Catholic Review
Inspiring the Archdiocese of Baltimore
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments
If a parish is able to have at least a weekly Sunday Mass, then there would likewise seem to be enough of a priestly presence in that area to allow penitents to have their individual confessions heard within a reasonable time frame.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments
While a spiritual communion might be a praiseworthy aid to one’s spiritual life, it is not the same thing as a physical, sacramental Communion.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Eucharist, Question Corner
This can be a hard truth, but it is good to understand that this inability to receive Communion is part of a consistent theological rationale, as opposed to being something arbitrary.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Respect Life
Looking at the crime of abortion specifically, one meaningful phrase in the relevant canon is that the penalty applies to those “who actually procure an abortion.” We can read “actually procure” as meaning: “directly and intentionally bringing about an abortion in a specific instance.”
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner, Worship & Sacraments
While the church expects confessions to be heard in a designated confessional under ordinary circumstances, there are times when it would be permissible to celebrate the sacrament someplace else.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
I don’t think it would be wrong to see this episode as one more illustration of Jesus’ humanity — i.e., Jesus was hungry and then disappointed at the lack of figs.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
The first few weeks of Ordinary Time occur during the winter, until it is interrupted by Lent and the Easter season. After the Easter season closes with Pentecost, Ordinary Time resumes and carries on through late spring until early winter with the beginning of Advent.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
The church teaches that deliberately and purposefully seeking to separate the procreative and unitive aspects of the marital act is intrinsically wrong.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
There are ways to work out complicated irregular marriages so that a person can regain a full sacramental life in the church, but every situation is unique and comes with its own set of concerns and nuances.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Health Care, Question Corner
Catholics should not practice or receive reiki, because it would be inappropriate, if not spiritually dangerous, for a Catholic to seek out purely supernatural healing apart from Christian prayer or the sacraments.
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Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner
These days, it can be expensive to run a Catholic school, but at the same time Catholic education should be accessible to those who are striving to raise their children in the faith.
