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Theology – Padre PeregrinoRelevance, Compromise and Conversion
The Bad News: The above picture is a French Catholic priest recently snapped. According to the caption I read online, his Mass vestments reflect the uniform of…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoIs the Eucharist a “Prize For the Perfect”?
Many modernist-heretics since the 1970s have purposefully conflated the requirement to receive Holy Communion in a state of grace with the notion of receiving…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWho Gave Priests the Right To Defend Traditional Catholicism?
Anyone who tries to phone me knows that my device is in "airplane mode" about ¾ of the day and then in "moon mode" the other ¼ of the day. This isn't to be…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Scarcity Principal on the Deposit of the Faith
Knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the Precious…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoFr. Leo: Denver’s Priestly Martyr of the 20th Century
The Martyrdom of Father Leo Heinrichs OFM, by David Gabler, citing the February 1908 edition of the Denver Catholic Register: Father Leo Heinrichs woke up the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoIVF Kills Thirty Children For Every One That Survives
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is defined by Yale Medicine as "a procedure that involves retrieving a woman's eggs and a man's sperm sample and combining the two…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoChrist’s Revelation Is Built Upon Natural Law
Top-left: St. Thomas Aquinas. Top-right: Person at funeral for trans.-person at St. Patrick's Cathedral in NYC, p/c Time Magazine. Recently, someone asked me…
Theology – Padre Peregrino15 Signs of a Toxic Spiritual Director
Recently, a friend emailed me her concerns surrounding a traditional Catholic priest our age who insists he must be the director of various women we know. We…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoColorado Suicide Bill Eradicates Discernment Time
Most Americans in the pro-life movement do not know that first two states "to decriminalize abortion" in certain circumstances (like rape) were Mississippi and…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoMoving the Overton-Window on “Schism”
Above: Reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, p/c S. Meyssonnier at Reuters. The Overton Window is what a group thinks to be believable in the eyes…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Filioque in the Eastern Fathers
On my YouTube video series Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) we have been discussing the Trinity lately, especially "the Filioque." The Filioque is Latin for "and…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoFatima and Fiducia
Recently, Fr. James Martin SJ spoke to the bishops of Ireland at Knock, Ireland. Our Lady of Knock (top right) is an approved Marian apparition in Ireland from…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoStockholm Syndrome in the Catholic Church
The prophesy of St. Francis of Assisi reads: “At the time of this tribulation a man, not canonically elected, will be raised to the Pontificate, who, by his…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoMay Catholics Pray With Non-Catholics?
In the old moral manuals, Catholics could occasionally pray with Protestants in private environments as long as these requirements were met: "It is not…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoSt. Maximilian Kolbe Rejected “Ecumenism.”
In 2022, I wrote in an article titled Ecumenical: Old and New Definitions and it included these two definitions: "Ecumenical for the first thousand years of…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoMarian Devotion In A Church-Eclipse
In this video, I believe there's very strong research and evidence by Catholic attorneys that the Third Secret of Fatima was apostasy from the top—down. That…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoDespair and False-Hope Kill the Soul
A public apostate recently stated, "This isn't dogma, just my thought. I like to think of hell as being empty. I hope it is." Many others online repeated the…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“The Church Shall Be Scattered.”—Cardinal Manning
Today we are going to look at what two British Cardinals of the 19th century wrote about the last group of Catholics. The first paragraph comes from Cardinal…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoEvery Vocation Is Built Upon the Interior Life
A couple from another state texted me: "Hi Father, Thank you for the awesome Epiphany homily. I have some 'boots on the ground' thoughts for you. Seeing as how…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoEpiphany and a A Light Upon the East
Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is he who has…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Papal-Coronation Oath
The following is the Coronation-Oath made by most or all Pope-Elects from at least 678 AD until the 1960s (when it was eradicated.) Notice what old-school…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWhat the LGBT-World and TLM-World Have In Common
A few times in the past, I had on my YouTube channel a man named Joseph Sciambra who had gone from an extremely dangerous gay lifestyle in San Francisco to…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThanks to Benefactors This Year
Merry Christmas Octave to all readers, listeners, friends and family! The top-left pic is the tiny Christmas tree of my hermitage. The top-right is the Roman…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“To End Abortion, the Church Must Awaken.”
Today is the Feast of the Holy Innocents, and many American Catholics link this Feast day to ending abortion. They are right to do so, but most are missing the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoOverturning Envy at Christmas
p/c St. Mary's of Pine Bluff, WI. There's an English gentleman named Tom Holland (who I don't think considers himself a Christian) who recently wrote a book…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWhat Are We Waiting For?
p/c St. Alphonsus parish, Baltimore. In Advent, you already know that we are waiting for the first coming of Jesus as He comes in gentleness and the Second…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoPharisaical Word-Games from the US Bishops
The Catholic Church has always had blessings for people and items. Blessings for people are usually for individuals, but occasionally a priest may bless groups…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Holy Fools of Christ
Matins for the Feast of St. Thomas the Apostle in the old Rite Roman Breviary includes this reading today: For I think that God has exhibited us apostles as…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“They Will Put You Out of the Synagogues.”—John 16:2
Jesus said, I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away. They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, the hour is coming when whoever…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoTelling the Truth Will Set You Free
p/c Catholic Arena, Dublin. Recently, Tucker Carlson gave a talk in Las Vegas, found in-part here. Below in italics are my favorite quotes from his talk…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“Mortal” Only If Done With Full-Knowledge?
