The Church is Not Its Own Infection
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
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Stupid Things Protestants Say to Catholics
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
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Stupid Things Catholics Say About Protestants
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
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...
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On The Death of Pope Benedict XVI
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
Some spontaneous thoughts as the popular struggle over the narrative starts to take shape in the aftermath of the death of Pope BXVI.
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Fake Hypocritical Christians
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: It’s often claimed that the Church is full of fake and hypocritical Christians. A common refrain from non-Christians is that they like Jesus, but not his followers. There’s even a popular quote that I believe is misattributed to Gandhi which goes something like, “I like your Christ, but not your Christians. They are so unlike your Christ.” And even if Ghandi never said that, the popularity of this quote suggests that it resonates with a lot of people. And as a somebody that is part...
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Xmas & Christmas by C.S. Lewis
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
I recently read this tongue-in-cheek essay by C.S. Lewis and thought it would be a great reflection for your Christmas viewing. With his unrivaled wit and charity, Lewis assaults the strange habit of modern X-mas traditions in which we buy cards and gifts for people we don't like or want to buy for, exhaust our appetites through gluttony, and weary our stamina with "the rush", which he concludes, nobody would be willing to do to celebrate a religious feast in honor of a God they don't believe in - for that would be lunacy. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more...
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They Want To Be Catholic In A Different Way
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
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Formal Prayer Vs. Unscripted Prayer
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
When I was a newly minted Christian and a young adult, what seemed most obvious to me about my prayer life was the preference for an organic, improvised style of personal prayer at the expense of something formal and scripted. This meant a conversational style rather than reciting prayers from memory. I took this sentiment so seriously that I would adapt prayers that I knew I should be praying, like the Our Father, into a language that was more idiosyncratic to the way I speak. What was ironic about this is that in doing so, I was conceding a recognition that there are prayers that I ought to...
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Can Catholics Support Affirmative Action?
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
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Steer Clear of the Corporate Moral Creed
The Brian Holdsworth Podcast
Why is it that corporations today are so enthusiastic about punctuating the work they do with moral instruction when it really has nothing to do with who they are or what the purpose of their corporate enterprise is? For example, a major telecommunications company in Canada has assigned themselves to be the champion of mental health by encouraging conversation and destigmatization in their advertising content. But honestly, if I want to grow in my understanding of mental health and the afflictions of real people, I’m not going to turn to my cell phone carrier for advice – because, why...
info_outlineThe 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.