Jenna Marie Cooper J.C.L., OSV News
Question Corner: What authority does the Church have that requires confession...
Q: A Protestant minister (formerly a Catholic) said that the church's authority to grant absolution in confession expired upon Christ's death. What authority does...
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: No, the catechism does not say we are ‘God’...
Q: I'm reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church and have a question about ccc 460. Can you please fully explain the lines: “For...
Question Corner: Does Sunday count when making our Lenten sacrifices? —...
Q: I understand that the 40 days of Lent do not include Sundays, because every Sunday is a "little Easter" when we remember and...
Question Corner: Weekly Friday sacrifices actually never went away — Jenna...
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...
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: 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...
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: What exactly are sacramentals, and explaining holy water
Q: What are sacramentals and why must they be burned or buried? (St. Cloud, Minnesota)
A: The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines sacramentals as...