2025 September

11 09, 2025

Charlie Kirk: An Inspiration to Me.
Charlie Kirk: An Inspiration to Me.

Charlie Kirk: An Inspiration to Me.

By Father David Nix|2025-09-13T00:25:47+00:00September 11th, 2025|Updates|

Charlie Kirk was a Protestant, but defended Our Lady’s honor. In fact, he frequently went to daily Mass in Phoenix with his wife according to several sources I know in real life. Thus, I think it’s safe to say that if he was not a catechumen, he was on his way to being a catechumen. And the Catholic Church claimed catechumens as their own. That’s why I have a hope for his salvation. However, I won’t declare him a martyr, so we should all keep praying for his soul. We will of course be praying for his beautiful family and children that he leaves behind. And I will be offering [...]

11 09, 2025

How to Meditate at the TLM.
How to Meditate at the TLM.

How to Meditate at the TLM.

By Father David Nix|2025-09-16T03:13:34+00:00September 11th, 2025|Theology|

A few years ago, I had spliced in scenes of the Passion of the Christ into a video on Vimeo of my own low Mass with the words I had thought came from St. Francis De Sales. While it probably didn’t come from him, it is found on page 103 of this old Redemptorist devotional book. You can use those words to meditate at each part of the Traditional Latin Mass: When the priest goes to the foot of the Altar: Jesus enters the garden. O Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, Who wast pleased voluntarily to endure mortal terror and anguish at the view of Thine approaching [...]

9 09, 2025

Schism: The Pressure-Release Valve to Heresy.
Schism: The Pressure-Release Valve to Heresy.

Schism: The Pressure-Release Valve to Heresy.

By Father David Nix|2025-09-09T05:51:52+00:00September 9th, 2025|Theology|

This is a long one, but I think it's worth the read. Before getting into the recent news in the Vatican, we need to go through a few definitions. Apostasy is the denial of Christ by a person who once claimed to be Christian. Heresy is the denial of one or several dogmas of the Catholic Church. Schism is to break ties with the Pope in Rome and/or the Holy See. However, the last definition requires some qualification. A Catholic cannot be called "a schismatic" for failure to join his heart and mind to a heretic. A Christian cannot be called "a schismatic" for failure to unite to a heretic. [...]

8 09, 2025

PIP 5: Rules #9-10.
PIP 5: Rules #9-10.

PIP 5: Rules #9-10.

By Father David Nix|2025-09-05T02:26:11+00:00September 8th, 2025|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

-Fr. Dave Nix continues “Peregrino Ignatian Pathways” (PIP) #5: Rules no. 9 and 10 of discernment from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. -Donate with updated status (see first bullet point:) https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Suscipe: “Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. All I have and call my own, You have given all to me. To You, Lord, I return it. Everything is Yours: do with it what You will. Give me only Your love and Your grace, that is enough for me.”

5 09, 2025

The Congressman and the Holy Mass Shooting.
The Congressman and the Holy Mass Shooting.

The Congressman and the Holy Mass Shooting.

By Father David Nix|2025-09-06T14:19:31+00:00September 5th, 2025|Theology|

Was this a hate-crime against Christians or not? Is there a connection to abortion in it all? Last year at a Catholic conference in Brazil, I met a Catholic Pakistani man named Joseph. He told me about his friend named Shagufta who was slated to be hung by the Muslim government in Pakistan simply for being a Christian. I immediately asked my friend, Congressman "Captain" Clay Higgins for help. (Congressman Higgins and I have been friends since 2016.) The Congressman quickly wrote this letter to President Biden, asking the US government to put pressure on Pakistan to stop killing Christians, starting with the freedom of Shagufta. Unfortunately, she is still [...]

3 09, 2025

Why Did Christ Establish His Church in Rome?
Why Did Christ Establish His Church in Rome?

Why Did Christ Establish His Church in Rome?

By Father David Nix|2025-09-02T02:32:27+00:00September 3rd, 2025|Theology|

Why did Christ send two of His greatest Apostles to Rome? The classic answer is still the best answer: Christ chose to conquer the powerful Roman empire with the weakness of the cross of his many Roman martyrs, including Saint Peter and Saint Paul. In addition, the Greek language and the Roman roads united the Mediterranean world for a singular salvific Gospel to be preached to all peoples. While that old and standard answer is still simply the best in my opinion, I'm going to propose a secondary reason as to why the most prolific Church was placed in Rome: The Roman Empire conquered physically the way the Roman Church [...]