question corner CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does the Polish National Catholic Church have a valid celebration of the Eucharist? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 13, 20244 min read In our lives as Catholics, we are not only obligated and privileged to partake in the Eucharist, but we are also called to maintain communion with the body of Christ, which is the church, which is united visibly under the teaching authority of the Holy Father in Rome. CommentaryLentQuestion Corner Question Corner: For those who avoid meat anyway, is there another Lenten Friday penance? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 7, 20244 min read if you personally feel that Friday abstinence during Lent is not enough of a sacrifice to be spiritually beneficial for you, you are certainly free to incorporate another penitential practice in addition to abstinence on Fridays. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Are you relieved of the duty to attend Mass on Sunday at a certain age? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 28, 20244 min read An 80-something Catholic in good health who was capable of physically traveling to Mass would be just as bound to observe the Sunday obligation as their younger counterparts. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Did Pope Benedict XVI validly resign? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 21, 20244 min read Pope Benedict clearly manifested his intention to step down; his resignation announcement was made at a meeting of the College of Cardinals and in front of several journalists. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is Communion by intinction permissible, and is the devil a being? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 15, 20244 min read The practice of administering Holy Communion by intinction — i.e., where the minister dips the host in the precious blood, which the communicant then receives on the tongue — is certainly “legal” and is an established option for receiving communion under both kinds. CommentaryQuestion Corner Does watching a televised Mass provide spiritual nourishment? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 7, 20244 min read A true fully, conscious and active participation in the Mass is understood to require our literal, physical presence at the liturgy. Because of this, watching Mass on a screen would not fulfill the Sunday obligation. CommentaryQuestion Corner Why so much incense at Mass, and isn’t devotion better than obedience? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 17, 20243 min read The smoke that rises from the burning of incense has for millennia been understood by the Christian community as a symbol of the prayers of the faithful rising up to God. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why does the Christmas season end with Jesus’ baptism? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 10, 20243 min read Jesus’ baptism truly is a major “turning of the page” in Jesus’ life, since, after his baptism at the hands of John the Baptist his quiet, hidden life became one of public ministry, wherein he actively sought to make his saving mission and identity known and proclaimed. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What is church teaching on Protestant Communion and the Real Presence? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 3, 20244 min read The Catholic Church does not recognize any Protestant denomination as having the Real Presence in the Eucharist. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: How accurate are the Nativity scenes outside our churches? Jenna Marie CooperDecember 20, 20234 min read The point of religious art and imagery is not so much to give us a perfect, historically accurate picture of events that occurred in the life of Jesus. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 16 Next