How to Thrive In an Age of Destruction - Interview with Fr. Calvin Robinson
Calvin Robinson shares how to live out your values in the face of adversity, how to overcome distractions and cultivate discipline, and why no lasting cultural change is ultimately possible without a belief in God.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
1:11 Interview begins
1:40 Calvin’s background
3:09 Obstacles to human flourishing
4:19 How to resist
6:15 Wokeness & puritanism
6:46 Religious elements of wokeness
9:28 “Boundaries” & human flourishing
11:50 Freedom FROM vs. Freedom TO
13:50 The new Dark Age
15:00 Physical “boundaries”
16:24 Tradition & organic growth
18:13 How to leave a legacy
20:26 Hypocrisy & living your values
21:22 Leaving GB News
22:11 Excuses that keep you from living your values
24:17 Put the mission over the platform
25:26 Finding community by speaking the truth
26:44 You’re not entitled to happiness
28:44 Discipline & how to be happy
31:35 The threat of distraction
34:21 Morning routine & who your gods are
35:57 Boundaries lead to flourishing
38:55 Lust & luxury
42:27 Is lust actually that bad?
45:09 Pride, humility, accountability & dating
49:35 What love actually is
50:45 Can we really rewire the west?
53:21 Christian aspects of monarchy
55:16 Multiethnic vs. multicultural society
1:00:16 Catholic heresies and twisted truths
1:02:40 Hope & how to survive the new dark age
1:06:57 “Secular conservatism”
1:07:38 OréMoose
1:09:13 The importance of obedience
1:11:17 To what degree is Calvin protestant?
1:13:02 How do you practice obedience?
1:14:16 How to accept your role in society
1:18:23 The importance of honor
1:21:03 How to honor yourself
1:23:24 How to live well & grow in faith
1:27:09 Hidden challenges & Calvin interviews me
1:31:23 Conclusion
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I’ve never heard Calvin Robinson mince words, sugarcoat, or dissemble. Yet I have never seen him intentionally insult anyone or lose his temper. Maybe he has; but overall he seems to be an excellent role model for controversial discussions.
@davidvalentin4128
19 күн бұрын
He yelled replied SHAME! DEGENERACY! When at a debate, someone was wanted polygamy with men.
Only Jesus Christ can rewire the West or any other place. The goal is to have him living in us.
@davidniedjaco9869
3 ай бұрын
Yes..integralism is the way!..God bless Mary protect!+++
@dermotlouison4528
3 ай бұрын
Yes indeed!
@AFringedGentian
3 ай бұрын
No. “My Kingdom is not of this world.” “You are not of the world, just as I am not of the world.” Our Lord did not pray that we would be taken from the world, but that the father would keep us from the evil. “They seek a better country, that is, a heavenly.”
@adolphCat
3 ай бұрын
Problem most Westerners don't want to have anything to do with Christ. Christianity is a minority Religion in the West without much influence.
@ramadamming8498
3 ай бұрын
If anyone thinks religious figures can save anything it is just a fantasy
We are now able to listen to Fr. Robinson undisturbed, and truth shines through. I was angry, and disappointed when @GBNews let he and Fox go... our Creator moves in mysterious ways 🙏
@Foxie770
Ай бұрын
Their loss. He was made for greater impact and greater opportunity.
As a greek person who is atheist (or agnostic), I must say that this was a beautiful and also very true conversation, and that Rev.Robinson seems to be a very positive and strong and even wise person.
@user-BasedChad
3 ай бұрын
Same
@christineperera2393
3 ай бұрын
Ditto …
I just got Baptized into the Catholic church. Priest said it was the biggest group he has ever baptized in twelve years. Things are turning.
@riversdunn2543
2 ай бұрын
I was baptised also. May Mary guide you. I am 15. It seems that most people being received into the church are young people. God is raising an army. Make sure you remember to PRAY THE ROSARY TODAY. God bless you
@nicholasfevelo3041
2 ай бұрын
I really hope so
@catherineventure3996
2 ай бұрын
I joined the Cathoiic chur h 56 years ago. It took me 8 years to decide ecause it was so Important and I didn't want to backtrack. I have not regretted my decision for one second.i wish I had joined te Catholic even sooner.
