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Question Corner: What is church teaching on yoga and reiki?
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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.
Question Corner: Is logging Mass attendance for Catholic school discounts aligned with canon law?
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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.
Question Corner: Can voting for a politician in a particular political party be sinful?
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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.
Question Corner: Does an obligation to attend Mass on Ascension Thursday include those traveling outside the diocese?
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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.
Question Corner: Can I go to a Methodist church since there are no Catholic churches nearby?
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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.
Question Corner: What role might artificial intelligence play in catechesis?
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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.
Question Corner: What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals?
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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.
Question Corner: Is there still responsibility for past sins after confession?
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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.
Question Corner: Why does a paschal candle holder have bee artwork and when does Lent officially end?
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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.
Should Jesus be depicted on crucifixes as alive or dead?
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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.
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