Jenna Marie Cooper, J.C.L.

Jenna Marie Cooper, who holds a licentiate in canon law, is a consecrated virgin and a canonist whose column appears weekly at OSV News. Send your questions to [email protected]. (Former "Question Corner" author Father Kenneth Doyle died Oct. 28, 2022. Father Doyle wrote the popular Catholic News Service “Question Corner” column for 11 years. May he rest in peace.)

Does marriage transcend death?

December 4, 2024

What’s the scriptural basis for praying for the dead and venerating relics?

November 20, 2024

What is an indulgence?

November 14, 2024

If most of us go to purgatory at death, are Catholics ‘saved?’

October 23, 2024

What are ‘non-sacramental’ marriages?

October 16, 2024

Why did God send Lucifer down to earth?

October 9, 2024

Why do Catholics emphasize the body more than the blood of Jesus in Communion reception?

October 2, 2024

Who can wear a clerical collar?

September 11, 2024

Should general absolution be a more regular practice?

September 4, 2024

What is the church’s position on cremation?

August 21, 2024

Why is confirmation a requirement to be a godparent? 

July 31, 2024

Is a parish required to provide a screen and kneeler in the confessional?

July 24, 2024

Why would Jesus curse a fig tree that was out of season for not producing fruit?

July 17, 2024

What does ‘Ordinary Time’ mean in the church’s calendar?

July 10, 2024

Is my friend ‘dead’ in Christ due to her irregular marriage status?

June 19, 2024

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B

June 5, 2024

When does a marriage ‘lack proper form’ in canon law?

May 29, 2024

Does an obligation to attend Mass on Ascension Thursday include those traveling outside the diocese?

May 22, 2024

Can I go to a Methodist church since there are no Catholic churches nearby?

May 15, 2024

What role might artificial intelligence play in catechesis?

May 8, 2024

What is the church’s position on the treatment of animals?

April 24, 2024

Is there still responsibility for past sins after confession?

April 17, 2024

Why does a paschal candle holder have bee artwork; When does Lent officially end?

April 10, 2024

Should Jesus be depicted on crucifixes as alive or dead?

April 3, 2024

Why isn’t a pro-life petition part of the Prayer of the Faithful for every Mass?

March 27, 2024