Four Last Things

26 10, 2019

Transpontina: Why Would God Let This Happen?
Transpontina: Why Would God Let This Happen?

Transpontina: Why Would God Let This Happen?

By Father David Nix|2019-10-31T13:26:20+00:00October 26th, 2019|Theology|

Most Catholics know that the Vatican placed in the Roman Church Santa Maria Transpontina (St. Mary's Across the River) a display of indigenous costumes for the "Amazon Synod" this month (October 2019.) This transformed the beautiful and ancient Church of Our Lady into a kitschy display jungle items and pagan rituals. The first problem with this is a violation of the First Commandment. The second problem with this is that it is racist: A white liberal hierarchy imposed paganism on indigenous peoples of Brazil. I know this to be a political (or diabolical) move because the native people of Brazil do not promote such rituals in their Catholic Churches. (As [...]

5 07, 2019

RomeCast 14: The Last Four Things (Part 2 of 2)
RomeCast 14: The Last Four Things (Part 2 of 2)

RomeCast 14: The Last Four Things (Part 2 of 2)

By Father David Nix|2019-07-05T00:54:06+00:00July 5th, 2019|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Oz and I talk about death, judgment, hell and heaven from the point of view of Divine Revelation.

20 06, 2019

RomeCast 12: The Last Four Things (Part 1 of 2)
RomeCast 12: The Last Four Things (Part 1 of 2)

RomeCast 12: The Last Four Things (Part 1 of 2)

By Father David Nix|2019-06-20T21:40:41+00:00June 20th, 2019|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

In today’s podcast, Oz and I talk about what the Catholic Church teaches about Death, Judgment, Heaven and Hell and how that ties into our modern lives.

16 06, 2019

On Commendation of the Soul and Expiration
On Commendation of the Soul and Expiration

On Commendation of the Soul and Expiration

By Father David Nix|2024-06-10T02:32:06+00:00June 16th, 2019|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

For probably over 1000 years, these are the last prayers any Catholic would hear at the moment of death, prayed by the priest after both extreme unction and the Apostolic Pardon. These prayers are known as the Commendation of the Soul, the Litany for the Dying, The Three Prayers for Mercy and the Prayers at the moment of Expiration.

8 05, 2019

World Religions Part II: The Exclusive, All-Embracing Cross
World Religions Part II: The Exclusive, All-Embracing Cross

World Religions Part II: The Exclusive, All-Embracing Cross

By Father David Nix|2019-05-07T22:09:56+00:00May 8th, 2019|Theology|

Because this blog post will inevitably raise the question "Who can be saved?" I would like to give the two bookends within which all Catholic orthodox answers must fall. One the one end, Pope Pius IX wrote, "By Faith it is to be firmly held that outside the Apostolic Roman Church none can achieve salvation. This is the only ark of salvation. He who does not enter into it, will perish in the flood. Nevertheless equally certainly it is to be held that those who suffer from invincible ignorance of the true religion, are not, for this reason, guilty in the eyes of the Lord." (Denzinger 1647, Ott 312.) Invincible [...]

12 03, 2019

Salvation Podcast 1

By Father David Nix|2019-04-04T19:21:54+00:00March 12th, 2019|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

Who was Pelagius and what is Pelagianism? How did Pelgianism in the 5th century lead to ecumenism in the 20th century? Has ecumenism led the Vatican to begin an approach to the UN’s Agenda 2030? What is "one world religion”? Is salvation a free-gift or must we work hard for it? What is that 18th century heresy of Quietism? How does free-will come into salvation? What importance does faith, grace and works make in our lives? "For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. For [...]

10 12, 2017

Second Sunday of Advent
Second Sunday of Advent

Second Sunday of Advent

By Father David Nix|2019-04-05T04:28:20+00:00December 10th, 2017|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

The people that John the Baptist preached to were very similar to the people of today.

3 12, 2017

First Sunday of Advent
First Sunday of Advent

First Sunday of Advent

By Father David Nix|2019-04-05T04:28:43+00:00December 3rd, 2017|Podcasts, Sermons, Talks|

How to understand the importance of our short time on earth before the return of Jesus Christ, regardless of His timing on the Final Judgment.

2 10, 2017

Hugh Hefner Part II
Hugh Hefner Part II

Hugh Hefner Part II

By Father David Nix|2017-10-08T02:34:55+00:00October 2nd, 2017|Theology|

My last blog post called How Many Will Be Saved? had a lot of shares but also a lot of critique. This makes for good Catholic dialogue. I want to respond in a short blog post to a few objections. St. Augustine wrote: "There are two things that kill the soul: Despair and false hope.”—St. Augustine, Sermo 87.8. Another word for “false hope” is presumption. The reason I included in my blog post all the saints’ quotes on hell was not to judge Hugh Hefner but to show how many American Catholics live in presumption of last-minute imperfect contrition. So, if someone were to read those saints’ quotes about hell [...]

28 09, 2017

How Many Will Be Saved?
How Many Will Be Saved?

How Many Will Be Saved?

By Father David Nix|2017-10-10T14:52:01+00:00September 28th, 2017|Theology|

"And a certain man said to him: 'Lord, are they few that are saved?' But He said to them: 'Strive to enter by the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, shall seek to enter, and shall not be able.'"—Luke 13:23-24. Hugh Hefner died today, and even bloggers like Fr. Dwight Longenecker at patheos are promoting a very different attitude towards Hefner than the tradition of the Catholic Church. I don't know where Hefner is any more than Fr. Longenecker, and I'm not saying Fr. Longenecker has a theology that is wrong, but his attitude towards heaven and hell is very, very different from that of Jesus Christ in the [...]