The Brian Holdsworth Podcast

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.

A new study links traditional liturgical practices to belief in the Real Presence. The conversation highlights reception on the tongue, consecration bells, and Latin Mass attendance as formative habits. It argues bodily gestures and reverent rites shape belief more than explanations. The case for recovering traditional practices to renew Eucharistic faith is made plainly.

The idea for this video came from my own experience in protestant churches before I became Catholic as well as from interactions I've had since becoming Catholic, especially on my YouTube channel in which I encounter a lot of the same remarks and arguments from protestants about Catholics over and over, and instead of responding to them each time, I thought it would be more useful to be able to direct them to a video that catalogues them and responds to them. So that gave me the idea to make a video called "Stupid things that Protestants say to Catholics", but I thought, to be fair, I should try to put the shoe on the other foot first and consider what kinds of things we Catholics say to Protestants that could be described in the same way.