CATHOLICISM 101
CATHOLIC FUN FACTS
ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS
BIBLE TRIVIA
CATHOLIC CINEMA
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IF YOU PRACTICE ALL SIX OF THESE, YOU ARE A BARE MINIMUM PRACTICING CATHOLIC

WHAT ARE, PRECEPTS

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THE CONTINENT WITH THE HIGHEST CATHOLIC POPULATION

WHAT IS, SOUTH AMERICA

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AD

WHAT IS, ANNO DOMINI

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AFTER HIS RESURRECTION, JESUS ASKED PETER IF HE LOVED HIM, THIS MANY TIMES

WHAT IS, 3

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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"

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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)

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THIS IS THE LARGEST RELIGIOUS ORDER IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

WHAT IS, THE JESUIT ORDER

400

The "N" in INRI

WHAT IS, NAZARENE 

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JESUS TELLS THE RICH YOUNG MAN THAT HE MUST SELL THESE, IN ORDER TO HAVE TREASURES IN HEAVEN

WHAT ARE, ALL HIS POSSESSIONS 

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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"

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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

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IHS

WHAT IS, JESUS (GREEK)

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AFTER ZECHARIAH DISBELIEVED THE ANGEL GABRIEL THAT HIS WIFE WOULD BARE A SON, HE LOST THIS ABILITY

WHAT IS, HIS VOICE

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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"

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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

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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"

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THE FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH

WHAT ARE, ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC, APOSTOLIC

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IN THE SONG, "THE 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS," THE TWO TURTLE DOVES REPRESENT THESE

WHAT ARE, THE OLD AND THE NEW TESTAMENTS 

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OLOG

WHAT IS, OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

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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"