Question Corner: Sports fandom and sin, a little-known U.S. apparition September 1, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Sports It would be wrong to harbor a wish or a desire for anyone’s serious and real harm. It likely would be a sin to, for instance, hope specifically that the star player on the opposite team sustains a career-ending injury, or that some other tragedy would befall the team or its players.
Question Corner: A priest with grandchildren and a question on tattoos August 26, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Provided that he is otherwise suitable, a man can be ordained to the priesthood if he is presently unmarried and willing to commit to a life of chaste celibacy going forward — even if he had been previously married or is a father to children.
Question Corner: prayer’s validity and whether priests can make mistakes August 22, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner God is indeed present always and everywhere, and he loves us unconditionally no matter where we are. It’s not as though God is somehow absent from us unless (or until) we say a certain prayer.
Question Corner: Post-COVID, why can’t we use intinction rather than the communal cup? August 8, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The Unites States Conference of Catholic Bishops specifically allows for the possibility of intinction in its document “Norms for the Distribution and Reception of Holy Communion under Both Kinds in the Dioceses of the United States of America.”
Question Corner: Is it a sin to argue? July 31, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Simply having an emotion is morally neutral experience, so merely feeling angry is certainly not a sin.
Question Corner: Are Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation heretics or in heaven? July 25, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Heresy consists of an obstinate — that is, persistent and stubborn — rejection of Catholic teaching by a person after they were baptized.
Question Corner: Who is condemned and why do Catholics wear crucifixes? July 18, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner As Catholics, we believe that God created us with free will, meaning that we decide for ourselves to love God and seek to follow his commandments; or we can choose to reject or ignore God.
Question Corner: Why can’t any sacrament be received at any church? July 6, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Some sacraments are intended to be ordinarily celebrated in specific churches, and marriage is one of these sacraments.
Question Corner: Baptismal certificate function; annulments and hell June 28, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner When Catholics request a copy of their baptismal certificate, their parish of baptism issues a new hard copy based on the information in the baptismal register.
Question Corner: How can Father Rupnik remain a priest after dismissal from Jesuits? June 21, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner Religious life is a call to follow Christ more closely by living a vowed life in community according to the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
Question Corner: Can an “ecumenical Catholic service” satisfy our Sunday obligation? June 14, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The short answer to your question is that anything other than a normal Catholic Mass would not fulfill one’s Sunday obligation.
Question Corner: Is incorrupt Sister Wilhelmina possibly a saint? June 6, 2023By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Saints In the canonization process, the state of the person’s mortal remains is of minimal relevance.
