Sermons of Fr Paul Robinson SSPX
Sermons by Fr Paul Robinson of the Society of St Pius X (SSPX), a traditionalist Catholic priest. The podcast features homilies and spiritual talks aimed at Catholic listeners.
Episodes
The Poverty and Joy of St. Francis of Assisi, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
800 years ago, on this very day, a great saint was dying. He had stripped himself naked and lay down on the ground so that he could die like Our Lord, in a state of utter poverty. But another brother said to him, “I would like to lend you this tunic, under the condition that you wear it out of holy obedience and you have no power over it or any ability to lend it to anyone else.”St. Francis of Ass
The Peace of the World vs. The Peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Track 1 of the Chant II CD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VAe5fYJzAoBack in the 1990s, a series of Gregorian chants CDs were produced and they became very popular. They were recordings made by Benedictine monks in Spain.The first of these CDs sold two million copies in the USA and two million copies in the rest of the world. When people were trying to explain why a Gregorian Chant CD could be s
"Grow Up": St. Paul's Letter to the Ephesians, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
There are five Sundays during this time of the year that the epistle of the Sunday is taken from St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians: 16, 17, 19, 20, 21.Even if we add up all of the verses from Ephesians that we read in those five Sundays, we only get 36 verses, which is only 23% of the entire epistle to the Ephesians. This shows us that we are only getting a small part of the entire epistle each S
Worldly Illusions about the Cross, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Tomorrow and the next day, we have two special feast days: the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Sorrows. Both of these feast days are celebrations of the triumph that comes through the Cross. It was through the Cross that Our Lord redeemed the human race. It was by standing at the foot of the Cross and offering her Son that Our Lady became the Co-Redemptrix of the human race and Mediat
Freedom from Worldly Addictions, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
No man can serve two masters. But also, no man can serve no master. We cannot serve both God and mammon. But we cannot serve neither God nor mammon. In this life, we either serve God or the world, one or the other.One of the most basic things that every man desires is freedom. No one wants to be a slave. We all understand that slavery is incompatible with happiness, and we want to be happy.But the
Interview with Fr. Robinson about SSPX Excommunications on Protestant Radio Program Iron Sharpens Iron with Chris Arnzen
On August 12, Fr. Robinson was interviewed live on the Protestant Radio Program Iron Sharpens Iron, by host Chris Arnzen. Here are the time stamps of what they spoke about:1:30-7:00 Fr. Robinson’s story7:00-17:55 Problems with the New Mass17:55-20:10 Why Latin in the TLM?20:10-23:45 Continuation of Fr. Robinson’s story23:45-27:30 What is sedevacantism?27:30-29:10 What is Feeneyism29:10-30:10 Are P
The Divine Meritocracy, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Political conservatives often advocate for a meritocracy, that is, a system whereby people get pay and power based on their skills and hard work rather than on their connections or their social position.It rarely works that way on this earth, for a number of reasons related to our human condition. But we Catholics believe that, in the next life, we will get exactly what we deserve for what we have
Praying Like the Devout Publican, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Two men went up to the Temple to pray. One prayed well and the other did not. One prayed with many words, while another prayed with a few words said over and over. One stood with his eyes lifted up, while the other had his eyes cast down and kept striking his breast. One man went home justified, while the other did not.The parable of the Pharisee and the publican is one of the most beautiful of al
Desensitization to Sin, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
St. Paul tells us that “the wages of sin is death”, meaning that sin leads you to die. We know that sin leads to the death of the soul; that is why mortal sin has its name. It causes a mortal blow to our soul such that the life of God dies in the soul. The soul becomes dead to God.But sin also is a cause of physical death. This is obviously true for the sin of murder, but it is true at a more basi
