Padre Peregrino – Page 48 – Theology from a wandering priest

13 10, 2020

Myth Busting: St. Francis of Assisi and Private Property
Myth Busting: St. Francis of Assisi and Private Property

Myth Busting: St. Francis of Assisi and Private Property

By Father David Nix|2020-10-13T13:37:10+00:00October 13th, 2020|Theology|

St. Francis of Assisi (one of my favorite saints) is again being twisted into a communist and a pacifist. To dispel this, you can read the gold-standard biography by St. Bonaventure called The Life of St. Francis of Assisi. In the 20th century, GK Chesterton wrote St. Francis of Assisi. He recounts this unusual interaction: "The good Bishop of Assisi expressed a sort of horror at the hard life which the Little Brothers lived at the Portiuncula, without comforts, without possessions, eating anything they could get and sleeping anyhow on the ground. St. Francis answered him with that curious and almost stunning shrewdness which the unworldly can sometimes wield like a club [...]

10 10, 2020

Why Traditional Congregations Allow Alpha Males to be Obedient To Beta Males (and vice versa)
Why Traditional Congregations Allow Alpha Males to be Obedient To Beta Males (and vice versa)

Why Traditional Congregations Allow Alpha Males to be Obedient To Beta Males (and vice versa)

By Father David Nix|2020-10-11T17:18:55+00:00October 10th, 2020|Theology|

I recently read this from Harvard Business: "Highly intelligent, confident, and successful, alpha males represent about 70% of all senior executives. As the label implies, they’re the people who aren’t happy unless they’re the top dogs—the ones calling the shots. Although there are plenty of successful female leaders with equally strong personalities, we’ve found top women rarely if ever match the complete alpha profile. Alphas reach the top ranks in large organizations because they are natural leaders—comfortable with responsibility in a way nonalphas can never be. Most people feel stress when they have to make important decisions; alphas get stressed when tough decisions don’t rest in their capable hands. For them, [...]

5 10, 2020

Resisting the Spiritual Arm of the New World Order
Resisting the Spiritual Arm of the New World Order

Resisting the Spiritual Arm of the New World Order

By Father David Nix|2020-10-06T12:40:12+00:00October 5th, 2020|Theology|

In a recent letter found on Marco Tosatti 's blog, Archbishop Viganò writes: "In recent days it has been reported in the news that the Jesuits in America have received grants of nearly two million dollars (over four years) from George Soros, and it seems that the same agreement between the Holy See and the Chinese Communist regime has been financed by large annual donations from Beijing to the Vatican coffers that are in a disastrous state. The fact that the Church fell prostrate before the lockdown, suspending liturgical celebrations and closing churches all over the world, has led to considerable collateral economic damage, for which Chinese donations and the [...]

2 10, 2020

Bell-Curve Catholicism
Bell-Curve Catholicism

Bell-Curve Catholicism

By Father David Nix|2020-10-02T13:56:35+00:00October 2nd, 2020|Theology|

So-called "Middle-of-the-Road" Catholics are becoming increasingly distressed at their own defectors to the camp of the “far left” of Fr. James Martin SJ and the camp of the “far right” of Dr. Taylor Marshall. These Middle-of-the-Road Catholics are concerned at how many “pro-life Catholics” will still vote for Biden, especially as a new group of “defectors to the left" listens to the likes of Fr. James Martin. Such clergy of the far-left discount the notion of being a “one-issue voter” on abortion as we approach the election. For this reason, liberal "pro-life Catholics" may have no problem voting for Biden because of other issues they dislike about Trump. But the [...]

24 09, 2020

Part 4 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter
Part 4 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

Part 4 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

By Father David Nix|2020-09-24T05:33:10+00:00September 24th, 2020|Theology|

This is the fourth and final part of the analysis I wrote on a recent letter from Archbishop Viganò to a layman. Archbishop Viganò’s words are in italics below. My words are in orange bold font. Dear Mr. Kokx, 1 Sept 2020 ...continued from part 3... But in order to deserve the immortal glory of Heaven we are called to rediscover – in an emasculated age devoid of values such as honor, faithfulness to one’s word, and heroism – a fundamental aspect of the faith of every baptized person: the Christian life is a militia, and with the Sacrament of Confirmation [...]

