Jenna Marie Cooper J.C.L., OSV News
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...
Question Corner: Does Church recognize Protestant denominations as having ‘Real Presence’?...
Q: What is the church currently teaching about the Real Presence in other denominations? I thought that at one time we recognized both the...
Question Corner: Are Nativity scenes outside churches an accurate representation?
Q: Now that the holidays are here many churches, not just Catholic, have nativity scenes on public display. In most of these, Joseph and...
Question Corner: Is there one single source for all things Catholic?...
Q: Is there an authoritative recommended single source of information on all the many Roman Catholic traditions such as behavior and rituals in church...
Question Corner: Two days of obligation mean two days of Mass...
Q: Since Christmas is on Monday this year, can I go to a Christmas Vigil Mass on Sunday and have it fulfill my Sunday...
Question Corner: Are there rules for Catholics and Christmas trees?
Q: When I was a kid we put up the Christmas tree on Christmas Eve and took it down a day or two after...
Question Corner: Finding emergency baptismal records, and the mystery of Purgatory
Q: My cousin is getting married soon and will need to obtain a copy of her baptismal certificate for inclusion in the pre-nuptial enquiry....
Question Corner: Why disposable plastic cups are inappropriate for Catholic communion
Q: My parish recently returned to communion under the second species. A Eucharistic Minister holds one cup and one cloth and does one wipe...