Supernatural Joy in a Time of Church Crisis, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In this life, we find ourselves at a midway point between earth and Heaven. We are some years away from the first moment of our existence and we are likewise some years away from our eternal home.As Catholics, we know that, while we are on the journey of this life, we must live it, in some way, like the life to come. Our life on earth now must resemble what our life in Heaven will be for us to be
Unconditional Love in a Vocation, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
God is in the business of showing His creatures unconditional love, and this will never change. It is part of His very being. God can only be good to us, because He is goodness itself. God can only love us, because He is love itself.We learn from the first chapter of Genesis that God created us in His own image. “Let us make man to our image and likeness”, God says to Himself.This not only indicat
The Nuclear Excommunication of the SSPX, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In response to the consecrations of four SSPX bishops last Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV has taken exceedingly strong measures. He has declared that bishops, priests, and all formal adherents of the SSPX are excommunicated. That means those who “participate habitually in the celebrations of the Society of St. Pius X and formally share formally their doctrinal positions.”These measures are extremely hars
Good and Evil Are the Same For Everyone, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
I was listening to a debate recently between an atheist and a theist. The theist was arguing that, if there is no God, then there is no objective good. It is impossible to say what is good and what is evil.The atheist replied by asking whether God was a person? And the answer was that, yes, God is a person. But then, said the atheist, if God is a person, then He is a subject. And so God definition
Why We Struggle To Love God, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
June is the month dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart.The devotion to the Sacred Heart is a devotion to the love of Our Lord Jesus Christ for us, especially His love for us as manifested in the Holy Eucharist.This devotion to Our Lord’s physical heart, as a symbol of His love for us, existed during the Middle Ages, but in the 1600s, Our L
We Must Love Our Mother the Church, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Two weeks ago, we celebrated Mothers’ Day in order to honor our physical mothers, who brought us into this world and nourished and took care of us when we were children.During the whole of this month of May, we honor our spiritual mother, Mary, Our Lady, who takes care of all our spiritual needs as mediatrix of all the graces we receive.With today’s great feast of Pentecost, we honor yet a third m
Why Did Our Lord Ascend Into Heaven?, sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In today’s epistle, we have this very astonishing scene where Our Lord is speaking to the Apostles, instructing them. And then, suddenly, Our Lord starts lifting up from the earth and goes up into the heavens until He disappears in the clouds. The way it is described, it almost seems like he is in the middle of speaking to them when this happens. Whereas, the way it is described in Luke, the same
We Are Begotten of God the Father, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In today’s epistle, St. James tells us that God, “of his own will hath begotten us by the word of truth, that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits of his creatures.”In the New Testament, we hear a lot about this idea that our Father in Heaven “begets” us. It is mentioned in every Mass, at the Last Gospel, when we hear: “As many as received him, Our Lord gave them power to be made the sons of
We Need To Sing At Mass, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
“Shout with joy to God, all the earth. Sing you a psalm in his name. Give glory to His praise.”These words of today’s Introit are inviting us to rejoice in God and not only to praise Him but to give glory to His praise. How are we to do this? By singing.As human beings, singing is one of the best means we have to express the joy that is in our hearts and also give solemnity to our rejoicing.God ha
Should I Try A Vocation?, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
We call today “Good Shepherd Sunday” because of the Gospel where Our Lord compares Himself to a shepherd. It is traditional today to speak of the question of vocations, because of the fact that a priest is a shepherd of souls.The question of a vocation is a crucial one because it concerns God’s plan for our life. As Catholics, we believe that God has created each one of us for Himself, for us to d
St. Joseph and the Patriarch Joseph, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Why does the Church have us read about the patriarch Joseph on the feast of St. Joseph?