14 09, 2020

Part 3 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter
Part 3 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

Part 3 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

By Father David Nix|2020-09-15T13:59:07+00:00September 14th, 2020|Theology|

This is the third part of an analysis I wrote on a recent letter from Archbishop Viganò to a layman. Archbishop Viganò's words are in italics. My words are in bold orange font below. AB. Viganò's full letter without my additions can be found here. Dear Mr. Kokx, 1 Sept 2020 ...continued from part 2... It is therefore not a question of working from within the Church or outside it: the winemakers are called to work in the Lord’s Vineyard, and it is there that they must remain even at the cost of their lives; the pastors are called to pastor the Lord’s Flock, to keep the ravenous wolves at [...]

11 09, 2020

Part 2 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter
Part 2 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

Part 2 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

By Father David Nix|2020-09-12T14:11:14+00:00September 11th, 2020|Theology|

Below is a continued analysis I wrote on a recent letter from Archbishop Viganò to a layman. His words are in black italics or bold. My words are in bold orange font below. AB. Viganò's full letter without my additions can be found here. Dear Mr. Kokx, 1 Sept 2020 ...continued from part 1... Therefore let us not give in to the temptation to abandon – albeit with justified indignation – the Catholic Church, on the pretext that it has been invaded by heretics and fornicators: it is they who must be [...]

9 09, 2020

Part 1 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter
Part 1 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

Part 1 of My Commentary on Archbishop Viganò’s September 2020 Letter

By Father David Nix|2020-09-12T14:16:54+00:00September 9th, 2020|Theology|

Below is a detailed analysis I wrote on a recent letter from Archbishop Viganò to a layman. This is Part 1 of a several part commentary. Archbishop Viganò's letter is in italics below. My words are in an orange bold font below. AB. Viganò's original letter without any commentary is here. Dear Mr. Kokx, 1 Sept 2020 I read with lively interest your article “Questions for Viganò: His Excellency is Right about Vatican II, But What Does He Think Catholic Should Do Now?” which was published by Catholic Family News on August 22. [...]

7 09, 2020

The French Revolution and the American-Catholic Today
The French Revolution and the American-Catholic Today

The French Revolution and the American-Catholic Today

By Father David Nix|2020-09-07T19:13:55+00:00September 7th, 2020|Theology|

Art by Gloria Thomas. I'm 98% sure my history text book in Catholic grade school portrayed the French Revolution as a good thing. We learned the aristocrats were against “fraternity, equality and liberty" and that is apparently all we needed to know as 7th graders in a Catholic grade school in Denver. But the reality is that the French Revolution was a mass martyrdom of Catholics. Though done in the name of dis-empowering aristocrats (only 30 of the 1400 executed in the initial “Terror” in Paris were aristocrats) this bloody revolution was nothing short of a revolt against God and an overturning of all social order. There is a Catholic [...]

25 08, 2020

He Who Takes Away The Sins of the World
He Who Takes Away The Sins of the World

He Who Takes Away The Sins of the World

By Father David Nix|2020-08-29T17:37:12+00:00August 25th, 2020|Theology|

Trump is no Messiah. In fact, the Donald disappoints me on three of his policies which I won't get into here. But after watching segments of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) there is no question on who a Catholic can vote for—not only "in good conscience" like everyone says, but even by simple common sense. Besides the fact the democratic party is openly pro-abortion (meaning it was a no-contest even before watching the DNC on whether any issue can equal the importance of abortion in a Catholic vote) there is also the fact that I was absolutely star-struck at the level of blatant lying in the DNC about Trump, our [...]