question corner CommentaryQuestion Corner 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner 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. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: On women priests and on repairing statues Jenna Marie CooperMay 17, 20234 min read The reason why women can’t be ordained priests is because of the pattern set by Jesus himself while he walked the earth. CommentaryQuestion Corner Does original sin need an update? Is a crucifix necessary at Mass? Jenna Marie CooperMay 10, 20234 min read The Catechism of the Catholic Church readily acknowledges that original sin is not the same as a personal choice to commit some evil act on our part. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Do Catholics pray for the souls of the dead to save them from hell? Jenna Marie CooperMay 3, 20234 min read Catholics believe in a state called purgatory, which is a place of purification specifically in preparation for heaven. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Reconciling Adam and Eve and evolutionary science Jenna Marie CooperApril 27, 20233 min read We could describe the beginning of the Book of Genesis as a sort of “theological history,” because it tells us, in narrative form, some real and important things about the nature of God and his relationship to creation. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does a prenuptial agreement invalidate a marriage? Jenna Marie CooperApril 19, 20234 min read Since as Catholics we believe that marriage is for life, obviously the church does not recommend having a prenuptial agreement, which seems like a pre-plan for an eventual divorce. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Jesus raised the dead. Where were their souls? Jenna Marie CooperApril 11, 20233 min read When Jesus was “resurrected” in the proper sense of the term, he moved totally beyond death and could never die again. Previous 1 … 2 3 4 … 15 Next