Resurrection is Real, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
What is real and what is not real? There are many things that we know through direct observation. But reality is much greater than what we can observe directly.For instance, for centuries, mankind was not aware of the microscopic world. There were some who speculated about it but could not prove that it existed. Regardless of what human beings thought about it, though, that microscopic world was e
Persecution of Our Lord, Persecution of Tradition, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
During the second half of Lent, the Church does something remarkable in the traditional liturgy: she has us read almost exclusively from the Gospel of St. John. From day 21 until the last day of Lent, there are only two Gospels that are not from St. John, outside the readings of the Passion. During that time, we read about 43% of the Gospel of St. John.It is clear that the Church wants us to focus
Pagan Impurity, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
When we read the epistles of St. Paul, we are mainly reading letters written by an Apostle to former pagans. These were people who had grown up in the world of the Roman Empire. It was a world of great military power and of amazing engineering feats, but also one of great decadence.These people were not just used to leading immoral lives; leading such lives was a way of life. In other words, it wa
A Boost in Lent, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#sermon #catholicThere are two times during Lent when the Church tries to give us a boost and encourage us to persevere in our Lenten practices. One time, of course, is Laetare Sunday, which occurs just after the halfway point of Lent. The other time is today, when we are a quarter of the way through Lent.The fact that the Church tries to encourage us today indicates to us that we should already b
Near Occasions of Sin, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholicIn today’s Gospel, we see that Our Lord allows Himself to be tempted. He does this for many reasons, but one of the reasons is this: to show us that everyone is tempted in this world, no matter how holy they are.This is comforting for us, because we all experience temptation and we are sometimes tempted to confuse temptation with sin. Our Lord is perfectly sinless and He was tempted. Thus
Bad Bunny, Bad Love; Our Lord Jesus Christ, True Love; Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sermonSuperbowl billboard during halftime show: “The only thing more powerful than hate is love”. Comment on Twitter that got four million views: “Imagine getting mad about this and still thinking you’re a good person”.But the halftime performer Bad Bunny was singing songs that were completely sensual and debased, and calling it love, while the dancers were cavorting in a perverse way o
New Bishops for the SSPX, Why Necessary and Why Justified, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Thirty-eight years ago, Archbishop Lefebvre performed the heroic act of consecrating four bishops without papal mandate. Because of that act:The movement of traditional Catholicism has been able to grow and thrive in the past four decades.Countless souls have been able to receive the traditional and authentic teaching of the Church and worship at the Mass of all time.Other traditional communities,
We Are Sick, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sermonDramatic shift with Septuagesima Sunday: we stop saying Alleluia until Easter; we put on purple, the sign of penance. In the office, we go back to the beginning of the Bible, the opening chapter of the book of Genesis. This season represents a new start for us.We learn about the creation of the world along with the creation of mankind. We learn about the sin of our first parents.T
Large Catholic Families (Bad Audio from 2:00-15:40), Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
The audio file for this sermon has very bad audio from 2:00=15:40.One of the cornerstones of a Catholic civilization is the phenomenon known as the large family. Catholics have always been known for having large families. But large Catholic families stand out more today than they have in the past just because families themselves are becoming rarer, not just large families.Young people today are fi
A New Novitiate for the Consoling Sisters, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sspxOn this Second Sunday after Epiphany, it is customary to speak about the sacrament of matrimony, because of the Gospel about the wedding feast at Cana.Today, however, I would like to speak about a different kind of marriage, the union that exists between Christ and His Spouses in the religious life.We have this incredible blessing here at St. Isidore’s that the Consoling Sisters are
Taking a Rest from the World, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#sspx #sermon #catholic #sundayOn this feast of the Holy Name, we have the joy of inducting new members into the Holy Name Society. This Society was founded in the Middle Ages to help men increase their faith in the divinity of Our Lord Jesus Christ.One way in which this is done is by asking the members to respect the name of Our Lord and to foster respect for the name of Our Lord and good use of
The Crib and the Cross, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #christmas #sermonWhen God Himself became incarnate in this world, when He assumed our human life, He decided that there would be two symbols that would be representative of His life.Those two symbols were the manger and the cross.Both of them are made of wood.On both of them, Our Lord lied down. Our Lady laid Him down in the manger, while the Roman soldiers laid Him down on the Cross.On
