question corner CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What does it mean if a couple is asked to ‘live as brother and sister’ during an annulment process? Jenna Marie CooperJune 9, 20264 min read If the original marriage is presumed to be a true and binding one, then living as a married person with a new spouse is technically committing adultery — even if most divorced and remarried people wouldn’t subjectively experience it this way. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: When does a priest promise celibacy in the ordination process? Jenna Marie CooperJune 3, 20264 min read Hypothetically, what would happen if the bishop accidentally left out the part of the ordination Mass where the future priest promises celibacy? That wouldn’t mean that the new priest was actually free to marry, would it? CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Will everyone know each other’s sins at the last judgement? Jenna Marie CooperMay 27, 20264 min read When Jesus comes again to judge us all, how public will this be? As in, will everyone know each other’s sins when this happens? CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Are parish priests allowed to do confirmations? Jenna Marie CooperMay 18, 20264 min read The short answer is that while the Latin (a.k.a. “Roman”) Catholic Church normally envisions a bishop as being the minister of confirmation, there are some scenarios where a simple priest is able to celebrate this sacrament. CommentaryMarriage & Family LifeQuestion Corner Question Corner: Can a Catholic date a person whose marriage has not been annulled or is this a sin? Jenna Marie CooperMay 5, 20264 min read Our belief in the absolute permanence of marriage is rooted in what Jesus himself taught us in St. Matthew’s Gospel… CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Am I obligated to do my penance right away for my confession to be valid? Jenna Marie CooperApril 28, 20264 min read Now it occurs to me that since I didn’t say my penance right away, my confession was invalid and I shouldn’t have received Communion at Mass. Is this a new sin I need to confess? CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is there a time limit on a declaration of nullity appeal to the Roman Rota? Jenna Marie CooperApril 22, 20264 min read I have a question about appeals to Rome of the declaration of nullity process. The metropolitan tribunal of my local archdiocese has completed their review of the case and stated that it has been proved that there is sufficient ground to find the marriage invalid (“decision in the affirmative”). CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is it ever acceptable to say something other than ‘amen’ when receiving Communion? Jenna Marie CooperApril 16, 20264 min read Although the General Instruction of the Roman Missal does go on to give some minor variations of this exchange, it never lists any other communicants’ responses besides “amen,” nor does it envision or provide for alternative responses as a possibility. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why did Jesus never directly answer whether he was ‘king of the Jews?’ Jenna Marie CooperApril 7, 20264 min read Jesus never directly answered, “Are you the king of the Jews?” Instead of simply saying “Yes,” full stop, Jesus gave what many consider to be sidestep answers… CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why did Jesus descend into hell if he was sinless? Jenna Marie CooperApril 1, 20264 min read After his death on the cross, Jesus descended into the “hell” that was simply the netherworld in order to free the dead who had sought to love and honor God despite the original sin that bound them, in order that Jesus might bring them into the fullness of life Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 27 Next
