seasons (1966) and The Passion of the Christ (2004) has turned out to be a shill for the heresy of religious indifferentism (the notion that all religions can get you to heaven.) The acting is usually poor in most "Catholic" movies of the last decade. The theology is even worse. I happily suffered for Christ in getting publicly shamed for standing against the blasphemies in that horrible streaming series called The Chosen. As I stated before, many people once-baptized Catholic enjoyed this series [...]