Three Reactions to the Light of Christ, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sspx #adventThere are two comings of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the first at Christmas and the second at the Last Judgment.St. Paul speaks of the Last Judgment today when he says: “pass no judgment before the time, until the Lord comes, Who will both bring to light the things hidden in darkness and make manifest the counsels of hearts.”We know this is one of the characteristics of the Last
The Importance of Doing Spiritual Exercise, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sspx #sermonDoctors tell us that if we want our bodies to be healthy, we must exercise our bodies regularly. If our bodies are always at a state of rest, not moving, not straining, they will deteriorate over time.It is interesting to note that many exercises consist of pushing back against gravity. We have this force of gravity that is always being exercised upon us, which pulls us down
Four Unique Privileges of Our Lady, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sspx #ourladyThe Immaculate Conception of Our Lady was a unique privilege given to her alone by God. Of all of the people born into this world after the sin of Adam and Eve, only one was prevented from contracting Original Sin by the intervention of God.This is implied by Pope Pius IX when he defined the dogma in 1854: “We declare, pronounce, and define that the doctrine which holds tha
Waiting on God, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#advent #catholic #sspxAdvent is a holy season of waiting. We learn how to wait for God.Waiting well is an important spiritual skill, because God often moves slowly. When we look at the history of the world and of the human race, we see that God is never in a hurry.God is outside of time. All of time is like a single moment for Him. He sees all of human history from the highest perspective.When we
Our Lady and the End Times, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#endtimes #catholic #ourladyToday is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and it represents the end of time. That is why the Church gives us a Gospel passage of Our Lord speaking about the Last Judgment.Whenever Our Lord speaks of the Last Judgment, He wants to give us certain means by which we may identify it, while at the same time He does not want to tell us when it will happen. Rather, He wa
Making Reparation for Mater Populi Fidelis, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
On July 13, 1917, Our Lady appeared for the second time to the three children of Fatima. She promised to work a miracle on October 13, so that everyone would believe. Then, she asked the children to sacrifice themselves for sinners and to pray the following prayer when doing so: “O Jesus, it is for love of you, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Imm
Remaining Faithful in a Crisis of the Church, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#sspx #catholic #catholicchurchWe have a special feast day today, the dedication of the archbasilica of St. John Lateran in Rome. It is interesting that the Church makes this a second class feast, while the feast of the dedication of St. Peter’s Basilica, which will take place next Tuesday, is only a third-class feast.The main reason for the special honor given to St. John Lateran is that it was t
The World and the Church's First Commandment Problem, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#catholic #sspx #christthekingIf we look at all the of the problems in the world and in the Catholic Church today, they all really boil down to one problem. It is a first commandment problem. The first commandment is hardly being honored and practiced today.Now, it may seem that the first commandment is the easiest one of all to practice. “I am the Lord thy God; thou shalt not have strange gods be
Becoming the Infant of Our Lady, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
By the design of God, the first second of our existence passes in a dark place, the womb of our mother. We remain in the darkness for three quarters of a year, growing, making the transition from an embryo to a fetus to an infant.Finally, the day comes when we emerge into this world and we get to see for the first time what sort of world we are born into. Our vision is at first very blurry and is
Taking the Last Place, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
God has created a law for the natural order such that what goes up must come down. God has made there to be the same law for the supernatural order: what goes up must come down, and what goes down must come up.If you are prideful in this life, if you make yourself out to be something greater than you are, if you despise others and are selfish, you will go down to hell after this life is over. If o
The Young Vocation of Fr. James Chipperfield, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#sspx #catholic #catholicism #priesthoodFr. James Chipperfield is a strange man. He is only 26 years old and he is already a priest. That is a strange and rare thing in today’s world. It is what we call the young vocation.The average age of a newly ordained priest in the USA today is 34 years old, but Fr. Chipperfield was ordained when he was still 25 years old. The other Australian who was ordain
