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Trivia - October 13
Posted by paul fritz on 10/12/19
Question: Which Saint of the Americas was so tortured by her beauty that she once rubbed her face with hot peppers until it blistered?Answer: St. Rose of Limaread morehttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-rose-of-lima/
Trivia - October 6
Posted by paul fritz on 10/05/19
Question: Who is the Saint that claimed to hear the voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret from an early age?Answer: St. Joan of Arcread morehttps://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-joan-of-arc/
Trivia - September 29
Posted by paul fritz on 9/28/19
Question: Which Saint is also a Doctor of the Church and when exhumed 336 years after his death was found with an uncorrupted tongue?Answer: St. Anthony of PaduaRead morehttps://stanthony-hightstown.net/who-was-st-anthony-of-padua/
Trivia - September 22
Posted by paul fritz on 9/21/19
Question: In the fifth or sixth century there originated a priestly practice called "tonsure". What is tonsure and what is it symbolic of?Answer: Tonsure is the shaving of some or all of the hair on the top of the head as a sign of religious humility. When the whole ... Read More »
Trivia - September 15
Posted by paul fritz on 9/14/19
Question: The Catholic Church's official calendar observes the birthdays of only two saints. Who are these two Saints?Answer(s): Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8) and John the Baptist (June 24).
Trivia - September 8
Posted by paul fritz on 9/07/19
Question: Who is the saint who translated the first one-volume Bible from Hebrew and Greek into his native Latin? It is also said that he removed a thorn for what animal which became his "pet".Answer: St. Jerome/a lion
Trivia - September 1
Posted by paul fritz on 8/31/19
Question: Which gospel records the fewest of the miracles performed by Jesus?Answer: John records the fewest number of miracles performed by Jesus.
Trivia - August 25
Posted by paul fritz on 8/24/19
Question: Out of the ten lepers who Jesus healed, how many came back to say thank you? Of what nationality was/were the leper(s) that had returned?Answer: One, a Samaritan (Luke 17:11-19)
Trivia - August 18
Posted by paul fritz on 8/17/19
Question: Who is the woman, who was "full of good works and acts of charity", and was raised from the dead by Peter at Lydda?Answer: Tabitha (also called Dorcas) (Acts 9:36-43)
Trivia - August 11
Posted by paul fritz on 8/10/19
Question: The angel said to Mary that Jesus would "reign over the house" of which Old Testament character?Answer: Jacob (Luke 1:31-33)