This is About Way More Than Liturgy

About this sermon

The Crackdown on the Latin Mass Isn’t About “Preference”. Support the channel by visiting: https://brianholdsworth.ca/help When Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, NC, issued the strictest crackdown yet on the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM), it sparked more than local controversy — it reignited the Church’s broader “liturgy wars.” In this video, I respond to the predictable yet deeply flawed narrative that Traditional Latin Catholics are simply too “attached to their preferences.” Far from a matter of taste, this is about culture, community, and the transmission of the faith itself. 🕑 Timestamps: 0:00 – Introduction: Why Charlotte is making headlines 0:50 – The false framing of “liturgical preference” 2:00 – What if this happened to Eastern Catholics? 2:43 – Why liturgy is more than personal taste 3:49 – What’s really being lost: communities, not just rites 4:32 – My family’s story and why we attend the TLM 7:37 – Cultural decay in modern liturgy and youth attrition 8:39 – Liturgy as the Church’s highest form of culture 10:11 – Why this isn’t just about nostalgia — it’s about salvation 🙏 Don’t forget to like, share, and subscribe if this resonates with your experience. Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: http://pauljernberg.com Podcast Version: https://brianholdsworth.libsyn.com/