Suffering with Our Lord to Defeat Evil, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#sspx #suffering #cross #catholic“The two persons in the world whom God loved best were Jesus and Mary, and the advantages which they possessed over all creatures on account of their virtue were that they suffered more than all. No two persons were ever so tried as they. Let us console ourselves then in sorrow, for the more of it we have, the more like shall we be to Jesus and to His Blessed Mothe
The Relay Race of Human History, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In a relay race, there are typically four runners who have the job of passing a baton to one another until they get to the finish line. If any one of the runners drops the baton, his team is disqualified.The first runner begins the race with the baton; he does not receive the baton, but owns it. The other runners do not start the race with the baton. Rather, their job is to receive it from the run
Three Moments in Our Lady's Life, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
The Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven was the effect of the way that she lived her life and, particularly, three moments of her life: the moment of Our Lady’s conception, the moment she became Mother of God, and the moment of her Son’s death.Immaculate ConceptionThe moment of her conception is important because it is the first moment of her existence, the time of the creation of her soul and the
Living the Capacities of Our Supernatural Life, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
On the day of our baptism, we came to the church alive with physical life but dead in supernatural life. It was because of this fact that our soul was dead with sin that we, or our godparents, had come to ask for eternal life.Then, we went through the ritual of the baptismal ceremony during which we underwent a symbolic death. The pouring of the water on our heads was like a burial in water from w
Holiness and the Reverence of the TLM, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Today, we have one of the vocation stories in the Gospels. These are some of the most beautiful stories we read about in the Gospels, and we find them in all four Gospels.They all consist in three things: a meeting, an invitation, and a following.These stories are beautiful and powerful for us because they are a representation of our own life.Of course, they are particularly a representation of th
There Is No Salvation Outside the Church, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Today, we celebrate the feast day of the pillars of the Catholic Church, Sts. Peter and Paul. St. Peter was chosen by Our Lord to be the first Pope. He preached the Gospel to the Jewish people and established the headquarters of the Church in Rome, where he was eventually martyred.St. Peter was buried on the Vatican Hill in Rome and a church was built on the spot. This is the same place where the
Our Father, Who Art in Heaven, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
When Our Lord was in the middle of preaching His famous Sermon on the Mount, He took some time to instruct the people on how to pray.He said to them, “When you pray, go into your room, and closing your door, pray to your Father in secret: and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. But in praying, do not multiply words, as the Gentiles do; for they think that by saying a great deal they wi
The Dangers of Sedevacantism, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Just three weeks ago, we had a momentous event in the life of the Church, the election of a new Pope. Robert Cardinal Prevost became the 267th successor of St. Peter and so the oldest institution in the world continues.And yet there are some in the traditional Catholic world who do not accept that Leo XIV is the Pope of the Catholic Church. These people are called sedevacantists.Sedevacantists are
Our Lord's Triumph vs. Julius Caesar's Triumph
This is a day of great joy for us. There are few things in this life that make you so happy as to see someone rewarded for the good that they have done.Today is the day that Our Lord receives His reward for the great good that He did for the human race. At the Last Supper, Our Lord prayed to the Father, saying, “Father, the hour has come! Glorify Your Son, that Your Son may glorify You, even as Yo
Our Lady Help of Christians, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Yesterday was an important feast day for our parish, the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. Before St. Isidore’s existed, we had a chapel in Denver, on Winona Court and West 39th Avenue.The chapel was called Our Lady Help of Christians Chapel. When this church was built, it was decided that the church would be dedicated to St. Isidore the Farmer and that the school would be placed under the pro
Only Our Lord Will Raise You From the Dead, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Each one of us has the experience of attending a funeral. We assist at the Mass for the deceased and pray for his soul. We accompany the body to the cemetery and see the final rites performed over the body. Then we walk away.That’s it. Nothing happens after that and we do not expect anything else to happen. We do not expect that the person buried in the ground is going to do anything. None of thos
