Tag: Question Corner
Question Corner: What’s the true definition of a miracle, and why...
Q: A two-point question: It is common to hear, "It's a miracle," for a sports comeback victory. Does the church actually have a definition...
Question Corner: Eastern churches and infant communion; distracted minds during Mass...
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...
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: The origins of Limbo explained; does God hear silent...
Q: What happened to Limbo? (Sacramento, Cal.)
A: Traditionally, limbo was thought of as a “place” in the afterlife that was neither heaven nor purgatory,...
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...