The Brian Holdsworth Podcast

Brian Holdsworth
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Interviews and commentaries from Brian Holdsworth. Topics include theology, philosophy, current events, culture, music, art, liturgy, tradition, education, and more - with an appreciation for the treasure of tradition.

  1. FEB 10

    The SSPX Controversy Reveals a Bigger Problem

    Why does the Society of St. Pius X provoke such intense reactions among Catholics—especially among those who have no real connection to them? Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help  In this video, I don't argue whether the SSPX is schismatic or whether they should be excommunicated. Instead, I look at something deeper and more widespread: the culture of online "chattering" that erupts whenever a controversial Church topic hits the headlines - and why that habit does real damage to Christian unity, charity, and credibility. Drawing on history, St. Thomas Aquinas, and common sense, I argue that many Catholics mistake being informed for being authoritative, and opinion for competence. The result is a cycle of outrage that solves nothing and often makes the Church look worse to outsiders. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com

    18 min

  2. JAN 9

    The Only Reply You Need to these Muslim Arguments

    Can God die? Muslims often argue that the Trinity and the Incarnation are incoherent, but their own theology makes that argument impossible. Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help Islam's dominant Divine Command Theory teaches that God can will anything whatsoever, even what seems incoherent or contradictory. Therefore Muslims cannot logically argue that the Trinity or the Incarnation are impossible, because their own theology denies any intrinsic limits on God's power. At most they can claim that God wouldn't do these things, which shifts the burden of proof and collapses their usual objections.

    16 min

  3. JAN 7

    Worship is Antithetical to Entertainment

    Modern entertainment trains us to live for self-pleasure, turning us inward and making us passive consumers, whereas true worship trains us in sacrifice, gratitude, and outward-facing love; because these orientations are opposites, a culture addicted to entertainment is structurally incapable of sustaining real worship or belief in God.

    17 min

  4. JAN 3

    Mormon Accidentally Proves Catholicism

    In this podcast, I analyze the recent debate between Catholic apologist Joe Heschmeyer and Mormon apologist Jacob Hansen, and show how his central LDS argument for a "Great Apostasy" commits a fatal logical fallacy: if not Catholicism, therefore Mormonism. I explain why this reasoning collapses, why the burden of proof is on the one claiming the Church disappeared, and how the historical record actually ends up pointing straight back to Catholicism.

    15 min

  5. 12/23/2025

    The Big Christmas Lie

    "When you seek to fill an infinite need with finite material means, no amount of consumption will satisfy." Sponsor: https://exodus90.com/brian Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help Every year, secular Christmas extends itself further into sectors of seasons and places it doesn't belong. It seems that no amount of time, no quantity of purchases, no amount of decorations, and no amount of indulgence will finally be enough for people who seem to need Christmas to meet some need that they have that is far greater than any Christmas display or material consumption will satisfy. Perhaps this is because we have an infinite need to worship the infinite God who alone can satisfy this need that we have. Instead, we're trying to meet the infinite need with finite solutions, and we find we are unsatisfied as a result, committing ourselves to more, and greater consumption to try to appease the restlessness of our dissatisfaction.

    11 min

  6. 12/16/2025

    Protestants Don't Really Practice Sola Scriptura

    "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.

    16 min

  7. 12/12/2025

    Feminism: The Shadow Church w/ Dr. Carrie Gress

    "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

    1h 36m

  8. 12/12/2025

    Canada's Insane New Hate Speech Law

    "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.

    16 min
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Interviews and commentaries from Brian Holdsworth. Topics include theology, philosophy, current events, culture, music, art, liturgy, tradition, education, and more - with an appreciation for the treasure of tradition.

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  • Creator
    Brian Holdsworth
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
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