Our Lady and the Choice of Our State of Life, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Paschal candle dedicated to Our Lady with images of her titles on it. Two of them refer to Our Lady as a star: Stella Matutinis and Stella MarisWe speak of Our Lady as a star because she is a guide for our life. Before we had modern means of navigation, sailors had to rely on the stars in order to set the course for their ships. The stars keep the same position in the heavens every night and so al
The Humility of God, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the revelation of God. He shows us who God is.This is especially true at the end of Our Lord’s life. We reveal what we are particularly in a time of crisis. It is the time of Our Lord’s Passion that we see more clearly than ever before Who He is, Who God is.The Last Supper and the Passion make one thing very clear: our God is humble.Each event of the Last Supper and the Pa
Asking God for Miracles, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Have you ever asked God for a miracle? I have.Why not? We know and believe that God is all-powerful.When you are all-powerful, that means that it takes you no effort to do anything that you do.How difficult was it for God to create the universe? It was not difficult at all. It took no effort. How difficult to create my soul? Easy.How difficult is it for Him to work a miracle? He can work any mirac
Second-Chance Graces, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Right now in the United States, there is a lot of basketball being played and sometimes you hear commentators talk about second-chance points. This is when a team makes a shot, misses, gets its own rebound, and then manages to score.Second-chance points are not common because the defending team is in a better position to get the rebound. For this reason, teams know not to rely on second-chance poi
Habits of Mortal Sin, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
We have made a lot of sacrifices for our capital campaign. But what good is it if we do not save our souls? That is the whole point of everything that happens here.A priest wants every single person in his parish to save their souls.We want everyone here to be reunited in Heaven one day. We don’t want anyone to be missing.Fr. McBride and I don’t want to appear before Our Lord and hear from Him, “Y
We Need Regular Confession, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Around 175 years ago, a small village in France with a population of only 200 people was receiving 100,000 visitors each year. People would sleep in the fields and wait in lines for days in order to achieve the end of their visit.What was so important that they would make so much of an effort and go through so much hardship? What were they all there to accomplish? They were there to make their con
Life is a Contest of Love between God and Us, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
This life is a contest of love between us and God.When we were in the seminary, we priests learned in moral theology that God has total dominion over all things, while we have partial dominion over some things. What this means is that everything that we have and that we are belongs to God, while we are only stewards of those things.You car belongs to God. Your house belongs to God. Your children b
The Prayer of the Holy Family, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#SSPX #prayerWhen God created man, at the same time He wanted to create the human family. He created one man and one woman, Adam and Eve, and then He married them. He made them two in one flesh.When God Himself chose to come down upon this earth in the fullness of time, He chose to do so in a family. The family had existed for the entire history of man up to that point, but now mankind would have
Service of Christ vs. Relational Autonomy, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Today, we honor the holy name of Jesus. The Church has a special feast dedicated to this name. The name is holy because it came directly from God. It was given to Our Lady by the angel Gabriel just before she conceived Our Lord in her womb. It was given to St. Joseph by an angel in a dream when he was wondering what he should do about the pregnancy of Our Lady.Our Lady and St. Joseph gave Our Lord
The Christ Child and the Slave/Rebel Paradox, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
The life of man is marked by a paradox: there is in each one of us the desire to serve another because of the fact that we are creatures, but there is also in us the desire to be independent such that we want to stand on our own feet and be free from all control.Firstly, we have a desire to serve another. We cannot avoid the obvious fact that we are limited and helpless in many respects.We try to
Christmas and Our Human Condition, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Christmas is the night when God gives Himself to us. Isaias gives us a name to call Our Lord when He comes: “God with us”. And he also emphasizes: “A child is born to us. A child is given to us.” It is difficult for us to understand because it exceeds our understanding.God is born, in person. God is born for you, for your sakes.There is a particularity about Christmas, a concreteness, that has to
Being Chosen by God, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#homily #gaudeteFor the past month, there has been a lot of news concerning who President Trump is choosing to be part of his next cabinet when he takes over the reins of government on January 20.When a new name is announced and you read the reaction of the person chosen, you hear them saying something like, “I would like to thank President Trump for his trust in me. This is the honor of my life.
