Brian Holdsworth

How do Catholics prioritize between candidates who all endorse and accept certain Catholic social teachings while rejecting others, especially when abortion is one of them?

Attention Philosophy teachers. The theological college of which I am a board member is hiring a professor for a new great books Catholic Studies program. If you're interested and don't mind living among the rugged people of the North, please consider applying: https://buff.ly/356V9EU

"I think the time for standing on the sidelines and waiting for someone or something to renew the Church has expired."

If you haven't already, everyone should go follow this incredibly courageous little boy. https://www.facebook.com/PrayingWithCarson/

Wolves in Shepherd's Clothing...

If we complain about the state of political debate today, maybe we should look in the mirror since we're more preoccupied with the landing patterns of a fly then the actual issues that profoundly affect our lives.

Someone on the YouTube channel asked me how my life has been improved by embracing Catholicism. This was my reply: Our outcomes are determined by our ethical choices. Every day we make countless choices that produce alternative outcomes. Wrong decisions produce bad outcomes. We can either embrace that process blind ("I did it my way" - Sinatra) or we can rely, to a degree, on those who came before us and traced a bit of a map as they went. This dynamic is inherent in every ph...ilosophy or way of life. That, alone, is worth exploring. The person with the map is going to find their way in the wilderness better than the person who's just winging it. Furthermore, the older a philosophy or way of life is, the more it's been tested for accuracy/effectiveness. If it's still around and people are still espousing it, that's another good sign. An untested philosophy is no better than not having a map. These are the aspects of reason. Reason can tell us much about how to live and more heads are better than one. That gets us quite far. But if God exists, and he made us, and he's willing to let us in on some vital information about how to live, then that would, presumably help much more in making those every day decisions. Christianity makes this claim, and my experience confirms it. My life was stalling fast before I started relying on the ethical framework that Catholicism upholds. After I started living that way, my life started to take shape in ways I know it wouldn't have otherwise. Lastly, Christianity, makes a further claim that not only will God tell you how to live, he'll grant you a supernatural grace (his divine life) to help you make the right choices. This is another thing that my experience has confirmed for me. The days I prioritize prayer/sacraments are the days I flourish. When I neglect the sources of grace I rely on, the effects are undeniably negative. See more

Praying for a miracle for Lauren and her family.

What's the best music for mass?

This video is one that I've been anticipating because I believe it is so important. I accidentally published it at the wrong time and now it's getting penalized by YouTube's algorithm. Could you help me out and share it with as many people as possible? It will also be published on Facebook later today. Thanks everyone! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvyqrYzybv0

If taking one's clothes off is a symptom of women's empowerment, can someone explain why men aren't expected to be similarly 'empowered'?

Dealing with Traditionalist Catholics

"As a matter of fact, it is generally the man who is not ready to argue, who is ready to sneer. That is why, in recent literature, there has been so little argument and so much sneering." GK Chesterton, 1933