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Question Corner: Weekly Friday sacrifices actually never went away — Jenna Marie Cooper
Q: While answering a question about vegetarians and vegans during Lent, you mentioned the requirement for continuing a penance on Fridays, even if not...
Question Corner: Eastern churches and infant communion; distracted minds during Mass — Jenna Marie...
Q: Why do Orthodox Christians confirm their infants at baptism and also permit babies to receive the Eucharist, and why do Catholics wait? (Deer...
Question Corner: Can laypeople absolve sins for the dying? Is chanting permitted in Novus...
Q: If someone is dying, can anyone hear their confession and offer absolution? (Fredericksburg, PA)
A: No. Only an ordained priest has the power to...
Question Corner: Holy Day scheduling explained; how vegetarians honor Lenten abstinence — Jenna Marie...
Q: Why do Holy Days of Obligation differ from year to year, diocese to diocese, and around the world? (Los Angeles, Calif.)
A: Holy days...
Question Corner: Elucidating the annulment process — Jenna Marie Cooper
One challenge of my work as a judge in a diocesan marriage tribunal is that, in one sense, nobody is happy to have to...
Question Corner: Leaving Mass early; why the Paschal candle isn’t always lit — Jenna...
Q: Can I leave Mass after the blessing, or must I wait for the recessional hymn to be sung? (Syosset, New York)
A: The final...
Question Corner: Common confession queries answered — Jenna Marie Cooper JCL
Q: Why must I confess to a priest, when I can just talk to God? (Newark, N.J.)
A: Jesus told his Apostles: “Whose sins you...
Question Corner: The difference between orders and vows; laypeople as saints — Jenna Marie...
Q: What is the difference between Orders and Vows? Are nuns actually laypersons? (Glendale, Calif.)
A: Holy Orders is the sacrament through which a baptized...
Question Corner: What is the current disposition on celebration of Latin Mass?
Q: What's going on with the Latin Mass, and why do some priests like to celebrate it while others don't? (Ocean View, Del.)
A: It's...
Question Corner: Interestingly, the Church has clear teachings on the ethical treatment of animals
Q: What is the church's position on the treatment of animals? My vegetarian friend believes it is immoral to kill animals even for food....