Browsing the September 2018 archive of Blog
Trivia - September 30
Posted by paul fritz on 9/29/18
Question: Who is the American saint who founded the first order of religious women in America, based on the Rule of St Vincent de Paul? Hint: She also raised five children and co-founded the first free Catholic school in America.Bonus question: What is the name of the religious order ... Read More »
Trivia - September 23
Posted by paul fritz on 9/22/18
Question: In the Old Testament this water site was known as the Sea of Chinnereth, and later was called the Lake of Gennesaret. Famous for its biblical associations and through which the Jordan River flows, what is the name that we know this lake/sea by?Answer: Sea of Galilee
Trivia - September 16
Posted by paul fritz on 9/15/18
Question(s): Both are places of worship in the Catholic denomination, but what are the difference(s) between a cathedral and a basilica? Bonus question can a cathedral also be designated as a basilica?Answer(s): There is only one cathedral per diocese and that is the church that is "home" to the ... Read More »
Trivia - September 9
Posted by paul fritz on 9/08/18
Question: When the priest says, at the Latin Mass, "Dominus Vobiscum", what is the correct response?Answer: "Et cum spiritu tuo" ("And with your spirit")Read morehttp://www.usccb.org/prayer-and-worship/the-mass/order-of-mass/and-with-your-spirit.cfm
Trivia - September 2
Posted by paul fritz on 9/01/18
Question: The initials IHS are often seen on the communion host and in Christian artworks. What does this monogram mean?Answer: The monogram is a contraction derived from the Greek word ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, Jesus.read morehttps://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=6039