Herald loyalists,
It’s back-to-school time, and we have themed this quiz after the ABCs of Catholic terminology. See if you know the meaning of these words.
-H.C. Harold
1) A
Acedia
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- a) the noonday demon/devil
- b) mental/spiritual sloth
- c) apathy
- d) all of the above
2) B
Bodmer Codex
- a) conspiracy theory about Jesus’ birth originating in Bodmer, Germany
- b) oldest and largest excerpt from the New Testament that’s been found
- c) ancient book including references to Jesus’ brothers and sisters
- d) stone tablet form of a codex
3) C
Calced
- a) wearing shoes or footwear
- b) hardened, like calluses on the feet
- c) partially initiated
- d) none of the above
4) D
Deanery
- a) meeting of Catholic college deans
- b) early heretical group that followed St. Dean of Ery
- c) funding source for a church
- d) grouping of nearby parishes within a diocese
5) E
Enchiridion Symbolorum
- a) Catholic manual summarizing Catholic doctrine throughout church history
- b) the belief that bread and wine are only symbols during Holy Communion
- c) Baltimore Catechism book that Catholic school children used to memorize
- d) a Hogwarts spell that brings forth good deeds
6) F
Faldstool
- a) referring to the downfall of any clergy
- b) a folding chair used by a bishop when officiating in a church other than his own
- c) when falsehoods spread
- d) British city with a Marian apparition in 1902
7) G
Glossolalia
- a) ordering texts with a glossary
- b) phenomenon of glossing over the negative
- c) speaking in tongues
- d) polishing church paraphernalia to a fine shine
Answers: 1) d, 2) b, 3) a, 4) d, 5) a, 6) b, 7) c
