Tag: Question Corner
Question Corner: In the case of Sister Wilhelmina, does incorrupt also...
Q: Does the incorrupt body of the Benedictine nun, Sr. Wilhelmina, mean that she is a saint? What does the church think of it?...
Question Corner: What it means when a group says they will...
Q: “If I send a donation to some group that says they’ll remember my intentions at Mass, how does that work? They can’t possibly...
Question Corner: Clarifying teaching on women priests, and repairing saint’s statues...
Q: Why doesn’t the church allow women to be priests? (Location withheld)
A: The reason why women can't be ordained priests is because of the...
Question Corner: Does original sin need an update? Is a crucifix...
Q: My Catholic grandmother used to say that "original sin" was a sort of stamp all people since Adam and Eve have been born...
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...