question corner CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does the church grant annulments in cases of marital infidelity? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 13, 20254 min read If a person truly cannot remain faithful despite their desire to do so, this means that they were incapable of marrying due to a fundamental incapacity to assume a core duty of the vocation of marriage. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What are the different kinds of sin? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 6, 20254 min read Not all sins are equally terrible, and the dynamic of how we come to fall into sin can vary depending on the circumstances. CommentaryEucharistQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why can’t non-Catholics receive Communion? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 26, 20254 min read Under ordinary circumstances, the church does not allow non-Catholics to receive Holy Communion. But this discipline is not meant to “keep people away from Jesus.” CommentaryEucharistQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why can’t the church offer a completely gluten-free host? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 19, 20254 min read It is true that actual wheat must be used in a valid celebration of the Eucharist, but there are still ways to receive holy Communion even as a Catholic with a severe gluten intolerance. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 12, 20254 min read Divorce only becomes an obstacle for receiving the sacraments when a divorced Catholic attempts to remarry civilly without having had their first marriage declared null by a Catholic marriage tribunal. CommentaryEucharistQuestion Corner Question Corner: Can you receive Communion twice in one day? Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 5, 20254 min read A faithful Catholic may indeed receive holy Communion twice in one day — but the second reception must be within the context of a Mass. CommentaryQuestion CornerWorship & Sacraments Question Corner: Is non-alcoholic church wine valid for consecration? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 29, 20254 min read Canon 924 is telling us that the wine, which is to become the blood of Christ, must be something that can truly be considered “wine” in a strict sense. CommentaryQuestion CornerVocations Question Corner: What is a consecrated virgin? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 22, 20254 min read Consecrated virginity is a unique vocation for women in that it is centered in the local diocesan church rather than a particular group or religious community. CommentaryQuestion CornerWorship & Sacraments Question Corner: Is kneeling to receive Communion allowed? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 15, 20254 min read Receiving holy Communion while standing is the local norm for the United States, but this doesn’t mean that those who choose to kneel for Communion are doing anything wrong or “illegal.” CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why do we baptize infants, and why was Jesus baptized? Jenna Marie CooperJanuary 8, 20254 min read On a practical level, through Catholic baptism, infants become official members of the Catholic Church, which among other things qualifies them to receive the other sacraments. Previous 1 … 1 2 3 … 22 Next