The Brian Holdsworth Podcast

The evil revealed in elite scandals like Epstein's is not shocking if you understand modern philosophy's influence. When a culture elevates sensation as the primary human experience and abandons objective truth, goodness, and beauty, it produces boredom, addiction, and an obsessive search for novelty. In ordinary people this results in distraction and vice. In the powerful, it becomes dangerous — because their access to limitless choice pushes them toward increasingly exotic and morally unthinkable experiences.

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.

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.

"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.

"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.

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

"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.

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

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

"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

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.

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.

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.