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Trivia - Composer of the Rosary
Posted by paul fritz on 8/13/16
Question: What is the name of the saint who composed the rosary?Answer: Saint DominicRead more:http://www.theholyrosary.org/rosaryhistory
Trivia - Term for Venerating Mary
Posted by paul fritz on 8/06/16
Question: What is the term for the special veneration given to the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus, by Catholics?Answer: hyperduliaRead more:http://www.catholic.com/tracts/saint-worship
Trivia - Matthew
Posted by paul fritz on 7/30/16
Question: Sometime between 60 and 70 A.D. the apostle Matthew went into Africa after writing his Gospel. After King Hytacus took the throne, Matthew was arrested, nailed to the ground with spears, and then beheaded. In what country did this event occur?Answer: EthiopiaRead morehttps://www.scriptureseeds.org/martyrs/matthew.aspx
Trivia - Who is this Martyr?
Posted by paul fritz on 7/23/16
Question: It was during Passover in Jerusalem when this apostle of Jesus was thrown from the roof of the temple. The fall only broke his legs and so he continued preaching! As the people began stoning him, he prayed “Lord, forgive them, for they do not know what they ... Read More »
Trivia - Cartoon Catholics?
Posted by paul fritz on 7/16/16
Question: What cartoon characters were controversially declared to be Catholic by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano in 2010?Answer: Homer and Bart SimpsonRead morehttp://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/10/18/doh-vatican-declares-bart-and-homer-simpson-catholic/
Trivia - Flying Monk
Posted by paul fritz on 7/09/16
Question: The city in which Apple Computer is headquartered is named for the famous flying monk---What is his name?Answer: St. Joseph of CupertinoRead morehttp://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=72
Trivia - Sedlec Ossuary
Posted by paul fritz on 7/02/16
Question: The Sedlec Ossuary is a small Roman Catholic Chapel in the Czech Republic. What makes it so unique?Answer: It is decorated by more than 40,000 human skeletons.Read morehttp://sedlecossuary.com/sedlec-ossuary-history/Photoshttp://sedlecossuary.com/sedlec-ossuary-pictures/
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 »