Browsing the October 2015 archive of Blog
Trivia - Who am I? (II)
Posted by paul fritz on 10/30/15
Question: Who am I? I was the eleventh person in what is now the United States to be canonized by the Catholic Church. I was a German-born American nun with the order of Sisters of St Francis and worked on the island of Molokai caring for persons suffering with ... Read More »
Trivia - Who am I?
Posted by paul fritz on 10/24/15
Question: Who am I? I did not forsake the Savior in his hour of Passion standing faithfully at the Cross. I wrote the fourth gospel as well as three epistles and have been associated with the Book of Revelation. I founded many churches in Asia Minor and lived to ... Read More »
Trivia - Sister of Mary
Posted by paul fritz on 10/17/15
Question: Who is the saint who is in all likelihood the sister of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, and is mentioned by St. John as being one of the three women standing at the foot of Jesus' Cross? She was the Mother of the Apostles James and John and ... Read More »
Trivia - Stigmata
Posted by paul fritz on 10/10/15
Question: What is "stigmata"? What was especially unique about St Francis of Assisi's stigmata? Answer: Stigmata is a term used by members of the Christian faith to describe bodily marks, sores, or sensations of pain in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, such as the hands, wrists, ... Read More »
Trivia - New Saint - 18th Century Spanish Missionary
Posted by paul fritz on 10/03/15
Question: While in Washington DC, during a Mass outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Pope Francis canonized a 18th century Spanish missionary. Who is this new Saint? Bonus question: What is historically significant about this canonization ceremony?Answer: Junipero Serra, who established 9 of California's ... Read More »