Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 7, 2020

Aloha friends,
This is normally road trip season on the Mainland, so I wanted to share this joke with you about Jesus’ car. Did you know he owned a Honda? What, don’t believe me? It’s in the Bible: “For he has gone to you of his own accord.” (2 Corinthians 8:17)

1. July 29 was the feast day of a saint who complained to Jesus about her sister leaving her to do all the housework during his visit to their home. She also witnessed Jesus raising her brother Lazarus from the dead. What is her name? a) Mary b) Magdala c) Martha d) We never know her name.

2. We hear in the Gospel of St. Matthew (14:13-21) about Jesus going to an isolated place where a crowd of people find him and the “miracle of the loaves and fish” happens. What caused Jesus to try and go into seclusion in the first place? a) Hearing about St. John the Baptist’s death b) Hiding from Jewish leaders c) Being driven out of town by a mob d) Passover approaching

3. Which diocesan event happening on Oct. 24 is going to be virtual rather than in-person? a) All Saints Celebration b) Diocesan Youth Day c) Statewide sacrament of confession d) Chrism Mass

4. Pope Urban VII, who died of malaria, is on record as having the shortest papacy. How many days was he pope? a) 5 b) 9 c) 12 d) 25

5. Father Georges Lemaitre, a Belgian Catholic priest, was the first person to propose the idea of the “Big Bang Theory.” To what religious order did he belong? a) Sacred Hearts b) Jesuits c) Redemptorists d) None. He was a diocesan priest.

6. Xavier University, the only historically black and Catholic university in the U.S., is in what state? a) Louisiana b) Massachusetts c) South Carolina d) Maryland

7. Bishop Larry Silva recently marked 15 years as the leader of the Diocese of Honolulu. Although he was born here in Hawaii, he was raised in and ordained as a priest in what diocese? a) Diocese of Sacramento b) Archdiocese of Portland c) Archdiocese of Los Angeles d) Diocese of Oakland

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 7, 2020

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1) Saints

July 29 was the feast day of a saint who complained to Jesus about her sister leaving her to do all the housework during his visit to their home. She also witnessed Jesus raising her brother Lazarus from the dead. What is her name?

2) Scripture

We hear in the Gospel of St. Matthew (14:13-21) about Jesus going to an isolated place where a crowd of people find him and the “miracle of the loaves and fish” happens. What caused Jesus to try and go into seclusion in the first place?

3) Catholic Hawaii

Which diocesan event happening on Oct. 24 is going to be virtual rather than in-person?

4) Popes

Pope Urban VII, who died of malaria, is on record as having the shortest papacy. How many days was he pope?

5) Trivia

Father Georges Lemaitre, a Belgian Catholic priest, was the first person to propose the idea of the “Big Bang Theory.” To what religious order did he belong?

6) Education

Xavier University, the only historically black and Catholic university in the U.S., is in what state?

7) More Catholic Hawaii

Bishop Larry Silva recently marked 15 years as the leader of the Diocese of Honolulu. Although he was born here in Hawaii, he was raised in and ordained as a priest in what diocese?