Quizzers,
This is a time for change. Next issue I’ll have a new quiz helper. And the Hawaii Catholic Herald has switched Facebook pages (www.facebook.com/HawaiiCatholicHerald). But don’t cry for me, Catholictinas. My profile is still up on Facebook if you ever want to say hi.

1. Devotions

For the first time in many years, the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary fell on a Sunday, just this past weekend. Which of the following facts about the Assumption is not true?

a) The Bible contains a written narrative of Mary’s assumption into heaven.

b) The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is always celebrated on Aug. 15.

c) Pope Pius XII established the dogma of the Assumption in 1950.

d) Unlike Jesus who ascended into heaven on his own accord, Mary was assumed into heaven by God or his helpers.

2. Definition

If you genuflect in church, what are you doing?

a) blessing yourself with the sign of the cross using holy water

b) kneeling on one knee as a sign of penitence or reverence

c) bowing before receiving the Eucharist

d) participating in the liturgy of the Eucharist

3. Saints

Cardinal John Henry Newman, who will be beatified next month, brought what religious community to England?

a) the Oratory of St. Philip Neri

b) Thomas Merton Society

c) the Benedictines

d) the Order of Preachers

4. St. Damien

What year did St. Damien de Veuster arrive on Molokai?

a) 1840

b) 1889

c) 1802

d) 1873

5. Theology

There were four original doctors of the Catholic Church, so named because of their particular contributions to theology and doctrine. Which of the following is not one of the original doctors?

a) St. Augustine

b) St. Jerome

c) St. John of the Cross

d) St. Ambrose

e) St. Gregory I

6. Current Events

Guess which famous modern-day Catholic’s image will debut on a U.S. postal stamp on Sept. 5? (See page 10)

a) Pope John Paul II

b) Archbishop Oscar Romero

c) Ted Kennedy

d) Mother Teresa of Calcutta