CATHOLICISM 101
CATHOLIC FUN FACTS
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
BIBLE TRIVIA
CATHOLIC CINEMA
200
IF YOU PRACTICE ALL SIX OF THESE, YOU ARE A BARE MINIMUM PRACTICING CATHOLIC
WHAT ARE, PRECEPTS
200
THE CONTINENT WITH THE HIGHEST CATHOLIC POPULATION
WHAT IS, SOUTH AMERICA
200
AD
WHAT IS, ANNO DOMINI
200
AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, JESUS ASKED PETER IF HE LOVED HIM, THIS MANY TIMES
WHAT IS, 3
200
STARRING BING CROSBY AND INGRED BERGMAN, THIS MOVIE DEBUTED IN 1945 WITH CROSBY PLAYING A CATHOLIC PRIEST WHO HAS DOUBTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE FAILING CATHOLIC SCHOOL
WHAT IS, "THE BELLS OF ST. MARY'S"
400
THE CHURCH MANDATES THE FAITHFUL TO CONFESS THEIR SINS IN THE SACRAMENT OF CONFESSION THIS MANY TIMES A YEAR
WHAT IS, ONE (PREFERABLY AROUND EASTER TIME)
400
THIS IS THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS ORDER IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHAT IS, THE JESUIT ORDER
400
The "N" in INRI
WHAT IS, NAZARENE
400
JESUS TELLS THE RICH YOUNG MAN THAT HE MUST SELL THESE, IN ORDER TO HAVE TREASURES IN HEAVEN
WHAT ARE, ALL HIS POSSESSIONS
400
DEBUTING IN 1983, THIS JERRY LONDON CLASSIC STARS GREGORY PECK, WHO SEEKS THE SAFETY AND FREEDOM OF REFUGEES BY GOING TO WHATEVER MEANS NECESSARY, RIGHT UNER THE NOSES OF THE GESTAPO
WHAT IS, "THE SCARLET AND THE BLACK"
600
THESE SACRAMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO BE INITIATED INTO THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
WHAT ARE, BAPTISM, HOLY COMMUNION, AND CONFIRMATION
600
THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY, LOCATED IN CASTEL GANDOLFO, ITALY, AND THIS AMERICAN ARIZONA CITY, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS IN THE WORLD
WHAT IS, TUCSON, ARIZONA
600
IHS
WHAT IS, JESUS (GREEK)
600
AFTER ZECHARIAH DISBELIEVED THE ANGEL GABRIEL THAT HIS WIFE WOULD BARE A SON, HE LOST THIS ABILITY
WHAT IS, HIS VOICE
600
THIS 1963 COMEDY DRAMA TELLS THE STORY OF AN ITINERANT WORKER WHO ENCOUNTERS A GROUP OF EAST GERMAN NUNS, WHO BELIEVE HE HAS BEEN SENT TO THEM BY GOD TO BUILD THEM A NEW CHAPEL
WHAT IS, "LILIES OF THE FIELD"
800
THE COUNCIL OF TRENT WAS CARRIED OUT TO RESPOND TO THIS MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENT
WHAT IS, THE PROTESTANT REFORMATION
800
AN ORNAMENTAL SCREEN, LIKE THE ONE DEPICTED HERE, CAN BE SEEN COVERING THE WALL AT THE BACK OF THE ALTAR IN SOME CATHOLIC CHURCHES
WHAT IS, A REREDOS
800
BVM
WHAT IS, BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
800
HE WAS THE FIRST GREAT ANCESTOR OF THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL
WHO IS, ABRAHAM
800
THIS 1998 FAMILY MUSICAL FILM PRODUCED BY DREAMWORKS ANIMATION, FEATURES THE SONG "WHEN YOU BELIEVE" PERFORMED BY WHITNEY HOUSTON AND MARIAH CAREY
WHAT IS, "THE PRINCE OF EGYPT"
1000
THE FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH
WHAT ARE, ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, APOSTOLIC
1000
IN THE SONG, "THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS," THE TWO TURTLE DOVES REPRESENT THESE
WHAT ARE, THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENTS
1000
OLOG
WHAT IS, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
1000
IN THE TIME OF JESUS, THIS WAS THE HIGHEST JEWISH GOVERNING COUNCIL
WHAT IS, SANHEDRIN
1000
DIRECTOR TERRANCE MALICK PRODUCED THIS 2019 FILM WHICH FEATURES AUSTRIAN, FRANZ JÄGERSTÄTTER, A CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR, THAT REFUSES TO FIGHT FOR THE NAZIS IN WORLD WAR II.
WHAT IS, "A HIDDEN LIFE"