Jenna Marie Cooper J.C.L., OSV News
Question Corner: Code of Canon Law affirms validity of Pope Benedict’s...
Q: Did Pope Benedict XVI validly resign even though he did not renounce the munus? (Scottsville, Va.)
A: As many of us will recall, on...
Question Corner: Does obligation to attend Mass expire at a certain...
Q: My older sister told me that after age 80, you are relieved of the duty to attend Sunday Mass. I didn't believe her...
Question Corner: What do those who already avoid meat do for...
Q: Now that we are in Lent, most Catholics I know are doing "fish on Fridays" to conform to the fasting and abstinence requirement....
Question Corner: Rules about intinction, and the nature of the Devil
Q: Where exactly in the Catechism of the Catholic Church does it say we can receive Communion by intinction? Our parish has started doing...
Question Corner: If a person marries outside the Church, are they...
Q: My son is dating a Protestant girl. If my son married outside of the Catholic Church, is he not permitted to take the...
Question Corner: Does watching a televised or streamed Mass fulfill our...
Q: In the past few weeks, due to extreme weather, I've missed Mass a couple of times. My parish has a Facebook channel, so...
Question Corner: Should a Catholic date someone whose marriage has not...
Q: Can there be situations where a Catholic can date another person who has been divorced but has not yet received a declaration of...
Question Corner: How can Orthodox churches have a valid celebration of...
Q: How is it possible that the Orthodox practice of the sacrament of the Eucharist would ever be considered as the true body and...
Question Corner: Why so much incense at Mass; Isn’t devotion better...
Q: Our daughter has totally given up going to church because of the relentless use of incense at each Mass. It doesn't bother me...
Question Corner: Why Christmas doesn’t end at the Epiphany — Jenna...
Q: I always thought the end of the Christmas season came with Epiphany and the arrival of the Magi. A priest recently said the...