Padre Peregrino – Page 2 – Theology from a wandering priest

11 04, 2024

The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism
The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism

The Three Divisions of Western Catholicism

By Father David Nix|2024-04-22T19:51:26+00:00April 11th, 2024|Theology|

I wish there were not divisions in Christianity, but there are. I wish there were not any divisions in Catholicism, but there are. In this article, I'm going to show the roots of the three factions of Western Catholicism as found in recent Church history. This is not to further divide, but so that readers may better understand the motivations of such groups. It's also to teach the first group listed below how to better evangelize the other three groups. Traditional Catholics are those I usually label Apostolic Catholics because their roots in both doctrine and liturgy go back historically to what Jesus Christ gave to the Apostles. This group [...]

8 04, 2024

Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”
Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”

Three Heresies in “Dignitas Infinita.”

By Father David Nix|2024-04-09T12:03:25+00:00April 8th, 2024|Theology|

The newly-invented "DDF" just released Dignitas Infinita. It has many heresies, but we'll just tackle a few below: Error 1: "The glorious Christ will judge by the love of neighbor that consists in ministering to the hungry, the thirsty, the stranger, the naked, the sick, and the imprisoned, with whom he identifies (cf. Mt. 25:34-36). For Jesus, the good done to every human being, regardless of the ties of blood or religion, is the single criterion of judgment."—DI #12. Truth #1: The interesting thing is that I "called it" even before it came out. In a recent Video Lectio Divina I did on Matthew 25, I explained how modernist heretics [...]

4 04, 2024

Expiation of Your Era’s Sins
Expiation of Your Era’s Sins

Expiation of Your Era’s Sins

By Father David Nix|2024-04-20T09:19:44+00:00April 4th, 2024|Theology|

The men of that [last] generation will have no deeds whatever, but there will come upon them temptation, and those who are worthy in this temptation will be higher than us and our fathers.—St. Ischyrion of Egypt. I have wondered for a long time if good Catholics in any given period in history have to “take the hits” (so to speak) of that specific era in which they live. In other words, if Medieval Catholics were physically very cold, it is no wonder that saints like St. Francis of Assisi had to face to cold as a poor beggar. If Christians in Muslim lands had their throats slit, it is [...]

2 04, 2024

The Resurrection of the Church
The Resurrection of the Church

The Resurrection of the Church

By Father David Nix|2024-03-30T14:25:18+00:00April 2nd, 2024|Theology|

On Palm Sunday, a donor and friend texted me an excerpt from The Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine written by Rev. Michael Müller, C.SS.R in 1876. I know we all have a tendency to skip long "copy-and-pastes" on blogs we visit, but I really hope you read this Question/Answer on the indefectibility of the Catholic Church, for you will see: As Christ raised Himself by His Divine Power, so also, Jesus Christ will raise us out of this Church crisis. Familiar Explanation of Christian Doctrine” by Rev. Michael Müller, C.SS.R., 1876 Lesson VII.—The Roman Catholic Church Cannot Be Destroyed Q. What is the world in which we live? A. It [...]

28 03, 2024

Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition
Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition

Slavery to Sin Becomes Broken Bonds in Tradition

By Father David Nix|2024-03-29T12:07:12+00:00March 28th, 2024|Theology|

When your son asks you in time to come, "What is the meaning of the testimonies and the statutes and the rules that the Lord our God has commanded you?" then you shall say to your son, "We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt. And the Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. And the Lord showed signs and wonders, great and grievous, against Egypt and against Pharaoh and all his household, before our eyes. And He brought us out from there, that He might bring us in and give us the land that He swore to give to our fathers. And the Lord commanded us to do [...]

26 03, 2024

Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?
Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?

Are Irreverent Masses Binding On Sundays?

By Father David Nix|2024-04-18T14:13:02+00:00March 26th, 2024|Theology|

The most common question I receive from my readers is: "Do I have to attend a Novus Ordo Mass on a Sunday when there is no Traditional Latin Mass nearby?" I was going to title this article that very question, but then I realized that question is only sixty years old. Then I thought to title this article: "Is it a mortal sin to skip an irreverent Mass on Sunday if I can't get to a reverent Mass?" but that was too long. I then realized the entire topic of the Third Commandment was at stake. What does Church history tell us before 1960? Dr. Peter Kwasniewski emailed me the [...]

21 03, 2024

The Red Guard of Tradition
The Red Guard of Tradition

The Red Guard of Tradition

By Father David Nix|2024-03-21T01:05:09+00:00March 21st, 2024|Theology|

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.—George Orwell, 1984. Tucker Carlson recently interviewed a Chinese woman named Xi Van Fleet. After Mao's culture revolution, Xi sought and received asylum in the United States in the 1970s. She soon came to love and defend America. This became especially evident when, in 2020, she realized the United States was undergoing a communist revolution, fabricated not upon a conflict of class, but rather that of race. (Fabricated is the operative word in the last sentence.) Although Xi never wanted to be involved in politics in the United States, she spoke at a Loudon Co. (VA) school [...]

19 03, 2024

Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences
Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences

Don’t Be Afraid of the Natural Sciences

By Father David Nix|2024-03-20T07:55:27+00:00March 19th, 2024|Theology|

I frequently hear traditional Catholics say something like, "The natural sciences are inferior and subject to the theological sciences." While this is true, many traditional Catholics often imply there is a contradiction between science and Divine Revelation. Or some believe if there ever were to be found to be a contradiction between biology and religion, religion trumps science. This also is true, but the contradiction is often framed by traditional Catholics as if there really could be a contradiction between our Catholic faith and the natural sciences. (By natural sciences, I mean biology, chemistry, astronomy, geology, meteorology, genetics, etc.) The fear of leftists treating science as a religion is well-founded [...]

14 03, 2024

Mr. Morrow’s Near-Death Experience of Hell
Mr. Morrow’s Near-Death Experience of Hell

Mr. Morrow’s Near-Death Experience of Hell

By Father David Nix|2024-03-14T13:04:34+00:00March 14th, 2024|Theology|

Mr. Dominic Morrow was a Chicago gangster who was shot twice in the stomach. He died and went to experience an antechamber to hell, but Our Lord gave him another chance as his soul returned to his body in the hospital where he had arrested. Dominic was not a Christian before his near-death experience (NDE.) Now, he is a Christian, but still not Catholic. Nevertheless, his account of what he saw in hell conforms to what I have read in the Church Fathers and St. Thomas Aquinas. It even supports what the mystics of the Catholic Church have stated in their visions of hell. One small example is that he [...]

12 03, 2024

Relevance, Compromise and Conversion
Relevance, Compromise and Conversion

Relevance, Compromise and Conversion

By Father David Nix|2024-03-13T03:48:58+00:00March 12th, 2024|Theology|

The Bad News: The above picture is a French Catholic priest recently snapped. According to the caption I read online, his Mass vestments reflect the uniform of the French soccer (football) team. There are not many young people around him as you can see. Clergy seeking "relevance" among peers in modern culture has made very few converts. "We're the exact same as you, so please join our club!" Why? Why would I join a club of old people trying to act young? Below are graphs on the Catholic Church in the United States from Index of Leading Catholic Indicators, a book written in 2003 by Kenneth Jones, a graduate of [...]