Lent

Lent

100

This marks the beginning of Lent

What is Ash Wednesday?

200

These are three things we focus on during Lent.

What are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving?

300

This is how many days we fast before Easter.

What is 40 days? Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert. In denying ourselves in this small way, we make room for God AND we train ourselves in discipline to be able to deny ourselves for charity towards God and neighbor.

400

These are the days we do not fast during Lent.

What are Sundays? On Sundays we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, therefore we do not fast on Sundays... we celebrate!

500

This marks the end of Lent.

What is the start of Mass on Holy Thursday?

Global Poverty

100

The term generally used to describe a condition of economic hardship.

What is poverty?

200

This is the percentage of people in poverty in the United States in 2010.

What is 15.1%?

300

What is the largest charitable organization in the world?

What is the Catholic Church?

400

This is the number of youth in poverty in the world.

What is One Billion? One out of every two children in the world are in poverty. Nearly 22,000 children die every day, many of them unnoticed in small villages.

500

This is one of the three most common causes of death in low income nations.

What is lower respiratory infection, diahhroeal disease, or HIV/AIDS?

The Church Year

100

This is the season before Lent.

What is Ordinary Time?

200

This is a period of preparation for the coming of Jesus.

What is Advent?

300

This season lasts 50 days and ends with the Ascension.

What is Easter?

400

This is the shortest season of the Church's year.

What is the Triduum?

500

The Christmas Season starts on Christmas and ends on what day?

What is the Baptism of the Lord?

Duluth

100

This is a place in Duluth where teens can go for shelter and food if they are in need.

What is Life House?

200

These are two ongoing charitable measures St. Michael's performs to help the poor in Duluth.

What are Used-a-Bit and Gabriel's Bookstore? The profits are given to CHUM, Churches United in Ministry, which helps the hungry and poor in Duluth.

300

These are two places that one can go to receive a free meal in Duluth.

What are CHUM, Damiano Center, and Union Gospel Mission?

400

This is the number of teens that are homeless on any given night.

What is 75-125 teens?

500

This group of people has the highest poverty in Duluth with almost 50% of it's people in poverty.

What are Native Americans?

Make Your Move

100

These are three of the seven corporal works of mercy you can do.

What are: To feed the hungry; To give drink to the thirsty; To clothe the naked; To shelter the homeless; To visit the sick; To ransom the captive; To bury the dead? Mercy is the restoration of dignity. By doing these actions you restore the dignity of others.

200

These are three of the seven Spiritual Works of Mercy you can do.

What are: To instruct the ignorant; To counsel the doubtful; To admonish sinners; To bear wrongs patiently; To forgive offences willingly; To comfort the afflicted; To pray for the living and the dead?

300

This is the amount you should give of every gift or earning to the Church so she can function charitably.

What is 10%? The Church gets her money for giving from the poor and performing works of mercy from the members of her body (YOU)!

400

This is the concept that we are connected with our neighbors, down the street, in Church, across the world.

What is Solidarity? You make a difference in the life of others... you do not live in a bubble. You influence the world, either positively and negatively.

500

This is the principle of Catholic Social Teaching that problems should be solved at the smallest and most intimate level possible.

What is subsidiarity? If you know someone in need, you are responsible to help them if (a) their family cannot, and (b) you have the means to help.