Friends,
It’s been a little topsy-turvy since our last issue. Oahu is shutdown, but thankfully not religious services. And not this quiz, since I, H.C. Harold, am an essential worker!
PRINTABLE QUIZ
1) Catholic Trivia
The Catholic Worker movement, a social justice community network with its companion newspaper of the same name, was started in the U.S. during the Great Depression. Can you name its famous female co-founder?
- a) Harper Lee
- b) Dorothea Lange
- c) Dorothy Day
- d) Flannery O’Connor
2) Pope
Pope Francis will resume what activity on Sept. 2?
- a) Visits to his vacation residence
- b) Having the public at his weekly audiences
- c) Saying a rosary in the chair of St. Peter
- d) Daily helicopter outings to check on his domain
3) Scriptures
In the Gospel reading for Sept. 13 (24th Sunday of Ordinary Time), how many times does Jesus tell Peter he needs to forgive someone who has sinned against them?
- a) Seven times
- b) Seventy times seven
- c) Seventy-seven times
- d) An unlimited number of times
4) Saints
St. Thomas of Villanova was known for his deep care for the needy. He also had what habit that embarrassed some of his fellow Augustinians?
- a) Wearing and mending the same worn habit
- b) Shouting at sinners in the street
- c) Refusing to eat
- d) Levitating
5) Catholic Hawaii
With increasing COVID-19 restrictions in Hawaii, which issue wasn’t a source of confusion for local Catholic churches and schools?
- a) If Catholic schools would be allowed to stay open
- b) If cantors could sing at Mass
- c) If all church services, virtual or in-person, would be stopped
- d) If Catholic school ELCs/preschools are “childcare” under new shutdown guidelines
6) Catholic Trivia
Which U.S. Catholic university is the only one to have a papal charter, which allows it to grant ecclesial degrees?
- a) University of Notre Dame
- b) Franciscan University of Steubenville
- c) The Catholic University of America
- d) John Paul the Great Catholic University
7) Catholic Hawaii
The St. Ann Parish featured in this issue in a story about its youth getting involved in streaming Masses, is on what island?
- a) Oahu
- b) Maui
- c) Kauai
- d) Hawaii Island
Answers: 1) c, 2) b, 3) c, 4) a, 5) c, 6) c, 7) b