Saints Behaving Badly
All the little birdies watched him spend, spend, spend! This future saint partied and spent his family's wealth on everything until one day he gave it to a leper in the road.
Who is Saint Francis?
Maybe this woman wasn't bathing in full view on her roof but washing her feet in a courtyard in private- apart from an elevated view her peeping-tom king had.
Who is Bathsheba?
Lord of the Rings
Jesse Tree cookies are served during which liturgical season?
What is Advent?
Sons of Thunder
Who are John and James?
Vain about his appearance and after a battle wound destroyed both legs, he underwent several surgeries to eliminate the unsightliness and refused to limp. While he recovered, he read stories of the saints and realized his sin. He then wrote Spiritual Exercises.
Who is Saint Ignatius of Loyola?
Maybe this woman had a lawful cultural reason for posing as a prostitute and sleeping with Judah so she could secure a child and her honor.
Who is Tamar?
The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald
This German sweetbread baked for Christmas resembles the swaddling clothes of the infant in the manger.
What is Christstollen?
Although their names indicate otherwise, these three never recorded any hit songs during Jesus' time.
Who are Peter, Paul, and Mary?
Favorite of the jeopardy board, when this saint of Norman descent became the Archdeacon of Canterbury, he continued to dress ostentatiously, hunt, gamble, and offered indulgences to line his pocket. He eventually righted himself once he became Archbishop of Canterbury.
Who is Thomas Becket?
Maybe this young foreign wife and once priestess to Baal needed something of her culture when she left her homeland, prompting her loving Ahab to create a sanctuary to Baal in the middle of Israel. Sadly, no one will call their daughters by her name.
Who is Jezebel?
The Exorcist
Who is William Peter Blatty?
Give them to your daughters
Give them to your sons
One a penny
Two a penny…
What are hot cross buns?
Saintly mother and son; two sides to a great medal.
Who are St. Augustine and St. Monica
Not a Norwegian joke and he wasn't married to Lena, this saint spent years raping and pillaging while a-viking only to then burn and destroy anyone that would not convert to Christianity. His people backslid, once he died.
Who is Saint Olaf?
This biblical harlot might have been a landlady instead- due to poor translations. Regardless, she helped two spies by hiding them on her roof when the king came. Then, she let them down by a rope through the window.
Who is Rahab the Harlot?
Old Man and the Sea
Who is Papa Hemingway?
This traditional Polish Christmas Eve supper is not a bread but is made with unleavened dough covering onions, cheese, and potatoes.
What are pierogies?
Prefect of Judea and Tetrarch of Galilee.
Who is Pontius Pilate and Herod?
Who is Saint Vladimir.
Maybe this bad girl is just a dream. Although Isaiah shunned her as a wilderness demon, Michelangelo portrayed her as half-woman, half-serpent around the tree of knowledge, and Jewish sources called her Adam's ex, she represents strength to modern day women.
Who is Lilith?
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
If you wish to celebrate Seder, you will need roasted lamb, matzos, greens, haroses, and water with salt, but without this, your meal is lacking.
What are bitter herbs or horseradish?
"Vertigo" and "I Confess" both share this one Catholic director.
Who is Hitchcock?