Theology

24 01, 2023

Revisiting “Santa Muerte”
Revisiting “Santa Muerte”

Revisiting “Santa Muerte”

By Father David Nix|2023-01-24T14:47:09+00:00January 24th, 2023|Theology|

On my video called Theology and Current Events (TCE) #41 I was joined in early 2022 by Armando Valenzuela to discuss the Mexican “devotion” called “Santa Muerte.” Mr. Valenzuela is a former police officer and special-agent from the Los Angeles Police Department. One thing Armando made clear (and no one can accuse him of "racism" since he's half-Mexican and half-Pima Indian) is that the Santa Muerte devotion is not an old Mexican devotion based in Catholicism, but a new diabolical act of worship of the demon of death introduced into the country by Mexican drug cartels. Or, more likely, as we will see later, it is a return of the [...]

19 01, 2023

Why (and How) to Baptize a Miscarried Baby
Why (and How) to Baptize a Miscarried Baby

Why (and How) to Baptize a Miscarried Baby

By Father David Nix|2023-01-19T17:30:44+00:00January 19th, 2023|Theology|

The following was written by Alana M. Rosshirt in a 1958 production of Marriage: The Magazine of Catholic Family Living. Please open the pdf here to read about importance of baptizing miscarried babies, and how to do it. Also, free to print it. Although the above pdf is the main thing that I hope you will read in this blog post, I want to mention a few more things about baptism. The following canons from the new code of Canon Law (released in 1984 under Pope John Paul II) reveal some of the most overlooked parts of the theology and practice of infant baptism. Keep in mind that that the [...]

17 01, 2023

The Four “C’s” of a Good Confession
The Four “C’s” of a Good Confession

The Four “C’s” of a Good Confession

By Father David Nix|2023-01-17T14:49:18+00:00January 17th, 2023|Theology|

Before going to confession, remember to never bring your phone in the confessional (as a phone even in airplane-mode may be hacked by the government or another enemy.) Rather, write out your sins on a piece of paper that you may wish to bring into the confessional. Then, begin your confession by saying to the priest your state in life (married, single, priest religious) and then say how long it's been since your last confession (one week, one month, one year, etc.). Say, "I accuse myself of the following sins..." as you keep in mind the traditional Four C's of Making a Good Confession: Clear. Someone recently told me about an [...]

12 01, 2023

The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”
The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”

The Four Lacunæ of the “New Evangelization”

By Father David Nix|2023-01-12T04:08:43+00:00January 12th, 2023|Theology|

The "old evangelization" is better than the "new evangelization" not because old things are better (which is generally true) or that human-nature is more fallen than it was in the 16th century (which is also probably true) but because of two other specific reasons: 1) The "old evangelization" goes back to Apostolic times where the ascetical life of union with Christ drove the exterior life of spreading the Catholic Faith (unlike the "new evangelization" that is reliant on people being relevant and "contagious.") 2) The old-evangelization worked, unlike the new evangelization. Even promoters of the new evangelization admit that in the United States, for every convert coming in the front-door [...]

10 01, 2023

The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena
The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena

The Bridge Given to St. Catherine of Siena

By Father David Nix|2024-09-21T17:12:14+00:00January 10th, 2023|Theology|

Some leftist "Catholics" now call traditional Catholics names like "Pelagians." Pelagianism is the 4th century heresy that one could be saved by good works alone with no need for grace. It's very ironic that leftists call traditionalists "Pelagians" since we are always confessing our sins to obtain the grace of forgiveness. But the other reason it's ironic that leftists call traditionalists "Pelagian" is because nearly every lefty-Catholic is a Pelagian by virtue of their own theology. Here's why: Most lefty-Catholics believe that following one's own conscience is enough to be saved, even if you die a pagan or Jew or Muslim. That is exactly the same definition as Pelagianism, but [...]

6 01, 2023

“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore
“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore

“He is to Be Accused by His Subjects.”—St. Isidore

By Father David Nix|2023-09-13T03:35:41+00:00January 6th, 2023|Theology|

I do not want this blog to turn my readers into "heresy hunters" since recognizing heresy is not enough to obtain eternal life. Also, there is so much heresy in current "Catholics" (both lay and clergy) that your "heresy hunting" would become an exhausting effort. But this blog is worth writing because there is an odd gnostic-myth floating around Catholic circles today that a heretic in the hierarchy can only be recognized by either a group of Cardinals or an obsolete battery of canonical trials. While it is true that the saints seem to delineate between "material heresy" (small points) and "manifest heresy" (obvious heresy) the latter is held by [...]

3 01, 2023

Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe
Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe

Keep the Old Liturgical Books Safe

By Father David Nix|2023-01-03T19:16:10+00:00January 3rd, 2023|Theology|

N.B: I will be on silent retreat for a week. Because I usually upload blogs, podcasts and videos a week ahead of time, my production schedule will normalize mid-January. I hope to re-start myself (by God's grace) and also re-start my education series like VLX and the Sunday Sermon Series in a couple weeks. I'm sorry for my absence on that, but one reason for the delay is that we had a medical emergency. By your prayers, everything is good on that front, now. Please pray for me on retreat. In Victories of the Martyrs as conglomerated by St. Alphonsus Liguori, we read about St. Philip, the bishop of Heraclea: [...]

29 12, 2022

How to Learn the Low Mass
How to Learn the Low Mass

How to Learn the Low Mass

By Father David Nix|2022-12-28T14:27:18+00:00December 29th, 2022|Theology|

Nota Bene: The beginning of January was going to be for silent retreat, but I'm visiting a family member in the hospital. So, either way, there will be few blogs or podcasts for a little while. Please pray for us. Many people think I'm some traditional liturgy expert, but as you probably heard me say on previous podcasts, I learned French and Spanish and Portuguese in seminary because I just wanted to be a good Novus Ordo missionary priest one day. In other words, I got into the priesthood for the salvation of souls, not to make a stink on liturgy debates. As I've written before, it was only a [...]

27 12, 2022

Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California
Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California

Vaccinated Physician Writes About New ICU Patients in California

By Father David Nix|2022-12-26T14:26:38+00:00December 27th, 2022|Theology|

The following is a letter from a USC/Georgetown/Harvard educated physician (fully vaccinated herself) named Dr. Patricia Lee about new patient presentations at ICUs in California. It first appeared on Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson's government page. Emphasis in following letter is mine. From: Dr. Patricia Lee MD on 28 Sept 2021 To: Dr. Tom Shimabukuro COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE Corporate Square, Bldg 12 Atlanta, GA 30329 and Dr. Peter Marks Director, CBER Food & Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue W071-3128 Silver Spring, MD 20993 Dear Dr. Marks and Dr. Shimabukuro, As a physician, I am compelled by conscience [...]

25 12, 2022

Christmas in the Mystical City of God
Christmas in the Mystical City of God

Christmas in the Mystical City of God

By Father David Nix|2022-12-22T19:37:53+00:00December 25th, 2022|Theology|

The 17th century Spanish Franciscan abbess, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda of Spain, received a private-revelation on the life of the Immaculate Virgin Mary that comes to a few thousand pages in a book called The Mystical City of God. The Mystical City of God was attacked by the Jansenists as inauthentic. Is it reliable? Besides the fact that Sr. Mary of Ágreda has been declared “Venerable” by the Catholic Church, her book has the approval of Popes Innocent XI, Alexander VIII, Clement IX, Benedict XIII, Benedict XIV and Clement XIV. By “approved” we mean anywhere from recognizing the authenticity of “Ciudad de Dios” as extant and written by [...]