Theology Of Today

Question 0

2. What is a catechumen?

Answer 0

Someone that is studying to be a Christian

Question 1

1. What does theology mean?

Answer 1

The study of God and the nature of God

Question 2

3. What is RCIA?

Answer 2

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adult

Question 3

4. Why is Advent an important season of our faith?

Answer 3

It prepares us for the birth of Jesus Christ

Question 4

5. What three Popes have been chosen as the Person if the Year by Time Magazine?

Answer 4

Pope Francis, Pope John Paul II, and Pope John XXIII

Question 5

6. What is an angel? LW a. voco

Answer 5

Spiritual beings who are attendants and messengers of God. Voco means to call or summon.

Question 6

7. What are the Stations of the Cross?

Answer 6

Devotion or prayer service of the Passion of Christ

Question 7

8. What is a miter? LW. c. magnus

Answer 7

The headdress that the bishop wears. Magnus means great

Question 8

8b. What is another name for Candlemas Day?

Answer 8

Presentation of our Lord at the Temple

Question 9

9. What holy day is on January 1? LW. d. metior

Answer 9

Solemnity of Mary. Metior means a measure

Question 11

11. When is the last day of the Christmas Season?

Answer 11

Baptism of our Lord

Question 12

12. Who baptized Jesus? Why?

Answer 12

John the Baptist because Jesus asked him to

Question 13

13. What are the two types of sin?

Answer 13

Venial and mortal

Question 14

14. What is the significance of Lent?

Answer 14

Prepares us to celebrate the Paschal Mystery. We get ourselves ready by sacrificing, almsgiving, prayer

Question 15

14. Who was the second Pope?

Answer 15

Pope Linus

Question 16

15. What are the three Sacraments that can only be received once? LW f. porto

Answer 16

Confirmation, Baptism, Holy Orders. Porto means carry.

Question 17

15a. When is the feast of St. Joseph?

Answer 17

March 19

Question 18

16. Do we pray to statues? LW g. lustro

Answer 18

No. Lustro means shiny, bright, or illuminated

Question 19

17. Do we worship Mary, the Mother of God?

Answer 19

No

Question 20

18. What does “INRI” mean?

Answer 20

Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

Question 21

19. What are the three things that make a sin mortal? LW h. paro

Answer 21

Something very serious, you choose to do it, you know that it is serious. Paro means to prepare

Question 22

20. What color vestments are worn on the feasts of the Holy Spirit?

Answer 22

Red

Question 23

21. What does the word testament mean?

Answer 23

Covenant

Question 24

22. What happened on Palm Sunday?

Answer 24

Jesus arrived in Jerusalem on a donkey

Question 25

23. What happened on Holy Thursday? LW i. nomen

Answer 25

The Last Supper. Nomen means name.

Question 26

24. What is the Triduum?

Answer 26

Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday

Question 27

24a. Who are the 2 new saints?

Answer 27

Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII

Question 28

25. What is the difference between Tradition and tradition?

Answer 28

A tradition is something you can change. You cannot change Tradition.

Question 29

26. Who replaced Judas?

Answer 29

Matthias

Question 30

27. When is the beginning and the end of Lent?

Answer 30

Starts on Ash Wednesday, ends on Pentecost

Question 31

28. When is the Ascension?

Answer 31

May 9

Question 32

29. What is the difference between the Ascension and the Assumption?

Answer 32

The Ascension is when Jesus ascended to Heaven with his own power. The Assumption is when Mary was taken to Heaven, body and soul.

Question 33

30. What is the only day of the year in which the Mass is not celebrated?

Answer 33

Good Friday

Question 34

31. To whom is the month of May dedicated to?

Answer 34

The Blessed Virgin Mary

Question 37

10. How many Popes have there been in the history of the Church? LW. e. migro

Answer 37

There have been 266 popes in the history of the Church. Migro means to remove.