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1. Church in Hawaii

What is the oldest Catholic Church on Maui? Hint: It’s a mission church that dates back to 1859 and is in an area with a very windy road.

a) St. Peter Puuiki

b) St. Theresa Kihei

c) Holy Ghost Waiakoa

d) St. James the Less

2. Saints

What are the requirements to be a doctor of the church?

a) to act as the personal physician of a high ranking clergy

b) to be a holy individual whose writings are approved by and have given advantage to the Church

c) One must be a saint, have “eminent learning,” and be declared a doctor by the pope or an ecumenical council.

d) b and c

3. Church Trivia

The main part of a church is called the nave. What does it mean in Latin?

a) nativity

b) boat

c) Mass

d) gathering

4. Current Events

From May 8-11, Pope Benedict XVI will be visiting the Middle East to, in his words, “ask the Lord, by visiting the sacred places of his earthly passage, for the precious gift of unity and peace for the Middle East and all humanity.” Where will he not travel to?

a) Palestinian territories

b) Jordan

c) Israel

d) Iraq

5. Picture

CNS Photo/Crosiers

What May 21 feast is depicted in this stained glass window in St. Mary’s Basilica in Winnipeg, Manitoba?

a) Pentecost

b) Corpus Christi

c) the Ascension

d) Trinity Sunday

6. Saints

May 7 is the feast of St. John Beverley, a late seventh/early eighth century English bishop, who ordained the Venerable Bede. To what does the Beverley part of his name refer?

a) where he founded a monastery

b) his birthplace

c) his family name that he kept upon taking holy orders

d) the small English village where he died in 721

7. Scripture

In what book is the shortest verse in the English-language bible, “Jesus wept,” found?

a) Matthew

b) John

c) Revelation

d) Isaiah

8. Hawaii’s Beatified

What was Blessed Damien called in Hawaiian?

a) Damiano

b) Kawika

c) Akamu

d) Kamiano

9. Liturgy

Why do Catholics upon first entering a church dip their hands in holy water (either in bowls at church doors or in the baptismal font) and then make the sign of the cross?

a) To clean their fingers before receiving communion

b) To establish that they’ve entered a holy place

c) As a reminder of our baptism, of which we renew our vows each Mass

d) As an evolution of the secret signal early Christians used with other Christians