When I see Calvin Robinson with his hair per it being short he still makes me smile a decent guy who really cares about his country and his faith a man of passion my God keep him safe and well
His thinking is so clear!! Praise God ❤
I see God's name everywere; shining in the sky, singing in the winds, thundering in the seas, and in all His creation! And I listen to His voice in my conscience, letting me know what is right and wrong! I just cannot understand those who don't feel Him! And I am grateful that He has allowed me to know Him. For those who don't feel Him I would advise them to go to a church when it is empty or just with a few people & sit there quietly for some time.
@KJtheoneandonlyKJ
3 ай бұрын
If someone goes to an apostate or heretical church truly believing that they will receive, know, or feel God, would it actually happen to them?Church is not the answer, Christ is.One can very well lead someone to be pharaisical while the other would lead to life everlasting and liberty.
Fr. Calvin is such an intelligent breath of fresh air. God bless him.
I am a Christian coming back into the community after years of isolation. (TN S Baptist) Rev Robinson is one of the voices that echoed the Holy Spirit and guided me back into church to be around other strong men and women of faith. He pops up in my prayers upon occasion. All leaders need prayers of wisdom.
@davidlillecrapp2960
2 ай бұрын
Congratulations.
@lizh.413
2 ай бұрын
Welcome Home ✝️
He’s rock solid, young Calvin.
@user-mh7fp7ff2m
3 ай бұрын
He is he's great
@IdeologieUK
3 ай бұрын
So true! I’m going to find his church in London and go to a sermon.
It's true that at church, I meet a greater variety of people of different ages, ethnicities, personalities, vocations, and lifestyles. That is one of the things I like most about socializing at church: interacting with people who are different from me.
Thank you for this interview! Excellent. Rev. Calvin is genius and like John the Baptist a voice crying in the wilderness or the prophetic voice of Elijah. God bless you Calvin. Of course we desperately need a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and and a relationship with the Holy Spirit as in Acts 2.
#22:11 I have worked in higher education and for massive corporations. I have seen some truly frightening changes over 30 years. The argument about, "Well, I gotta feed my kids," or "I will make a difference once I'm promoted high enough to do so," is 100% what I've heard so many times. People who exchange their faith and values for comfort and convenience, in my opinion, don't actually value what they claim. I couldn't tell you have many so- called Christians have said this or loud then commit dastardly sins to get ahead at work. Full disclosure, I'VE said similar things for a time. Then, I woke up. I'm working from home now because nobody wants to hire a noncompliant person to modern values. I'm struggling financially but I'm feeling less conflicted everyday. Great conversation.
@MidnightIsolde
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the insight. I suppose the trouble is power, wealth, comfort is corrupting.
@msugda
2 ай бұрын
@@MidnightIsolde"Comfort is corrupting". Wow. Who knew such wisdom could be found on KZread comments?!
“Modern conservative wants to live forever” that is twice in two days that Father Calvin has said something so profound that I had to press pause.
What a beautiful conversation thank you.
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Powerful message, no hysteria, just truth.
I agree with every word thatt fr Calvin says.
How beautifully he encapsulated it all ❤
Jesus is our only option thank you brother
This was one of the best interviews I've ever listened to on these subjects.
Found this very help/useful. Positive traditionalism. Needs to be heard.
Great man, Mr Robinson. You say tough truths with a calm and confident voice and with kindness. Excellent
Excellent questions and direction beginning to end 👏
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!
So profoundly stated about Boundaries.
Excellent interview, so glad to see you having these meaningful discussions with faithful and articulate people.
Fr Calvin is such a breath of fresh air!
Calvin, such a Caring, Genuine man xxxx
Nice to hear you guys kicking ‘round the arguments that assail me every now and then - I find singing in my local Church choir to be particularly uplifting 🙏
How refreshing! Thank you for posting this interview. Father Calvin Robinson is a favorite and a wonderful example of how to speak the truth in love. We need leaders like him showing us the way.
