Church Crisis

14 06, 2018

The Winners of Human History
The Winners of Human History

The Winners of Human History

By Father David Nix|2018-08-04T02:57:36+00:00June 14th, 2018|Events|

"The history of the world from the beginning is but the history of the struggle between the powers of the world, and of hell, against the souls which are humbly devoted to the divine action. In this struggle all the advantage seems to be on the side of pride, yet the victory always remains with humility. The image of the world is always presented to our eyes as a statue of gold, brass, iron, and clay. This mystery of iniquity, shown in a dream to Nabuchodonosor, is nothing but a confused medley of all the actions, interior and exterior, of the children of darkness. This is also typified by the [...]

2 06, 2018

A Little Help from Pope St. Pius X
A Little Help from Pope St. Pius X

A Little Help from Pope St. Pius X

By guest|2018-08-04T02:59:04+00:00June 2nd, 2018|Events|

The following is an unpublished article by Neil McCaffrey II (d. 1994, seen above right) on the power of an encyclical by Pope St. Pius X (above left.) I am good friends with Neil McCaffrey III, who kindly gave me copies of many of the treasures of his father's writings. Below, you will find that most of the italicized words belong to Pope St. Pius X. Breathes there a beleaguered Catholic today who hasn’t had recourse to Pius X’s epochal encyclical on Modernism? Pascendi Gregis was issued in 1907 – and I suggest that there isn’t a papal document extant that is more contemporary, or more consoling. It is directed against the [...]

31 05, 2018

Prophesy of St. Francis of Assisi
Prophesy of St. Francis of Assisi

Prophesy of St. Francis of Assisi

By Father David Nix|2018-05-31T02:17:27+00:00May 31st, 2018|Theology|

“Act bravely, my brethren; take courage and trust in the Lord. The time is fast approaching in which there will be great trials and afflictions; perplexities and dissensions, both spiritual and temporal, will abound; the charity of many will grow cold, and the malice of the wicked will increase. The devils will have unusual power; the immaculate purity of our Order, and of others, will be so much obscured that there will be very few Christians who obey the true Supreme Pontiff and the Roman Church with loyal ears and perfect charity. “At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, [...]

30 04, 2018

Two Modern Myths of Ancient Church History
Two Modern Myths of Ancient Church History

Two Modern Myths of Ancient Church History

By Father David Nix|2018-05-02T03:44:24+00:00April 30th, 2018|Theology|

Myth 1: Catholic means universal, as in what all Catholics believe in the 21st century. Truth: Catholic is that which is believed everywhere, always and by all.Many people believe that the term "Catholic" means universal in Latin. This is true, but the Greek root of this word is even older: As you can see, Catholic means "according to the whole." By whole, that means everything in the Bible and oral tradition (2 Thess 2:15.) It means the fullness of the truth. The modern myth is that "Catholic" means universal—but only today. The problem with this definition is that it falls short of the original Patristic definitions of Catholic. The [...]

29 04, 2018

Heresy Podcast: 4th century Arians vs. St. Athanasius
Heresy Podcast: 4th century Arians vs. St. Athanasius

Heresy Podcast: 4th century Arians vs. St. Athanasius

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T20:37:17+00:00April 29th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

This podcast considers the heresy of Arius and how St. Athanasius (featured image on blog, feast day 2 May) promoted the faith that is One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic. That Christ is homoousian (of one substance or one in being) with the Father is the true and orthodox view. Heterodox or heretical views include homoiousian (that the Son is of a similar substance to the Father but not the same) and homoian (that the Son is similar to the Father, in all things, without speaking of substance) and heteroousian (that the Son is of a different substance from the Father, that is, created, as Arius wrongly taught.) But again, the orthodox teaching [...]

18 04, 2018

Who Did the Saints Listen to in a Church Crisis?
Who Did the Saints Listen to in a Church Crisis?

Who Did the Saints Listen to in a Church Crisis?

By Father David Nix|2019-04-05T04:18:15+00:00April 18th, 2018|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

This podcast is about the difference Divine Law, Ecclesial Law and Particular Law. This is the necessary interlude for forthcoming heresy podcasts from the fourth century onward.

12 01, 2018

Doctrine: Why We Can’t Crack
Doctrine: Why We Can’t Crack

Doctrine: Why We Can’t Crack

By Father David Nix|2018-04-18T01:37:31+00:00January 12th, 2018|Theology|

A young priest with whom I was once a seminarian is now on Facebook like me. About a year ago, he posted the account of how he asked an old priest if young priests would save the Church. The old priest said “No, Jesus will save His Church,” or something like that. Of course, this post had a ton of “likes.” For one, it seemed so humble for a young priest to admit that we young priests would not “save” the Church. Secondly, it tapped our modern Catholic desire to prove to Protestants that we only look to for Jesus for salvation. Both are true, and I have no problem [...]