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Question Corner: Post-COVID, why can’t we use intinction rather than the communal cup?
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Question Corner: Post-COVID, why can’t we use intinction rather than the communal cup?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 8, 20234 min read
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?
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Question Corner: Is it a sin to argue?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 31, 20233 min read
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?
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Question Corner: Are Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation heretics or in heaven?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 25, 20234 min read
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?
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Question Corner: Who is condemned and why do Catholics wear crucifixes?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 18, 20234 min read
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?
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Question Corner: Why can’t any sacrament be received at any church?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 6, 20234 min read
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
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Question Corner: Baptismal certificate function; annulments and hell

Jenna Marie CooperJune 28, 20234 min read
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?
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Question Corner: How can Father Rupnik remain a priest after dismissal from Jesuits?

Jenna Marie CooperJune 21, 20234 min read
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?
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Question Corner: Can an “ecumenical Catholic service” satisfy our Sunday obligation?

Jenna Marie CooperJune 14, 20234 min read
The short answer to your question is that anything other than a normal Catholic Mass would not fulfill one’s Sunday obligation.
Question Corner: Must I make my confession at the altar, as my pastor asks?
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Question Corner: Must I make my confession at the altar, as my pastor asks?

Jenna Marie CooperMay 30, 20234 min read
You are not required to make your own confession out in the open. You can always ask your priest to hear your confession in a more discreet place.
Question Corner: Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to?
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Question Corner: Are our intentions actually remembered at the shrines we donate to?

Jenna Marie CooperMay 24, 20234 min read
While the law is strict about avoiding any semblance of commercializing Mass intentions, it’s just as strict about ensuring that the faithful’s intentions in this context are respected as a matter of basic justice.
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