Jenna Marie Cooper J.C.L., OSV News
Question Corner: Does it matter where we make our confession?
Q: Our parish priest has decided to forego the confessional and now stands at the foot of the altar and makes us go to...
Question Corner: Use prudence when considering revelations, apparitions, locutions
Q: I have a question on discernment of private revelations. I don’t mean big ones like Medjugorje, etc., but individuals who say they “have...
Question Corner: Does lack of faith prevent healing from happening?
Q: When I was Evangelical, we were told Jesus wanted to heal us, every time; we need only ask “in his name.” If we...
Question Corner: Are ‘little white lies’ wrong?
Q: Is it always wrong in every case to lie? What about the so-called “little white lie?”' I’m thinking of situations where you tell...
Question Corner: Divorce situations for Catholics that do not require annulments
Q: Are there certain divorce situations for Catholics that do not require annulments? I'm thinking about Justice of the Peace marriages, marriages at sea...
Question Corner: What constitutes an annulment and how much should it...
Q: My cousin told me I could get an annulment for $1,000. Is that still true? (Washington, D.C.)
A: It’s important to keep in mind...
Question Corner: Are the martyrs of the English Reformation heretics or...
Q: Do you think the martyrs of the English Reformation went to heaven even though they were teaching communion to be symbolic and not...
Question Corner: In sports, pray for victory not harm; the little-known...
Q: Is it a sin to go to a ballgame and wish bad things for the other team? (Austin, Tex.)
A: I suppose that depends...
Question Corner: Explaining spiritual communion and whether or not priests can...
Q: We’ve been wondering about the wording in the prayer used for those who attend Sunday Mass virtually. The phrases: “Come AT LEAST spiritually...
Question Corner: Celibacy and widowed men who are priests; Marian devotion...
Q: My new parish priest's wife died before he became a priest. He sometimes even talks about his grandchildren during the homily. Why is...