Browsing the October 2021 archive of Blog

Trivia - October 31

Posted by paul fritz on 10/30/21

Question: Which book of the Bible was written by a Queen?

 

 

Answer: Book of Esther. Esther was a Jewish wife of the Persian king Ahasuerus

Trivia - October 24

Posted by paul fritz on 10/21/21

Question: One of America’s greatest storytellers, Mark Twain, spent years researching and writing a fascinating and historically accurate account of which well-known Saint?  Mark Twain considered this to be his most important work.

 

 

Answer: St. Joan of Arc

 

 

 

Trivia - October 17

Posted by paul fritz on 10/16/21

Question: Pope Adrian IV was the only Pope from which European country? He is known for handing Ireland over to King Henry II of England.

 

 

 

Answer: England

Read morehttps://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Nicholas-Breakspear-Pope-Adrian-IV/ 

 

Trivia - October 10

Posted by paul fritz on 10/10/21

Question: What did the first Church council (Council of Elvira) in Spain forbid new bishops, priests and deacons from having?A)    GoldB)    WivesC)    HorsesD)    GunsE)    Bibles

 

 

 

 

Answer: B) Wives

Read more https://www.catholiceducation.org/en/religion-and-philosophy/apologetics/celibacy-in-the-priesthood.html 

 

Trivia - October 3

Posted by paul fritz on 10/01/21

Question: After a holy man or woman dies, how much time must elapse before their cause can be officially considered for the first step towards sainthood (canonization)?

 

 

 

Answer: five years

Read morewww.bbc.co.uk/newsround/32772092