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Question Corner: Should general absolution be a more regular practice?
CommentaryQuestion CornerWorship & Sacraments

Question Corner: Should general absolution be a more regular practice?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 28, 20244 min read
If a parish is able to have at least a weekly Sunday Mass, then there would likewise seem to be enough of a priestly presence in that area to allow penitents to have their individual confessions heard within a reasonable time frame.
Question Corner: Is spiritual communion the same as sacramental Communion?
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Question Corner: Is spiritual communion the same as sacramental Communion?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 21, 20244 min read
While a spiritual communion might be a praiseworthy aid to one’s spiritual life, it is not the same thing as a physical, sacramental Communion.
Question Corner: What is the church’s position on cremation?
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Question Corner: What is the church’s position on cremation?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 19, 20244 min read
The Church permits cremation, provided that it does not demonstrate a denial of faith in the resurrection of the body.
Question Corner: What are the steps to receive Communion after divorce and remarriage?
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Question Corner: What are the steps to receive Communion after divorce and remarriage?

Jenna Marie CooperAugust 7, 20244 min read
This can be a hard truth, but it is good to understand that this inability to receive Communion is part of a consistent theological rationale, as opposed to being something arbitrary.
Question Corner: What level of involvement in abortion carries the canonical penalty of excommunication?
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Question Corner: What level of involvement in abortion carries the canonical penalty of excommunication?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 31, 20244 min read
Looking at the crime of abortion specifically, one meaningful phrase in the relevant canon is that the penalty applies to those “who actually procure an abortion.” We can read “actually procure” as meaning: “directly and intentionally bringing about an abortion in a specific instance.”
Question Corner: Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional?
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Question Corner: Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 17, 20244 min read
While the church expects confessions to be heard in a designated confessional under ordinary circumstances, there are times when it would be permissible to celebrate the sacrament someplace else.
Question Corner: Why would Jesus curse a fig tree that was out of season for not producing fruit?
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Question Corner: Why would Jesus curse a fig tree that was out of season for not producing fruit?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 10, 20243 min read
I don’t think it would be wrong to see this episode as one more illustration of Jesus’ humanity — i.e., Jesus was hungry and then disappointed at the lack of figs.
Question Corner: What does ‘Ordinary Time’ mean in the church’s calendar?
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Question Corner: What does ‘Ordinary Time’ mean in the church’s calendar?

Jenna Marie CooperJuly 3, 20244 min read
The first few weeks of Ordinary Time occur during the winter, until it is interrupted by Lent and the Easter season. After the Easter season closes with Pentecost, Ordinary Time resumes and carries on through late spring until early winter with the beginning of Advent.
Question Corner: Why does the Catholic Church oppose contraception?
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Question Corner: Why does the Catholic Church oppose contraception?

Jenna Marie CooperJune 20, 20244 min read
The church teaches that deliberately and purposefully seeking to separate the procreative and unitive aspects of the marital act is intrinsically wrong.
Question Corner: Is my friend ‘dead’ in Christ due to her irregular marriage status?
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Question Corner: Is my friend ‘dead’ in Christ due to her irregular marriage status?

Jenna Marie CooperJune 12, 20244 min read
There are ways to work out complicated irregular marriages so that a person can regain a full sacramental life in the church, but every situation is unique and comes with its own set of concerns and nuances.
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