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Question Corner: Does the church grant annulments in cases of marital infidelity?
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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.
Question Corner: What are the different kinds of sin?
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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.
Question Corner: Why can’t non-Catholics receive Communion?
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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.”
Question Corner: Why can’t the church offer a completely gluten-free host?
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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.
Question Corner: Is a person divorced due to an abusive marriage unable to receive Communion?
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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.
Question Corner: Can you receive Communion twice in one day?
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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.
Question Corner: Is non-alcoholic church wine valid for consecration?
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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.
Question Corner: What is a consecrated virgin?
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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.
Question Corner: Is kneeling to receive Communion allowed?
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.”
Question Corner: Why do we baptize infants, and why was Jesus baptized?
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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.
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