Prison Conversions and the Death Penalty.

A continued discussion on perfect contrition leading into the death penalty with Jesse Romero, former Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff. p/c Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times.

Today Jesse and I discuss why grace is necessary on the death bed to be saved, either via the sacraments (preferred) or perfect contrition (when there is no priest nearby.) Jesse describes an impenitent priest dying of AIDS who he convinced to go to confession at the 11th hour.

The short version of this podcast is that I am taking this next month offline, unless we (God-forbid) have another 9/11 or something. I am not only going to try to avoid posting and scrolling. I’m even going to do my best to refrain from writing articles or making podcasts from 19 Sept 2026 to [...]

On this weekend of the Holy Name of Mary, we ask:  If I want to reach up towards Mary’s unsurpassed charity, how do I reach down towards her unparalleled humility?  We will see some practical answers, even though we’ll never be exactly like her. Special thanks to Enrique Aguilar for these music bumpers.

-The Roman Catechism of Trent p. 350-360. -The Sacraments, ep. 35. -My site: https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/

From Gal 5 and Mt. 6.

-Minor Orders -The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 345-350 -The Sacraments, ep. 34. -My Site: https://www.padreperegrino.org

The glory and honor of Mary in body and soul. The glory and honor of the traditional Catholic in 2026. -Donate = https://www.padreperegrino.org/donate/ -Telegram: https://t.me/padreperegrino

-The Roman Catechism of Trent (RCT) p. 339-345 -The Sacraments, ep. 33. -My Site: https://www.padreperegrino.org

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