Browsing the June 2016 archive of Blog
Trivia - Who is this Saint?
Posted by paul fritz on 6/25/16
Question: Who is this Saint? She was a nun who converted to Catholicism from Judaism in 1922, but was ultimately rounded up as a non-Aryan by the Nazis and martyred at Auschwitz.Answer: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)Read morehttp://www.thedivinemercy.org/news/The-Other-Martyr-of-Auschwitz-4962
Trivia - Early Christian Symbol
Posted by paul fritz on 6/18/16
Question: What symbol was used by early Christians to identify themselves in times of persecution? In Greek, this symbol is a monogram for the first five letters of the words "Jesus Christ Son of God, Savior".Answer: The Greek word for fish is ICHTHUS. It is the symbol used by ... Read More »
Trivia - Hocus Pocus?
Posted by paul fritz on 6/11/16
Question: The magical term "Hocus Pocus" has Catholic roots and comes from what moment in Catholic ritual?Answer: It comes from the most sacred moment in Catholic ritual: the consecration of the bread as the body of Christ by the priest speaking the words “This is my body,” which in ... Read More »
Trivia - Luke's Gospel Friend
Posted by paul fritz on 6/04/16
Question: In the very beginning of Luke's gospel Luke is writing to a friend about the events of Jesus. What was that friend's name and what does that friend's name translate to in English?Answer: Theophilus (Friend of God)