Probably daily across this country a few conversation go like this between young Catholics: -Catholic 1: Did you know pre-marital sex is a mortal sin?…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoImmaculate Conception: The Temporal and Eternal One
Here's a text I got from a friend yesterday: "Okay, also, how is the Holy Spirit the uncreated Immaculate Conception, as Maximilian Kolbe says? Any good ideas…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoLevate Capita Vestra Ad Redemptio Vestra
What did it mean to pray for the Jews to pray for the First Coming of the Messiah? What does it mean for Christians to pray for the Second Coming of the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoA “Springtime” of Vocations
I found a website called Christendom Restoration that graphed vocations before and after the Council, as seen above. It used very advanced calculus on the…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough.”
One of the unknown connections between so-called "transgender" surgeries and forced sterilizations in early 20th century American history is the targeting of…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoShould You Recall Past Sins?
Should you recall past sins? The basic answer to this is one that most of you already know: Do not beat yourself up about sins you have confessed because those…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Life and Death of St. Cecilia As Told By St. Alphonsus
St. Cecilia, virgin and martyr, has always been most celebrated in the Church of God; even from the fourth century a Church has been dedicated to her honor in…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Ladder of Divine Ascent for Lay People
One of the greatest works of the early Desert Fathers is The Ladder of Divine Ascent. It is considered to be a masterpiece of ascetical theology, but it is…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoA 60 Year Old Pastor’s View of Priesthood in America.
My article earlier this week is called Are Young Priests More Orthodox? In it, I explained that young guys enter seminary pretty conservative, but slowly…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoAre Young Priests More Orthodox?
Are young priests more orthodox than previous generations? The good news is the answer is "yes," as proven in the below study. But this means only one of two…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoArgentine Bishop Sounding Like Viganó
Archbishop Emeritus Héctor Aguer of La Plata, Argentina recently wrote about cancelled clergy. His letter is especially important in light of recent news on…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoSt. Thomas on the Resurrection of the Body
I only recently discovered a treasure from St. Thomas Aquinas called the Compendium of Theology. I first wrote a commentary on his book here a month ago. St…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWhy Do Rad-Trads Keep “Guessing” Everything Right?
Why do trads keep guessing the outcomes correctly in nearly every issue happening in current events? I usually point out that conservatives and traditionalists…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoMiracles and Saints of the Catholic Church
So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”—John 4:48. This line is typically seen as a reproach from Our Lord Jesus Christ…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoNuchurch’s “Counter-Syllabus” of Errors.
With providential foresight, Pope Pius IX (top left) saw in the 19th century the heresies that would come upon the Church in the 20th century. So, in 1864, he…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoUSA: The Country the Mother of God Called “Wild.”
Unless you are a practicing Catholic living in the Great Lakes region of the USA, you probably do not know that an approved Marian apparition happened in the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoSynod: Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
As I have written before, narcissism is more than just vanity. For example, the male models in the comedy movie Zoolander are vain. But alas, Derek Zoolander…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoYouTube Re-Education Camp
The above is a screenshot from my YouTube channel. But only the content-creator (myself) can see the above "warning" within the internal dashboard. This has…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoTeaching Hell: Fearmongering or Negligence?
One of the most heretical things I hear from neo-con non-trads is: "While hell is a real possibility, we do not know if any person has ever gone there." That's…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Three Grades of the TLM
The three grades (so to speak) of the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) are listed in order of ascending solemnity: Low Mass: In this Mass, a lay person will…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWho Is the “Man of Lawlessness”?
Under inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the Apostle Paul wrote this to the Thessalonians about the man of lawlessness: Now concerning the coming of our Lord…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoSix-Aspects of Modernism
"Modernism" is not an adaptation of some ancient Gospel to a needy modern man. Neither is modernism living a healthy Catholicism that simply rejects a rad-trad…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoGod’s Goodness and the Permission of Evil
The average amount of time someone spends reading my blog is about 90 seconds at one sitting, according to the WordPress stats. So, if you only have 90…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWill the Antichrist Work Real-Miracles or Fake-Miracles?
For false-christs and false prophets will arise and perform great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect.—St. Matthew 24:24 Will…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoLetter from a Notre Dame Grad to His Alma
From Padre: I'm a Boston College grad and my alma is obviously the rival of Notre Dame. But one of my closest friends is named Shane who graduated ND just…
Theology – Padre Peregrino“Your Commandments Are Weapons.”—St. Augustine
We are in a very interesting time in Church history when some Catholics have a great desire to recognize the spiritual warfare into which they have been born…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoWhat is the Third-Secret of Fatima?
What is the Third Secret of Fatima? The full Third Secret has not been released by the Vatican, but even many moderate Catholics today know it's more than the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoIs Fr. Jim Altman a Sedevacantist?
A sedevacantist is defined as a Catholic who believes there has not been a valid Pope since 1958. Fr. Jim Altman is not a sedevacantist. I know Fr. Altman in…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoThe Infiltration of the Jesuits
Recently I have been finding myself wondering a lot where the cracks came in the Catholic Faith before Vatican II. The Jesuits are generally held as the…
Theology – Padre PeregrinoFatima’s First-Saturday 15-minute Meditation
For those who heed the message of Our Lady of Fatima, the first Saturday devotion includes three things: 1) The reception of Holy Communion after Confession…