CPX 73: Confession 1
Catechism of Pope St. Pius X (CPX) p. 83-85. Q/A 1-14. *** - Pneumonic to memorize: C-CAP: Contrition, Confession, Absolution, Penance. *** - 15 Mortal Sins Catholics Are Missing in Their Confessions (blog): https://padreperegrino.org/2019/08/mortalsins/ - Tips on making a good confession video: https://youtu.be/QICKUkEj5WM - How to Make A General Confession video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u1ZjJMBTiw https://youtu.be/uQ9uFacmZFY
How Humble Are Traditionalists?
For I delivered unto you first of all, which I also received: how that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures: And that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day, according to the scriptures: And that He was seen by Cephas; and after that by the eleven.—1 Cor 15:3-5 DRB. The Apostle Paul is writing here that what he delivered over to the early Christians is exactly what he first received (tradidi enim vobis in primis quod et accepi.) And this tradition was not just "small-t tradition," but "Big-T Tradition." In other words, St. Paul delivered over Divine Revelation to others just as it was given to him by Christ Himself. The verb "hand over" or "deliver" (Greek Παρέδωκα and Latin tradidi) there in 1 Cor 15:3 is in the past perfect conjugation. Strangely, [...]
VLX 73: Grain Fields with Jesus
Mt 12:1-2 https://youtu.be/EwLhJ_rEf_Y
“Always is Also a Forever”—Pope Benedict XVI
It is a good thing that both Ann Barnhardt and Estefanía Acosta frequently remind us of this decisive clue in unlocking the second greatest crisis in Catholic Church history second only—and linked—to what started in the 1960s: “The ‘always’ is also a ‘forever‘ – there can no longer be a return to the private sphere. My decision to resign the active exercise of the ministry does not revoke this. I do not return to private life, to a life of travel, meetings, receptions, conferences, and so on. I am not abandoning the cross, but remaining in a new way at the side of the crucified Lord. I no longer bear the power of office for the governance of the Church, but in the service of prayer I remain, so to speak, in the enclosure of Saint Peter. Saint Benedict, whose [...]
QuickPod: Tea and Three Points
Live discussion points while drinking my tea: Truth, conscience and charity. https://youtu.be/npqRTz0pa9I
Pope St. Pius X and Joe Biden
The current contention on the pro-abortion unelected-President Joe Biden receiving Holy Communion is a late outgrowth in the debate between traditionalists and modernists on issues of dogma vs. conscience and Church vs. State. Pope St. Pius X saw all of this mayhem coming when he warned against those modernist political Catholics in Pascendi Dominici Gregis over 100 years ago. Pascendi, as it is now known, was an encyclical released by Pope St. Pius X on the 8th of September 1907. It is also known as "The Doctrines of the Modernists." The following is the saintly Pope's description of how bad Catholic Politicians were justifying themselves even when he wrote it: And as this magisterium springs, in its last analysis, from the individual consciences and possesses its mandate of public utility for their benefit, it follows that the ecclesiastical magisterium must [...]
CPX 72: The Eucharist in the Early Church
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St. Ignatius of Antioch on the Eucharist and Unity with Rome
St. Ignatius of Antioch was the disciple and close friend of St. John the Evangelist who wrote five books of the New Testament. What would St. Ignatius of Antioch say today to a Protestant or Eastern Orthodox asking him questions about salvation? I composed the following questions, but all of the answers come verbatim from the saint and martyr, Ignatius of Antioch, around the year 100 AD. How is Jesus with us after His Resurrection? "I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible." (Letter to the Romans 7:3 [A.D. 110]). "Take note of those who hold heterodox [heretical] opinions on the grace [...]
Religious Indifferentism is Arianism
If Pope St. Pius X was correct that "modernism is the synthesis of all heresies" then wouldn't we see all heresies of the past fulfilled in it? Yes we would see that. And yes we do see that If Jesus is merely the "privileged route to salvation," then all religions can be a vehicle to salvation. However, this notion is no different from Arianism. Here's why: Jesus claims to be God. Jesus claims to be the only way, truth and life. If this is not true, then He is not God. And this is Arianism. Thus, religious indifferentism encapsulates a thousand heresies, including Arianism. Notice that belief in the Trinity is inherently linked to the Catholic Faith being necessary for salvation (with implicit desire for baptism occasionally being enough for salvation.) But according to St. Athanasius, the Catholic faith is the One Faith [...]
VLX 72: My Burden is Light
Mt 12:1-8 Support my work here: https://padreperegrino.org/donate/ https://youtu.be/twsoCVHnScM