VLX 163: Mt 27:38-44. “Come Down From the Cross.”
-STV: https://spiritustv.com/@padreperegrino -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino -Gospel: “Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. And those who passed by derided him, wagging their heads and saying, ‘You who would destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross.’ So also the chief priests, with the scribes and elders, mocked him, saying, ‘He saved others; he cannot save himself. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him. He trusts in God; let God deliver him now, if he desires him. For he said, ‘I am the Son of God.”’” And the robbers who were crucified with him also reviled him in the same way.” -Audio bumpers: [...]
RIP Bishop Williamson
Bishop Williamson was born Richard Nelson Williamson on 8 March 1940. A convert to the Catholic faith, he was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Lefebvre in 1988. He fell asleep in the Lord at 23:23h GMT last night on 29 January 2025. I had the honor of staying with him in the UK two years ago. Also, I interviewed him on my channel just a few months ago here. Bp. Williamson drew a brilliant outline connecting Protestantism to modernism via naturalism, rationalism, ecumenism and even communism as seen below. Always standing against the revolution within the Church, Bp. Williamson was a living St. Athansius who stood for true, orthodox and timeless Catholicism. He did this as the world stood against him. Requiescat in pace, good bishop. Link to PDF version
Closing Our Dangerous Borders: Trump, the USCCB and Aquinas
The above picture is Venezuelan criminals known to the Aurora, CO police department. There are thousands of Venezuelan immigrants near my hermitage in Aurora, CO. I have spoken to and helped some of them seeking a better life for their families. (I asked one in Spanish how he crossed the border and he simply admitted: "I walked across it.") But other Venezuelans who came to my town took over a building where they raped and killed people to such an extent that even the Aurora police were unable to enter it this last summer. A few of these dangerous gangsters are seen in the above picture. When the office of the Governor of Colorado said such threats were in the "imagination" of conservatives, the video of armed Venezuelan gangs in Aurora went viral and got lawmakers and police into action [...]
Catholicism Is “the Eternal Gospel.”
Recently, while reading the Book of the Apocalypse (the last book in the Bible frequently called "Revelation" by Protestants) I noticed the astonishing Greek words εὐαγγέλιον αἰώνιον (Apo 14:6) translated into the Latin as evangelium aeternum meaning "The Eternal Gospel" in English. Upon reading that, I realized it was the very best definition of Catholicism, namely, the Eternal Gospel precisely because Divine Revelation cannot change (Mal 3:6.) If you look up catholic in a dictionary, you will find the word universal as one of the main definitions of the word. This refers to catholic in general. (Notice, I did not capitalize the word catholic in the two previous sentences.) Thus, it is true that catholic means universal in a general sense. However, this is not true in an ecclesiastical sense, at least not in the time of an unprecedented Church [...]
“Once a Catholic Always a Catholic”? Not Necessarily.
Many Catholics casually say the following line to ex-Catholics in order to get them back into a Church building: "Once a Catholic, always a Catholic." It sounds welcoming, but it's theologically wrong. This is because the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and the Church Fathers, St. Thomas Aquinas and the Popes all taught: A bad Catholic never ceases to be a Catholic, provided his failure be not faith-based but morality-based (and also provided those moral failures be not excommunicable.) On the other hand, a baptized person who has purposely rejected even one tenet of the traditional Catholic faith is a heretic who is no longer Catholic. Furthermore, a baptized person who has purposely rejected Jesus Christ as the only Savior of the world is now an apostate and even farther outside the Church. A heretic maintains the character of baptism, [...]
RCT 52: The Validity of the Sacraments.
The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p.161-164. The Sacraments, ep. 4. -STV: https://spiritustv.com/@padreperegrino -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino
Should Chaste Gay Men Be Catholic Priests?
And Peter said, “See, we have left our homes and followed You.” And He said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life.”—Lk 18:28-30. Notice the title of this article is slightly different from this question: "Should non-chaste gay men be priests?" To the latter question, leftists would reply "yes." Of course, both neo-con non-trad Catholics as well as traditional Catholics would reply "no" to that question. But now we get to the title of this article: "Should chaste gay men be priests?" Some neo-con non-trads would actually answer "yes" to that question. Because conservatives are divided on that [...]
The Duty of the Pro-Life Rescuer
The following was written from inside a Connecticut prison during January 2025 by Will Goodman (top left, currently a political prisoner in the United States for his peaceful pro-life work inside pre-born children killing-centers.) Pro-life rescuers experience a variety of criticisms & compliments. Some in the movement suggest: "you could do more for the babies if you didn't go on the property," or "I would support you if you took a strictly legal approach." While others reply to rescuers: "what you do is amazing," or "you are a hero for your sacrifice!" To be honest, I am uncomfortable with both replies to rescue. Even though these words are well-intentioned, I honestly think they miss the point. Rescuers simply view their mission as a duty to their fellow man in extreme danger & as an act of obedience to a divine [...]
VLX 162: Mt 27:35-37. “My Love is Crucified.”
-STV: https://spiritustv.com/@padreperegrino -Donate: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino Gospel: “And when they had crucified Him, they divided His garments among them by casting lots. Then they sat down and kept watch over Him there. And over His head they put the charge against Him, which read, ‘This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.’”
St. Ignatius’ Rules For Discernment
Although I have written and podcasted many times about St. Ignatius’ rules of discernment, I have never listed all of his rules without commentary. They are quite digestible as you can see from the length of this short article. Thousands of books have been written on his rules. But taken alone, the following list is just the "raw-materials" of all discernment. (Discernment is simply the telling of good from bad, and making decisions in life.) Although dry at first glance, these bullet points have become the most pure “raw materials” of the interior life. Notwithstanding what the modernist Jesuits have done with them, keep in mind that the old-school Popes have stated that St. Ignatius’ spiritual exercises and rules of discernment are the gold-standards in decision-making for the Christian. The following are taken from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, [...]