Theology

7 06, 2022

Season After Pentecost or “Ordinary Time”?
Season After Pentecost or “Ordinary Time”?

Season After Pentecost or “Ordinary Time”?

By Father David Nix|2022-06-06T21:25:35+00:00June 7th, 2022|Theology|

p/c Star of the Sea, San Francisco. The 1950 Carmelite devotional Divine Intimacy reads: “The Father and the Word, mutually beholding Their infinite goodness and beauty, love each other from all eternity, and the expression of this unitive love is a third Person, the Holy Spirit. As the Word is generated by the Father by way of knowledge, so the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son by way of love. The Holy Spirit is, therefore, the terminus, and the effusion of the reciprocal love of the Father and the Son, an effusion so substantial and perfect that it is a Person, the third Person of the Most [...]

5 06, 2022

Was the Church Formed on Good Friday or on Pentecost?
Was the Church Formed on Good Friday or on Pentecost?

Was the Church Formed on Good Friday or on Pentecost?

By Father David Nix|2022-06-05T17:13:27+00:00June 5th, 2022|Theology|

The Church Fathers say that the Catholic Church was formed on Good Friday. Indeed, this is when the water flowing from the pierced Sacred Heart of Jesus was more than symbolic for the water that would one day wash us clean of sin in baptism. Was not the Roman soldier, St. Longinus, washed clean by that very water as he pierced the Sacred Heart of Jesus with his own spear and believed in Him? Furthermore, the Church Fathers teach that the Most Precious Blood that flowed from Christ's pierced heart on the day of His crucifixion is literally the same as the blood that fills the priest's chalice after the [...]

31 05, 2022

What Happens Spiritually in an Abortion
What Happens Spiritually in an Abortion

What Happens Spiritually in an Abortion

By Father David Nix|2022-06-01T05:23:54+00:00May 31st, 2022|Theology|

Gloria Polo, a middle-aged Columbian woman, had a near death experience in May of 1995 when she was struck by lightning in Bogotá. After cardiac arrest (but before God gave her another chance on earth) she saw the effects of all of her life's actions on earth from a spiritual perspective. Her initial sentence (before resuscitation) was hell. I cleaned up a translation from the Spanish and put it on my blog here a few years ago. The entire thing is worth reading. But the section regarding what happens spiritually in an abortion will change you forever. I extricate two parts from her above linked account and quote them verbatim [...]

29 05, 2022

Mass of the Ages Part II
Mass of the Ages Part II

Mass of the Ages Part II

By Father David Nix|2022-05-29T17:10:17+00:00May 29th, 2022|Theology|

Although I think Pope Paul VI got off too easy in Mass of the Ages Part II, they made an excellent video with high production-value. I was honored to be in it again. (Take a look at the comments on YouTube. There's much righteous anger at what was stolen from Catholics' liturgical patrimony.) https://youtu.be/1XctfSR7SS4

26 05, 2022

Did Jesus Die “For All” or “For Many”?
Did Jesus Die “For All” or “For Many”?

Did Jesus Die “For All” or “For Many”?

By Father David Nix|2022-05-25T23:32:26+00:00May 26th, 2022|Theology|

Jesus died for all: My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous. He is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world (pro totius mundi.)—1 John 2:1-2. Jesus died for many: And He took a cup, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, “Drink of it, all of you, for this is My Blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many (pro multis) for the forgiveness of sins."—Mt [...]

24 05, 2022

A Holy Rivalry
A Holy Rivalry

A Holy Rivalry

By Father David Nix|2022-05-24T04:13:15+00:00May 24th, 2022|Theology|

And the angel being come in, said unto her: "Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women." Who having heard, was troubled at his saying, and thought with herself, "What manner of salutation this should be?"—St. Luke 1:28-29 I have wondered for awhile why Mary was "troubled" at the announcement of the angel Gabriel. The Carmelite book Divine Intimacy had a meditation yesterday which answers that question with a quote from St. Alphonsus Liguori: "Mary was troubled because she was filled with humility, disliked praise, and desired that God only be praised." Another quote from Divine Intimacy comes from St. Bernard on the topic of [...]

21 05, 2022

St. Augustine and the Drunk
St. Augustine and the Drunk

St. Augustine and the Drunk

By Father David Nix|2022-05-21T01:38:47+00:00May 21st, 2022|Theology|

Most people who recount the conversion of St. Augustine highlight his former life of sexual sin, and for good reason. But he also had to undergo an enormous detachment from the admiration of the men of his age. Before his conversion, Augustine was the 4th century equivalent of a tenured-professor at a prestigious University in Milan. One day, while walking along, he came across a rather happy-drunk. Unlike the modern tenured-professor who might ask shallow, self-righteous ethical questions (eg Why are there homeless people? Why is he drunk?) Augustine ponders in Book VI of his Confessions as to why this drunk had attained some happiness and he had not: I [...]

17 05, 2022

If Evolution is True, Abortion is Only Survival of the Fittest
If Evolution is True, Abortion is Only Survival of the Fittest

If Evolution is True, Abortion is Only Survival of the Fittest

By Father David Nix|2022-05-19T02:41:10+00:00May 17th, 2022|Theology|

I am surprised how many modernist Catholics claim to be both "pro-life" and "pro-evolution." They hardly realize the contradiction involved here. Perhaps they believe both stances are "pro-science," but they would only be half correct. Of course, you don't need Catholicism (only common sense) to know it's wrong to kill a baby in the uterus. Neonatology and advances in genetics have made this reality even more undeniable. But again, how can so many Catholics believe they are marrying faith and reason in accepting Darwinian evolution? Such Catholics must be stuck in the minds of the liberal hierarchy of the past 50 years because countless scientists (both Christian and atheistic) have [...]

13 05, 2022

“Not in Our Name.”
“Not in Our Name.”

“Not in Our Name.”

By Father David Nix|2022-05-13T10:38:47+00:00May 13th, 2022|Theology|

This is reprinted with permission of LifeSite News. You will see my signature at the bottom. A group of U.S. intellectuals – journalists, political advisers, and scholars – have signed an open letter to President Joe Biden (see full text below), pleading with him to reject policies which lead to an “intensification of conflict with Russia” and which “could lead to the deaths of millions of innocent people.” The open letter, entitled Not in our name, cites Biden’s recent request to the U.S. Congress for $33 billion in taxpayer funds to support Ukraine militarily in its conflict with Russia. “We reject your heightened escalation of this conflict as dangerous and a [...]

10 05, 2022

The SSPX is Not Schismatic
The SSPX is Not Schismatic

The SSPX is Not Schismatic

By Father David Nix|2022-05-21T00:56:06+00:00May 10th, 2022|Theology|

Although canonically-irregular, the SSPX (Society of Pope St. Pius X) founded by Archbishop Lefebvre (above picture) in the 1970s, is not schismatic. In traditional papal encyclicals, a "schismatic community" is a Christian community adhering to valid sacraments but without recognizing the primacy of place of Rome or the importance of the papacy. An example of this would be the Eastern Orthodox: The Eastern Orthodox have valid sacraments, but many do not realize the primacy of place of Rome (or believe it was transferred due to error a thousand years ago.) In any case, the SSPX has always recognized the papacy and the primacy of Rome. The reciprocal is also true, [...]