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Trivia - September 5
Posted by paul fritz on 9/03/21
Question: I H S is a Christogram, which is an abbreviation for the Holy Name of Jesus. Who is responsible for bringing this to the center of Catholic devotional life?
Answer: St. Bernardine of Siena
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Trivia - August 29
Posted by paul fritz on 8/28/21
Question: In 258 AD this Saint was asked by the Emperor of Rome to bring the riches of the Church to him. He brought the poor and infirm, claiming them as the wealth of the Church. This patron Saint of BBQ was ultimately ordered to be burned alive on ... Read More »
Trivia - August 22
Posted by paul fritz on 8/21/21
Question: Why are there scapulars of different colors? You may be familiar with the brown scapular, but there are also black, green, red and blue ones. What do the colors symbolize?
Answer: The color is usually connected to a group affiliated with a religious order.
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Trivia - August15
Posted by paul fritz on 8/12/21
Question: Why do white petals fall from the ceiling of the Basilica of St. Mary Major every year?
Bonus question: Why is this Basilica also known as “the Liberian Basilica”?
Answer: White rose petals fall from the ceiling every August 5 on the feast of the ... Read More »
Updated COVID Protocols - Letter from Bishop Zinkula
Posted by paul fritz on 8/06/21
Read the Bishop's letter (July 30, 2021)Check your county's rate of transmission
Trivia - August 8
Posted by paul fritz on 8/06/21
Question: The Basilica of Saint Mary Major, located in Rome, is one of four major basilicas. What are the other three and where are they located?
Answer: Archbasilica of St John Lateran, St Peter’s Basilica, and St Paul Outside the Walls and Papal Basilica of St Mary Major ... Read More »
Trivia - August 1
Posted by paul fritz on 7/31/21
Question: What is the difference between Shrine and Grotto?
Answer: A grotto is typically a small rock cave, either natural or man-made. A shrine is a place dedicated to a saint or other holy person which is the object of veneration and pilgrimage.
Trivia - July 25
Posted by paul fritz on 7/24/21
Question: July 15th was the 50th anniversary of the burning of what local Church?
Answer: St. Mary's at Polishville
Trivia - July 18
Posted by paul fritz on 7/17/21
Question: What is the shortest book in the Old Testament?
Answer: Obadiah
Trivia - July 11
Posted by paul fritz on 7/10/21
Question: No current canonized Saint has owned a cell phone, or played on a play station, or used an online search. The newest soon-to-be Saint and computer whiz created a website that documented every reported Eucharistic miracle in the world. Who is this soon-to-be Saint?
Bonus question: What country ... Read More »