"If Scripture alone produces 'wrong' conclusions unless filtered through Protestant tradition, then Scripture is not the final authority—Protestant interpretation is." Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support A doctrine that cannot produce its own intended end (reliable knowledge) without extra-scriptural authorities fails on its own terms. Sola Scriptura claims that Scripture alone is sufficient to produce authoritative knowledge of faith and morals, yet in practice Protestant theology constantly corrects the conclusions people naturally reach from Scripture—especially in passages like James 2 or John 6. This shows that Scripture is not functioning as the final authority; instead, Protestant interpretive frameworks are.
"Feminism is the shadow Church - it mimics the faith with a sacrament, it has commandments, it evangelizes, and it offers a whole ethos for women." Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support
"Good laws are designed to judge visible actions, not internal emotional states." Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help Clear laws protect ordinary people. Vague laws empower authorities. In this video, I explain why legal certainty is essential to justice, how hate-speech laws undermine the rule of law, and why criminalizing intent and offense opens the door to arbitrary enforcement and abuse of power — using real-world examples from the UK, Canada, and beyond.
"If validity is all that mattered, the Church wouldn't bother with all these other instructions, and it certainly wouldn't have rewritten the liturgy at a massive cost to unity, tradition, and pastoral peace." Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com/ Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support The idea that the Latin Mass and Novus Ordo are "equal" simply because both are valid collapses liturgy into its bare minimum. The Church repeatedly teaches that validity is only the floor, not the measure of excellence. If validity were all that mattered, the Church would never have issued extensive liturgical norms, nor undertaken the most disruptive liturgical reform in its history. Honest evaluation is therefore not judgmentalism but necessary for genuine reform and unity. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
My interview with Catholic convert and emerging Catholic apologist, Christian Wagner. Christian's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@MilitantThomist Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
Modern culture tells men they're inherently oppressive and tells women the Church despises them — both lies. Modern culture often pits men and women against each other — and even Christians are getting caught in the polarization. In this video, Brian unpacks the roots of anti-Catholic slander, the failures of radical feminism, the resentments forming among young men, and how the Christian tradition—not paganism, not secularism—offers the only real path toward healing between the sexes. Along the way, he explains why the Church has never taught that women are soulless or inferior, how Christianity historically elevated the dignity of women, and why faithful women's voices (including in Catholic media) remain important today. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
"Asking for proof of a miracle is like demanding proof of the proof; miracles are the proof." Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com/ Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support Responding to a question by @GospelSimplicity #Miracles function as God's own verification system: events that exceed natural explanation and require no specialized knowledge to understand. #Eucharistic miracles, especially those scientifically examined and repeatedly revealing AB blood and living heart tissue, serve as external, divine endorsements of the Catholic Church's sacramental claims. They demonstrate that God accompanies #Catholic #worship with signs exactly where the Church claims #Christ is truly present. Demanding "proof of the proof" misunderstands miracles: they aren't puzzles to solve but signs meant to be witnessed, inviting humility rather than hubris.
Modesty is a virtue that sits in the mean between vanity and slovenliness, so honoring the occasion of Mass, not avoiding attention, is what actually matters. Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian/ Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support This video unpacks the "Would she be welcome in your church?" meme and the broader assumptions behind it. Brian challenges the stereotype that traditional Catholics are unwelcoming while progressives are inclusive, shares personal stories, and explains why modesty, decorum, and appropriate dress are moral questions rooted in virtue—not aesthetics or personal preference. Drawing from lived experience and St. Thomas Aquinas, he argues that "externals" matter because they reflect inward dispositions, especially in the context of worship. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
Interview with Fr. Casey Cole, OFM Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/support I sit down with Fr. Casey Cole to discuss his experience joining the Franciscans, renewal in the Church, accusations of infidelity/heresy, the perils of celebrity and social media, the need for the Church to offer guidance for influencers, division in the Church, and more. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
"Protestantism cannot surpass Catholicism in its claims because it depends on it for its very existence. A stream can't rise higher than its source; a derivative cannot exceed its principle." Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com/ Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help When I first became a Christian, I wanted to find the Church Jesus actually founded. But the deeper I looked into Protestantism and Catholicism, the more one thing became clear: Protestantism has no real unity apart from its opposition to the Catholic Church. In this video, I explore why Protestantism's identity depends on Catholicism, why visible unity was central to Christ's prayer in John 17, and how the early Church's structure, sacraments, and authority leave only one credible option for anyone seeking the original Christian faith.
