Theology
What is God?
An all loving, merciful, and infinite Being.
List the Seven Sacraments
Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Holy Orders, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick
How many books in the Bible?
52
What Feast did we celebrate last Sunday?
The Solemnity of the Holy Trinity
What is Transubstatiation?
The moment the bread and wine becomes the Body and Blood of Christ.
What doctrine caused Lucifer to disobey God?
The Incarnation, God becoming man.
How are the Sacraments of Holy Orders and Matrimony similar?
They are both sacrificial sacraments: you offer your life for someone else.
What are the first five books of the Bible called?
The Torah
Why does the Church have a pope?
Assigned to us by Jesus in the Gospel.
Why do we ask the Blessed Mother to pray for us?
She is Jesus's mother
Why does God allow evil to happen?
We brought evil into the world and He allows it to happen because we have free will. God always brings good out of evil.
The pouring of the water and the immersion in water while saying: "I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit."
Are we supposed to take every part of the Bible literally? Explain your answer.
No
What was the name of the Pope who established the Doctrine of Transubstantiation?
Pope Innocent III
Name two online resources that can help you grow in faith
USCCB, Saint of the Day, Live Masses, masstimes.org, many more
Why is marriage just between a man and a woman?
The Sacraments first purpose is to get one another to Heaven, and to bring life into the world. You can do neither in any other kind of union. Bringing life into the world requires sacrifice and giving of one's self just like Christ.
Recite the Act of Contrition
Oh my God, I am heartily sorry for having offended thee and I detest all my sins because I dread the loss of Heaven and the pains of Hell. But most of all because I have offended thee my God who art all good and deserving of all my love. I firmly resolve with the help of thy grace to confess my sins to do penance and to amend my life.
Who wrote the Book of Psalms?
Are there only Catholic Saints? Why or why not?
There are so many Catholic Saints because they are the only ones the Church knows for sure are in Heaven according to the rules Jesus has given us. There are exceptions to this like Moses and Elijah, who were technically Jewish.
Name Five seasons in the liturgical calendar
Lent, Advent, Ordinary, Christmas, Easter
What is Limbo? (The religious Limbo, not the game)
Limbo is a place where the unbaptized souls who die that do not deserve Hell go.
Give an example for each of the sacraments in the Bible
Baptism-Jesus baptism, Reconciliation-receive the power to take away sin, Eucharist-the Last Supper, Confirmation-Pentecost, Holy Orders- Pentecost/Last Supper, Matrimony-Cana, Annointing-Lazarus, Jesus
Name 7 Old Testament Books and 7 New Testament Books
any of them
Name three specifically Catholic Doctrines:
Holy Trinity, Incarnation, Resurrection of the Body, the Holy Eucharist, the pope, etc.
What does the incense symbolize during the Mass?
The presence of the Holy Spirit