We need more priest like you Fr. Calvin. God bless you.
Chesterton said something along the lines of Tradition was democratic because it gave voice to those who came before us and prevented a tyranny of those who happen to be walking about.
I don’t know how it’s possible Fr. Robinson is not yet married. He is a wonderful and amazingly eligible bachelor!! I pray for him to find his beautiful wife soon! We need more people like him marrying and having big families!
This is a wonderful interview!
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
😁 🙌
Protection of evil priests has driven many away from the church.
The Polish National Church will be blessed to have Fr. Calvin. What an awesome priest!
wow, you should have Fr. back on the show again! :)
Absolutely fantastic interview. I could listen to Calvin all day. Thank you for this video. 🙏🏻✨
Thankyou for speaking courage& truth.🙏👍.A fantastic talk which we all need to heed to. God is the way 🙏🙏
As a Roman Catholic I can say that I remain in my Church as opposition to Francis. However, Calvin speaks for me. God bless him.
I always enjoy listening to Calvin. He always comes across as genuine and caring, if blunt (a good thing in my mind). I'm not at all religious either.
This was an excellent interview. Thank you both
Excellent conversation, thank you!!
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for listening!
"Wokeness is the new Puritanism". Classic and genius!!!
I have loved your conversation, your values. I realise there are good people left in the world. I am eighty now and the world has become unrecognisable in many ways ❤❤
Pink Flloyd had it with the lyric: 'A walk on part in the war, or a lead role in a cage'.
Calvin, mate - easy to say. I’ve also fallen out with the Anglicans, to my absolute heartbreak.
Wonderful Calvin x ĝod bless
Great video. Thank you for posting. Regarding first topic of ways to push back... Church definitely, taverns- sure, don't forget existing organization like KofC. Most of them are very Catholic and in dire need of young blood. The infrastructure is there, let's use it. 😊 Knights of Columbus. Thanks again.
“Let us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice of all things, never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary unto life and salvation.” ― Joseph Smith
Thank you for video Fr is so good and helpful to us.
Thanks for so many words of knowledge and wisdom... may God bless you...
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
Thank you, Valentino! Glad you enjoyed the interview
The saying used in court: "The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth" covers all three types of lies. (1) Lies of facts. (2) Lies of omission. (3) Lies of exaggeration. These are the three main ways the Devil will lie and deceive. He tells Lies that are factually incorrect, he will omit some truth or he will exaggerate something. Crafty Serpent.
Excellent session with Father Calvin
Keep in mind that the American view of persuit of happiness was meaning the persuit of virtue. It sadly has polymorphed into something quite in this day and age.
Thank you for these insights ❤
What a marvelous conversation; thank you for including us in it. My only retort in this refreshing abd truthful discussion is in regard to the Dark Ages .. the man in England responsible for the destruction of monasteries and the keepers of knowledge was the ruler responsible for the English Reformation.
Really lovely
So wonderful to hear Father Calvin put in words those things that describe my thoughts that are hard for me to verbalize.
We are literally forgetting how to FORGET. When the internet is constantly there at the tip of your finger to do all your remembering (thinking) for you, you not only need no longer to remember, you even forget what it means to forget. No more, "What was that actor's name again--you know, the one who was always John Wayne's sidekick? Argh, I'm racking my mind but just can't dredge it up." The energy we'd once have invested even in the recognition of FORGETTING, and its accompanying, constructive attempt at recollection, is, all of it, entirely, displaced, canceled, by the immediate instinct to "google." Our memory, our recollecting, our sometime struggle with forgetting, are reduced to a very nearly involuntary twitch of the index finger. The index finger is the pathway to our new brain, and that brain is stored in a piece of technology that is NOT US. Which reduces "us" to an appendage of the machine.