We're never actually evaluating the best arguments for or against God; we're evaluating the best arguments we can understand. Which says more about us than about the truth being evaluated. Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com/Support the channel: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help Sometimes, faith isn't a conclusion we reason our way into, it's a step we dare to take when reason reaches its limits. In this episode, Brian shares a recent conversation with a viewer who's sincerely searching for truth but feels stuck between compelling arguments for and against God. Through that story, he unpacks why many of our deepest choices, including faith, can't rest on intellect alone, and why the pursuit of meaning, happiness, community, and eternal hope still make Christianity the most rational choice of all. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
Conservatives Need to Stop Prioritizing Unity Over Truth Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help The Church of England's decision to nominate a woman as Archbishop of Canterbury has sparked yet another fracture in global Anglicanism — a vivid example of how progressives often prize ideology over unity. Meanwhile, conservatives in both Church and politics repeatedly choose compromise and patience, valuing cohesion even as institutions crumble around them. In this video, Brian Holdsworth argues that conservatives must stop mistaking tolerance for virtue, recover the courage of the early Church, and push back against ideologies that destroy faith, culture, and community.
"Anything not properly ordered becomes disordered, and the Church is no exception. If we give lesser goods priority over greater ones, the effects will always reveal disorder." Sponsor: https://recusantcellars.com/ Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help We often assume moral choices are about good versus evil—but what happens when the choice is between two goods? In this video, Brian Holdsworth explores how disordered priorities among competing goods have led to the Church's current crises—from collapsing vocations to confusion about faith and worship. By looking at the hierarchy of goods, the nature of supernatural faith, and the consequences of misplaced priorities like ecumenism and social activism, this video makes the case that the Church's renewal depends on recovering right order—beginning with faith and the liturgy. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com
"If you blame the Latin Mass for dissent, you're necessarily claiming the Latin Mass is harmful — and that's something the Church can never say." Sponsor: https://catholicmatch.com/ Join the Community: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help When Catholic commentator Mike Lewis claimed that Traditional Latin Mass communities are "not in communion" with the wider Church, he crossed a serious line. In this video, I respond directly to his article, correcting false claims and showing why Latin Mass Catholics are among the most faithful in belief and practice.
Dr. Taylor Marshall Interview. Sponsor: https://recusantcellars.com/ Join the Community: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help In this conversation, Brian Holdsworth sits down with Dr. Taylor Marshall to discuss his conversion to the Catholic Church, his experience of becoming a prominent voice in the Church, his surprise of becoming a controversial figure, discussing Church intrigue, reconciling your faith in spite of scandals, polarization of the Church, synodality and dialoguing with those who disagree, and his vision for renewal in society according to Catholic social teachings.
Pope Leo XIV's first apostolic exhortation, Dilexi Te, has already drawn headlines and controversy — but what does it actually say? In this video, I summarize the key themes, correct media misrepresentations, and explain why Catholics should approach it with humility and openness. Sponsor: https://recusantcellars.com/ Join the Community: https://brianholdsworth.locals.com/
Why You Should Be Orthodox (and Not a Modernist) Support the community: https://brianholdsworth.locals.com/ There are two kinds of Christians in the Church today: those who believe it's all real—and those who treat it like a social club. In this video, Brian Holdsworth explores the difference between authentic faith and modernist imitation. Drawing on vivid analogies and personal conviction, he explains why orthodoxy isn't about rigidity—it's about survival, integrity, and salvation.
As a former metalhead and guitarist, I wrestled with that question after becoming Catholic. In this video, I explore what great thinkers like Plato, Aristotle, the Church Fathers, and St. Thomas Aquinas actually said about music, emotion, and virtue — and how those insights might apply to modern music like heavy metal.
Cannibalization of Pop Culture: Why Disney and Hollywood Are Collapsing Support the channel, join our community: https://brianholdsworth.locals.com/ Pop culture was supposed to be the "common culture" of our age. But as Disney, Marvel, and other cultural giants fail spectacularly—remaking classics into flops and replacing tradition with ideology—we're witnessing the bankruptcy of pop culture itself. In this video, I argue that pop culture isn't really culture at all: it's anti-culture. It divides instead of unites, isolates instead of bonds, and replaces authentic tradition with shallow consumerism.
Are modern panhandlers the same as the begging poor of Jesus' time? Sponsor: https://realestateforlife.org/ Join: https://brianholdsworth.locals.com/ Christians today face a real dilemma at every street corner: how do we obey Christ's command to love the poor without enabling vice or being naïve about modern homelessness? In this video, I reflect on how panhandling in our cities differs from the "begging poor" of biblical times, explain why Christian concern for the poor is unique, and draw on St. Thomas Aquinas and Scripture to show how prudence and mercy work together. If you've ever wondered whether to hand cash to a panhandler or how to direct your almsgiving, this episode offers a thoughtful, Catholic perspective.