Doctrine

22 01, 2026

Fatima, Darwin and Liturgy
Fatima, Darwin and Liturgy

Fatima, Darwin and Liturgy

By Father David Nix|2026-01-20T18:22:20+00:00January 22nd, 2026|Theology|

In my last article, Fatima, Darwin and Dogma, we looked at how Darwinian evolution erroneously led most Catholics of the 20th century to believe dogma could evolve like a species. We saw how this was no small part of Mary's dreaded "errors of Russia." So also, if dogma can change overnight, then the liturgy can morph overnight, too. (Of course, we know that the Bible and the Magisterium make it clear that neither a species nor Divine Revelation can evolve. But one false premise, namely, Darwinian Evolution, can strangely affect even the Holy Mass.) Let's ask an important question: Is tradition a living thing? This is a tricky question. If [...]

20 01, 2026

Fatima, Darwin and Dogma
Fatima, Darwin and Dogma

Fatima, Darwin and Dogma

By Father David Nix|2026-01-18T00:03:44+00:00January 20th, 2026|Theology|

The above prelate is Bishop Cuthbert O'Gara, a Canadian-born priest who was a heroic missionary to the Far East in the first half of the 20th century. In 1947, Cuthbert was named bishop of Yuanling in 1947. But in 1951, the holy bishop was arrested by Chinese Communists and imprisoned until his expulsion from the country in 1953. Then, he returned to North America to warn Westerners of the evils of Communism. I only recently learned about him by watching Hugh Owen's Foundations Restored, a Catholic production unveiling the lies of Darwinian Evolution in favor of Biblical creation. Bishop Cuthbert insisted that the teaching of Darwin's evolution was absolutely central [...]

15 01, 2026

Oath Against Modernism
Oath Against Modernism

Oath Against Modernism

By Father David Nix|2026-01-11T22:36:08+00:00January 15th, 2026|Theology|

As many priests are being told they must take oaths in favor of ecumenism, I hereby take the oath against modernism that Pope St. Pius X asked all priests to take: I, Fr. David Nix (above) firmly embrace and accept each and every definition that has been set forth and declared by the unerring teaching authority of the Church, especially those principal truths which are directly opposed to the errors of this day. And first of all, I profess that God, the origin and end of all things, can be known with certainty by the natural light of reason from the created world (see Rom. 1:19), that is, from the [...]

17 11, 2025

Visibility vs. Infallibility in the Catholic Church
Visibility vs. Infallibility in the Catholic Church

Visibility vs. Infallibility in the Catholic Church

By Father David Nix|2025-11-17T13:34:31+00:00November 17th, 2025|Theology|

When the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on earth?—Christ in Saint Luke 18:8. From 2013 to 2020, a website called The Wild Voice conglomerated all of Francis' heresies, errors and leftist statements. After listing hundreds of these, the site-manager apparently couldn’t keep up and stopped compiling it in 2020. Now, Leo continues the exact same theology, but presented in a less bombastic manner. But what if Leo goes further and "ordains a woman" or "changes the words of consecration"? Of course, leftists will celebrate. Mainstream US bishops, however, will ignore it. They will simply hope the fall-out from this next iteration of apostasy fall on the heads [...]

12 08, 2025

Cardinal Newman and “the Development of Doctrine.”
Cardinal Newman and “the Development of Doctrine.”

Cardinal Newman and “the Development of Doctrine.”

By Father David Nix|2025-08-12T12:11:17+00:00August 12th, 2025|Theology|

John Henry Cardinal Newman was a 19th century British convert from Anglicanism to Catholicism. In full transparency, I should be clear that today I am not going to assess his controversial views of the inerrancy of Scripture or evolution. Also, the topic of whether Newman be a good candidate for a future valid canonization is better tackled by the WM Review here. Today, I am only going to assess his teaching on the "Development of Doctrine" and what that means for Catholics in the 21st century. As a Jesuit-educated 20 year old in the late 1990s, I had been told by many in my life at that point that all [...]

12 06, 2025

A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.
A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.

A Blue-Collar Catholic Can Recognize a White-Collar Heretic.

By Father David Nix|2025-06-12T03:26:31+00:00June 12th, 2025|Theology|

Most American Catholics do not know the definition of a heretic. However, a smaller percentage of mainstream Catholics who have studied a little theology might know that Catholics used to call Protestants "heretics," whereas they now prefer the term "separated brethren." An even smaller percentage of Catholics, namely traditionalists, still prefer to label Protestants as "heretics" (as well they should.) However, most traditional Catholics today are hesitant to grant the moniker "heretic" to anyone in the clergy without a formal canonical trial. Why are they so free with the first group and hesitant with the second group? They are afraid that an obvious heretic in the hierarchy as such undermines [...]

23 01, 2025

Catholicism Is “the Eternal Gospel.”
Catholicism Is “the Eternal Gospel.”

Catholicism Is “the Eternal Gospel.”

By Father David Nix|2025-01-23T17:59:45+00:00January 23rd, 2025|Theology|

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, [...]

22 10, 2024

Dogma Evolves As Well As a Species
Dogma Evolves As Well As a Species

Dogma Evolves As Well As a Species

By Father David Nix|2024-10-22T12:40:31+00:00October 22nd, 2024|Theology|

p/c Nordic Biosite Dr. David Hillel Gelernter Ph. D is a Jewish man who is professor of computer science at Yale University. At one point, he believed in Darwinian evolution. But in 2019 he wrote a groundbreaking article called Giving Up Darwin that reveals his reversal on this. It is probably my favorite proof against species-based evolution because it is neither biological nor theological, but rather mathematical. I encourage you to read the entire article, but one excellent paragraph reads thus: "Do the numbers balance out? Is Neo-Darwinian evolution plausible after all? Axe reasoned as follows. Consider the whole history of living things—the entire group of every living organism ever. [...]

17 10, 2024

Heresies Always Start Small
Heresies Always Start Small

Heresies Always Start Small

By Father David Nix|2024-10-18T01:28:23+00:00October 17th, 2024|Theology|

The Council of Nicea teaches that God the Son exists as one substance (homoousian) with God the Father, even though they are different persons of the Blessed Trinity. The word homoousian is Greek for consubstantial in Latin (which you say or sing every Sunday or Feast day at Holy Mass during the Creed.) To deny the persons of the Trinity being consubstantial is to deny both the Divinity of Christ and the Blessed Trinity. This fact of orthodox Catholicism seems obvious to most Catholics today who have taken even one week of Christology classes at a Catholic University or seminary. But in the fourth century, the heretic Arius denied this, [...]

15 10, 2024

Stop Compromising on These Two Commandments!
Stop Compromising on These Two Commandments!

Stop Compromising on These Two Commandments!

By Father David Nix|2024-10-15T16:00:45+00:00October 15th, 2024|Theology|

Featured image above shows two stained glass windows in the "Mary Keane Chapel" at the "La Salette Shrine" in Enfield, New Hampshire. There is a little-known but Vatican-approved apparition called Our Lady of La Salette. Catholic Straight Answers explains the basics: "On Saturday afternoon, September 19, 1846, two children– Maximin Guiraud (age 11) and Melanie Calvat (age 14)– were tending sheep for their employers near La Salette in the French Alps. The effects of the French Revolution which had terrorized the Church, the blood spilt during the reign of Napoleon, the increasing secularization of social thought, and the rising political turmoil enveloping Europe had taken a serious toll on the [...]