HeyJaredJenna Marie Cooper J.C.L
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Question Corner: Is it appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the Our Father at Mass? â Jenna Marie Cooper - The Dialog (opens the original)
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Q: The priest of my parish says it’s not appropriate to hold hands or lift your hands up during the Our Father at Mass. Is this true? And if so, why do so many people continue to do it? A: While in my opinion holding hands during the Our Father at Mass is hardly the worst of liturgical abuses, your parish priest is correct. That is, holding hands or lifting up hands is not something that the Church actually envisions for the assembled lay faithful during the Mass. As some important background, i
Question Corner: Can I receive Communion even if I didn't attend the whole Mass? â Jenna Marie Cooper - The Dialog (opens the original)
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Q: I’m a Catholic working at a funeral home and assisting at many Catholic funerals. I’m not always in the church for the entirety of Mass. I’m sometimes out during the Gospel and homily or after Communion since I’m helping with the arrangements. Since it’s not fulfilling my Sunday obligation, is it still OK for me to receive Communion to offer up for the deceased if I’m not there for the entire Mass? (Illinois) A: Yes, the short answer is that in general, it is a beautiful spiritual work of mer
Question Corner: Why wasn't Jesus clearer when he made St. Peter head of the Church? â Jenna Marie Cooper - The Dialog (opens the original)
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Q: In the Gospel’s account of Peter’s confession of Christ, Jesus responded with: “You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church.” I sometimes wonder if it wouldn’t have been better if Jesus would have skipped the wordplay and simply said: “Peter, I’m making you the first head of my Church.” The verse as is, seems subject to a lot of interpretation. When I was Protestant we all said that the verse implied that the Church would be built on a general confession of Christ, and Peter’s wa
Question Corner: What is the Catholic Church's teaching on the death penalty? â Jenna Marie Cooper - The Dialog (opens the original)
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Q: I know officially the Catholic Church is against the death penalty, but what about Genesis 9:6? A: It looks like there are two dimensions to your question: the Church’s teaching on the death penalty, and how we are to read the Old Testament as Catholics. Starting with this latter aspect, it’s good to keep in mind that the Old Testament (and the Bible in general) is not so much a single book as it is a whole library of books. Different books of the Old Testament have different genres. For exam
Question Corner: What is the Catholic Church's stance on membership in the Masons? â Jenna Marie Cooper - The Dialog (opens the original)
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Q: Could you clarify the Church’s current stance on Freemasonry? Some seem to think that these days it’s “no different than belonging to Rotary” or any other service club. The local church has parishioners that belong to the local Masonic lodge. (Missouri) A: Despite what you might be hearing from your fellow parishioners, it is still the Church’s official position that Freemasonry is incompatible with the Catholic faith. For background, Freemasonry is a men’s fraternal organization that is some
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