Bible and Creation
Sin
Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost
The Church and Heaven
Catholic Trivia
100
What is the Bible?
The Bible is the written word of God, committed to His Church for the instruction and sanctification of mankind.
100
What is actual sin?
Actual sin is any willful thought, desire, word, action, or omission forbidden by the law of God.
100
Why is Jesus Christ God?
Jesus Christ is God because He is the only Son of God, having the same divine nature as His Father.
100
How do we know that the Catholic Church is the one true Church established by Christ?
We know that the Catholic Church is the one true Church established by Christ because it alone has the marks of the true Church.
100
What is the name of the area where the Holy Eucharist is offered individually at Mass?
The communion rail.
200
What are angels?
Angels are created spirits without bodies, having understanding and free will.
200
Why is this sin called mortal?
This sin is called mortal, or deadly because it deprives the sinner of sanctifying grace, the supernatural life of the soul.
200
Is St. Joseph the father of Jesus Christ?
Jesus Christ had no human father, but St. Joseph was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the guardian, or foster father, of Christ.
200
What is meant by the "communion of saints" in the Apostles' Creed?
By "the communion of saints" is meant the union of the faithful on earth, the blessed in heaven, and the souls in purgatory, with Christ as their Head.
200
What term refers to the raising of the host after the consecration at Mass for adoration by the faithful?
The Elevation.
300
How do the good angels help us?
The good angels help us by praying for us, by acting as messengers from God to us, and by serving as our guardian angels.
300
What is venial sin?
Venial sin is a less serious offense against the law of God, which does not deprive the soul of sanctifying grace, and which can be pardoned even without sacramental confession.
300
Why are these virtues called cardinal virtues?
These virtues are called cardinal virtues because they are like hinges on which hang all the other moral virtues and our whole moral life. The word cardianl is derived from the Latin word "cardo" meaning hinge.
300
Has the body of any human person ever been raised from the dead and taken into heaven?
By the special privilege of her Assumption, the body of the Blessed Virgin Mary, united to her Immaculate soul, was glorified and taken into heaven.
300
During the Nicene Creed, the priest genuflects during reference to what mystery?
The Incarnation.
400
How can we know the true meaning of the Bible?
We can know the true meaning of the Bible from the teaching authority of the Catholic Church, which has received from Jesus Christ the right and the duty to teach and to explain all that God has revealed.
400
What do we learn from the sufferings and death of Christ?
From the sufferings and death of Christ we learn God's love for man and the evil of sin, for which God, who is all-just, demands such great satisfaction.
400
What is meant by the Authority of the Catholic Church?
By the authority of the Catholic Church is meant that the Pope and the bishops, as the lawful successors of the apostles, have power from Christ Himself to teach, to sanctify, and to govern the faithful in spiritual matters.
400
What is the last book of the New Testament?
The Apocalypse.
500
What is Divine Tradition?
Divine Tradition is the unwritten word of God - that is, truths revealed by God, though not written in the Bible, and given to the Church through word of mouth by Jesus Christ or by the apostles under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
500
Is God unjust in punishing us on account of the sin of Adam?
God is not unjust in punishing us on account of the sin of Adam, because original sin does not take away from us anything to which we have a strict right as human beings, but only the free gifts which God in His goodness would have bestowed on us if Adam had not sinned.
500
What is meant by the Redemption?
By the Redemption is meant that Jesus Christ, as the Redeemer of the whole human race, offered His sufferings and death to God as a fitting sacrifice in satisfaction for the sins of men, and regained for them the right to be children of God and heirs of heaven.
500
What conditions are necessary in order that a person be a member of the Mystical Body in the full sense?
In order that a person be a member of the Mystical Body in the full sense, it is necessary that he be baptized, that he profess the Catholic faith, and that he neither separate himself from the Mystical Body nor be excluded by lawful authority.
500
On what occasion were the Beatitudes given by Our Lord?
The sermon on the mount.
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