The reason for the high rates of divorce is that we are too immature to marry, while being totally unaware of our immaturity. We often try to find a person to fulfil our needs, only to dump them when they fail to meet our expectations. Having said that, divorce must remain readily available to people, since nobody should be trapped in an abusive relationship. Sometimes there are no perfect solutions; only the choice between the lesser of two evils. The one thing we need to bear in mind is that in order to love our neighbours as ourselves, we cannot treat people as objects, but must create an I-Thou relationship them; which is not possible if we fail to see the spirit of God in them.
Great interview, thx
We must get over toxic kindness, be prepared to call out both wokeness and Islam bullying. Following Christian tradition is embracing the source of freedom and democracy. Women don’t need an ideology to be free , it’s your G-d given birth right.
A true man of God, a word warrior who represents the Word (Jesus Christ). ✝️🙏🏻💜
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🙏 🤲 ❤ Calvin didnt realise he was so tall
as always totally eloquent, expert expression and comment - should be on all media 24 7
Oh, premature question! He just explained it.
Calvin is so tall !!! 🩵
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2 Chronicles chapter 7 v 14!
The simple problem is that most churches have excluded God by selectively restricting the Word (logos, not capitalised, as per the original texts). Diversity of understanding is rare due to the necessary adherence to divisional doctrine.
You can definitely try...... :)
Not many mothers stay at home with their children anymore…many misbehaved children in school as a result…so sad!
This is a fallen world and there will always be suffering. But there will be joy too.
What a wonderfully, fantastic interview!.. i pray for Calvin's conversion to Catholicism, but his views on the west, what's wrong and what needs to happen to restore Res Publica Christiana, are great!!..God bless Mary protect +++
Jesus was never a pacifist..
@sprezzatura8755
3 ай бұрын
True. Saint Michael!
I recall in the first half of the 20th Century, in the USA, there were enclaves where everybody spoke Spanish or German. Probably other languages too, but I know about those two. These were natural-born US citizens. By the end of the 1970s, though, most of these people had learned reasonable English as well. \ But that is when the guest-worker programs in the US ended and thousands of Mexicans began entering the US illegally.
"If you want to maintain freedom of religion, reassert Christian ity" That is a powerful comment..other alternatives will not tolerate other faiths..
you are so right on dear father and continue the articulation of true, good, beauty. continue the articulation form is not fluid wokeism. .
I love that Fr Calvin always brings the conversation back to Christ every time the host tries to stir it away into secularism. No offense to the host, but it seems while he respects the faith, he does not deem it as necessary, and that is where his mistake is. The Lord tell us in the Gospel: "seek first the kingdom of heaven, and everything else will be added to you".
If we can apply Greek, Roman and European pagan ideas without being Greek, Roman or European Pagan...then why can we not apply Christian ideas without being Christian?
@qqwipz6866
3 ай бұрын
you can build statues of Apollo without worshipping them, but being divorced from the original purpose means you’re using it for a different purpose - in this example, as an allegory for reason and an embodiment of beauty: that means you get a different result from the statue than did the Romans, which is as a belief that they’d appeased the force of reason himself if you divorce objects or ideas from their intended functions, you will inevitably get different results: the Neoliberal West tries to incorporate Christian morals into a secular framework and calls it a universal humanism, and see how well that’s going
@nevbarnes1034
3 ай бұрын
@@qqwipz6866 Yes, you get new results, but are they necessarily worse? It’s way better to appreciate Apollo aesthetically than to worship him. Ending the stigmatisation of gays and rejecting the blood libel against the Jews are both new ideas that I would argue are superior to Biblical ideas. It took eighteen centuries for Christians to formulate an objection to slavery-another new, non-Biblical idea. Meanwhile-one of the best ideas ever, one that has massively improved life for billions of people-the scientific method is wholly absent from Biblical Christianity. I acknowledge the centrality of Christian ideas to the success of the West. However, the failure of Christianity to persuade us in the modern era is not our fault. The apologetics are simply not in place. I would argue we _have no choice_ but to seek either powerful new ideas that solve societal problems, or find powerful new justifications for the old ideas.
@daisyviluck7932
3 ай бұрын
You could, but it would only slow the decay, not stop it.
