question corner CommentaryHealth CareQuestion Corner Question Corner: What is church teaching on yoga and reiki? Jenna Marie CooperJune 5, 20244 min read Catholics should not practice or receive reiki, because it would be inappropriate, if not spiritually dangerous, for a Catholic to seek out purely supernatural healing apart from Christian prayer or the sacraments. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is logging Mass attendance for Catholic school discounts aligned with canon law? Jenna Marie CooperMay 30, 20244 min read These days, it can be expensive to run a Catholic school, but at the same time Catholic education should be accessible to those who are striving to raise their children in the faith. 2024 ElectionCommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Can voting for a politician in a particular political party be sinful? Jenna Marie CooperMay 22, 20244 min read Catholics are called to vote according to their well-formed conscience so as to support the dignity of human life in all areas. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Does an obligation to attend Mass on Ascension Thursday include those traveling outside the diocese? Jenna Marie CooperMay 15, 20244 min read The holy days of obligation you are actually bound to observe as a Catholic depend on what your local bishops’ conference (the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in the United States) has decided to do. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Can I go to a Methodist church since there are no Catholic churches nearby? Jenna Marie CooperMay 8, 20244 min read A Methodist Sunday service would not fulfill the Sunday obligation for a Catholic. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What role might artificial intelligence play in catechesis? Jenna Marie CooperMay 1, 20244 min read While AI can share information on a given topic in perhaps a more accurate or more efficient way than would be possible for many humans, nothing can replace the value of a person-to-person relationship in evangelizing and handing on the faith. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals? Jenna Marie CooperApril 17, 20244 min read We believe that all of nonhuman creation is ultimately meant to serve humanity, which is why we are permitted to kill animals for food and to meet other reasonable needs. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Is there still responsibility for past sins after confession? Jenna Marie CooperApril 10, 20244 min read We are truly and fully forgiven from our sins when we receive absolution after a good confession. However, sacramental absolution by itself doesn’t necessarily resolve all the consequences of our sins. CommentaryQuestion Corner Question Corner: Why does a paschal candle holder have bee artwork and when does Lent officially end? Jenna Marie CooperApril 3, 20244 min read The joy found in the paschal candle is actually a sign of the joy we find in the resurrected Christ, who brings light out of darkness. CommentaryQuestion Corner Should Jesus be depicted on crucifixes as alive or dead? Jenna Marie CooperMarch 27, 20244 min read The crucifixion was a progressive event in time, not one static snapshot, so it would be reasonable for an artist to choose to portray any number of given points of this part of Jesus’ passion. Previous 1 … 7 8 9 … 24 Next