De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

You may recall some of the concern expressed about the legitimacy of having Fr. Timothy Radcliffe, a name synonymous with dissent from Catholic doctrine, headlining at the Flame Youth event. Fr. Radcliffe is a priest in good standing, but has publicly expressed some very dodgy ideas. Fr. Timothy used his address to the Divine Mercy Conference in Dublin as an opportunity to criticise the traditional Catholic understanding of the importance of teaching fellow sinners dogmatic and moral truths that safeguard the divine truths entrusted to the Church by God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Fr. Timothy's dissent was investigated on EWTN's Celtic Connections ? Fr. Timothy expressed the hope that Pope Francis will allow divorced and re-married Catholics to receive Holy Communion, despite this being a doctrinal contradiction? Fr. Timothy who is one of the celebrants of the controversial Soho Masses ? Fr. Timothy said of homosexuality: “How does all of ...

I thought this video from Fr. Paul Nicholson provided a very clear explanation of where we are right now. He explains the work done by Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI as well as what is going on right now and how we should react: "The voice of the faithful must sound the alarm!!"

I have often wondered why quite a lot of people at Mass hold their hands out like the priest during the Our Father. I've never heard anything about why it is done or what it means, so personally, I've never done it, since it is my habit to only do things for a reason and once I understand them. Today I came across this video from Fr. Paul Nicholson which I found really interesting because it is not simply remedial, it also explains where this practice comes from and gives some really useful history and context. Fr. Paul has a really gentle way of explaining things like this and really should be applauded for doing this. I would love to hear what you think of his explanation here. Should You Hold Out Your Hands During The Our Father?