@sprezzatura8755
3 ай бұрын
If you are living by Christian ideals, how are you not Christian? Why chafe against that? Why is there a need today to rebrand it as something else? Isn't it painfully obvious that our abandonment of Christian values has led to the decline we find ourselves in? And to be replaced by what? Anything and everything apparently. This is not sustainable.
@nevbarnes1034
3 ай бұрын
@@sprezzatura8755 There's a difference between applying a principle, such as the principle of the sovereignty of the individual, and believing the associated dogmas, such as the resurrection of Christ.
Point well taken: We're entering a New Dark Age.
I haven't watched Calvin's debate at Oxford, but I suppose if I'd been in his shoes--well, I suppose two things, actually: first, I suppose I'd never have managed the quality of argument Calvin did, but I also suppose I'd have started (and perhaps ended) with "Who cares what this House thinks on this? This House is not the Church. The Church is not an organ of this House. This House might just as well assert that it believes Jews should eat pork, or Quakers should bear arms, or Moslems should pray facing Copenhagen, not Mecca. For that matter, the Vatican might just as well issue an edict that this House put in new, mauve carpeting and paint its ceiling aquamarine. It's all of the same fabric. Christianity is neither a creation nor the property of this House and it is not in the remotest sense obliged to cater to this House's preferences. Who is this House, after all?"
I live in south London, where do I go?
Everyone knows what to do. They're just not allowed to say it.
I miss Common Sense Crusade.
@MsMounen
3 ай бұрын
He's doing that on Lotus Eaters now, but you have to pay a subscription to see it.
Bergamo!!!! My beloved city!! I lived right behind the square in the intro, piazza Vecchia, and I was an altar boy in the church shown. Btw great video!
@RewiretheWest
3 ай бұрын
so cool, I love that! Beautiful Sita Olta 🥳
Decline or transformation? You think its a worse place ?? Less free ?
Fr. Calvin speaks much sense but I am a little puzzled by his statement that we do not have monasteries any more. There are many Catholic and Anglican monasteries and nunneries in the UK.
Re: early 20th century; Berdyaev wrote WWl was the end of the Enlightenment.
the introductory premise in studying philosophy at university (at some British universities) is ‘There is no truth’ 😰
@1:12:17 so, is he protestnt or catholic? sorry its not clear to me? thanks to anyone who would answer?
@vorynrosethorn903
3 ай бұрын
He is from a high Anglican (Anglo-Catholic) background, but has joined an old break off of the Catholic Church who don't recognise the Pope as infallible.
@gillethsandico
3 ай бұрын
@@vorynrosethorn903 thank you
@roisinpatriciagaffney4087
3 ай бұрын
@vorynrosethorn903 To be Catholic is to believe in papal infallibility. If you don't believe in papal infallibility, you're absolutely not Catholic. I'm Catholic, and a big fan of Calvin, but he should come home to the Catholic faith. We need him. Pax Christi.
Having been rejected (?) by the Anglicans, is Calvin now a Catholic?
What to do about it? Sabotage, malicious compliance, and endless physical training
I wonder if Calvin believes that people who believe in justification by faith in Christ alone are anathema?
I don't agree that contraception is bad. What about women who are married and already have 3 kids and they just don't want anymore? Are they just never supposed to sleep with their husband's again? This is too strict for my taste, too puritan.
@Arvidholders
9 күн бұрын
Three children is actually not so much, if you want to have sex than you should also be open for the possibility of a child, that's part of the Christian marriage. A lot of modernists don't like this put it's part of the deal.
@FFTS
9 күн бұрын
@@Arvidholders Three children isn't too much for who? You? Many people can't even afford to support one child, much less 4 or 5. I have a condition called didelphic uterus and it means I can get pregnant but I don't have room in my uterus for a baby to grow. So am I supposed to never have sex for my whole life? If you say yes, you're a cruel authoritarian.
So, presumably, interracial marriage is 'unnatural'? i.e. 'tribes' should remain 'pure'?
He's so right about the Muslim "religion". It plagiarised the two older monotheistic religions, then declared THEM to be perversions. What downright cheek.