What Will I Say to Our Lord on the Last Day?, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
St. Isidore Capital Campaign website: growstisidore.orgToday, I want to speak to you about glory.It’s the second Sunday in a row that we have a Gospel about the Last Judgment.Typically, when we think of the LJ, we think of a terrifying spectacle, where the world will be consumed in fire, where everyone on the earth will die, where all nations and towns will be wiped away. No more Denver, no more N
St. Justin's Defense of the Resurrection, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#resurrection #catholicAt the beginning of the second century, around the year 100, a man named Justin was born in the city of Flavia Neapolis. That is a town in modern day Palestine.Growing up, Justin was educated as a philosopher in the school of Platonic philosophy. He was a pagan and he heard talk about a group of people called Christians. He was told that they were terribly immoral people.But
Farming and Spiritual Growth, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#Catholic #SSPXWhether you drive to St. Isidore’s from Byers or Bennett, Aurora or Denver, or elsewhere, you come to a church in a rural setting, surrounded by farmland.You come to a church that was built by farmers and which is dedicated to a saint who was a farmer, St. Isidore.You come to the traditional Latin Mass, which often presents Gospels for your reflection that have some relation to farm
Catholic Politics, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
As we come to the feast of Christ the King this year, everyone has politics on their mind. There are important elections coming up in less than two weeks that will decide the course of our country for the next four years.The coincidence of this feast and the elections provides for us an opportune moment for us, as Catholics, to remind ourselves of our politics.Our political stance is very simple:
SSPX Bishops, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
With the sudden death of Bishop Tissier de Mallerais on October 8, there are many who are concerned about the future of the SSPX, realizing that the SSPX needs bishops to survive.This is a good moment for us to remind ourselves about three things: why the consecrations of bishops took place in 1988; why there have not been more bishops consecrated since then; and what we might expect for the conse
Sacramental Marriage Can Make You A Saint, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
In our Catholic doctrine classes for the past three weeks, we have been going over Pope Leo XIII’s beautiful encyclical on marriage Arcanum Divinae.Early on in the encyclical, he says the following: “the Universal Church has always taught that Christ our Lord raised marriage to the dignity of a sacrament; that to husband and wife, guarded and strengthened by the heavenly grace which His merits gai
Why the Devil is a Loser, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
#demons #angelsIn our images, we depict St. Michael standing over the devil and thrusting a spear into him while holding the scales of justice. This is because St. Michael is the victor over the devil.The book of the Apocalypse speaks about this victory. “And there was a great battle in heaven. Michael and his angels fought with the dragon, and the dragon fought and his angels: and they prevailed
The Stabat Mater, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
One of the great roles of Holy Mother Church is to teach us how to speak to God, to create in our hearts the proper dispositions of religion. She does this especially through her liturgy, where we have a ceremony prepared for us such that all we have to do is enter into it and make ourselves one with it, as far as possible, in order to become holy.One of the most powerful ways in which the Church
Our Lady Solution to Recreational Abortion, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
Once a man went off to the mountains for a hike. When he arrived at the trailhead, he read a sign that said, “For your safety stay on trail”. He did this for a little bit but soon he became curious about the glittery and shiny things that he saw in the forest next to the trail.So, he left the trail and entered into the forest as the sun started going down. As he got deeper into the forest, it got
Stop Complaining, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
When the Israelites were traveling in the desert, God was with them every step of the way. He made His presence manifest to them by appearing as a pillar of cloud during the day and a pillar of fire during the night.He provided for them. He gave directions to them through Moses. He rained down food for them from Heaven every day except the Sabbath. Once, he caused water to flow forth from a rock t
God Loves to Delight Us, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
The role of the priest to preach to the faithful is a difficult one because we have to preach about things that exceed human understanding. Any topic about God is going to be something that is above us and that we are not fully able to grasp.This is particularly true for the topic of today’s sermon: God’s love for us. God has a love for you that exceeds all other loves. Just as God’s power exceeds
Olympic Madness, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
As bad as it is to be physically impaired, however, it is even worse to be spiritually impaired. God has not only given us our senses to know reality; He has also given us a mind. We are supposed to use our mind to know the world around us, to understand the truth.We find this difficult because we are wounded by original sin with the wound of ignorance. This makes it laborious for us to discover t
The Sin of Presumption, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
We live in times that are difficult in the Church and the world, in that they are collapsing in a certain sense. In such times, it is very important that we maintain the theological virtue of hope.People are tempted to think that God has abandoned His Church or abandoned the world, or to think that the grace of God is not working any more, that this world is too far gone. That would be to fall int
The Counter-Cultural Movement of Traditional Catholicism, Sermon by Fr. Paul Robinson, SSPX
You belong to a counter-cultural movement called Traditional Catholicism. But the world at large does not at all share your traditional Catholic faith and in some respects is hostile to it.You come here to St. Isidore’s because you want the traditional Catholic faith, the same faith taught by the Apostles and held by Catholics throughout the ages. You come here to be instructed in the same moral l
