Opinion For those who avoid meat anyway, is there another Lenten Friday penance? Q: Now that we are in Lent, most Catholics I know are doing “fish on Fridays” to conform to the fasting and abstinence requirement.... Jenna Marie CooperMarch 15, 2024
Opinion Does watching a televised Mass provide spiritual nourishment? Q: In the past few weeks, due to extreme weather, I’ve missed Mass a couple of times. My parish has a Facebook channel, so... Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 25, 2024
Opinion Q & A: Can one Mass satisfy both my Sunday and Christmas obligation in 2023? Q:Since Christmas is on Monday this year, can I go to a Christmas vigil Mass on Sunday and have it fulfill my Sunday and... Jenna Marie CooperDecember 5, 2023
Opinion Does a prenuptial agreement invalidate a marriage? Q: A friend is in a relationship where his fiancée won’t sign a prenuptial agreement because she thinks it would make the marriage invalid.... Jenna Marie CooperApril 30, 2023
Opinion Do annulments hurt or heal? Yes. (Leer in Español) One challenge of my work as a judge in a diocesan marriage tribunal is that, in one sense, nobody is happy... Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 13, 2023
Opinion ¿Las anulaciones hieren o sanan? Si. (Read in English) Uno de los desafíos de mi trabajo como juez en un tribunal matrimonial diocesano es que, en cierto sentido, nadie está... Jenna Marie CooperFebruary 13, 2023