This is too funny!

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 01:24:05 GMT

States by memory

Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:52:52 GMT

I saw this website and took the challenge. You have to type in all 50 states, correctly spelled, in 10 minutes! As soon as you click on the link the timer starts so get to typing right away. I had 7:21 left on the clock when I finished See how you do!

http://www.ironicsans.com/state22.html

Hal-le-lu-jah!

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:32:42 GMT

Now this is entertaining!

QUIZ ANSWERS

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 03:20:14 GMT

Well, here are the answers. How did everyone do? I'm interested in how a certain 5th grade student fared, Mr. R.H.

1. (b) This and the second line of the Hail Mary are found in Luke’s Gospel (1:28, 42).

2. (b) The Latin root of this word simply means “to show,” as in the word “demonstrate.” Some monstrances have gold rays like the sun around the host.

3. (a) “Eggs Benedict” (consisting of eggs, hollandaise sauce and other ingredients) was a favorite breakfast dish of Pope Benedict XIII during the years of his papacy (1724-1730).

4. (d) Christmas 1223, Francis arranged for a real-life nativity scene. The town of Grecchio gave us our word “creche.”

5. (b) The Old Testament mentions pilgrimages to Bethel as well as to other places. Christians still make pilgrimages to venerate the holy places of Jesus’ life, or the lives of the saints, or the locations of miracles. Prayer and penance are aspects of pilgrimages of any age.

6. (a) The Immaculate Conception (December 8) refers to Mary being conceived without sin in her mother’s womb. Some Catholics confuse this with the Virgin Birth of Jesus.

7. (b) See Matthew 1:23. By taking on human flesh, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity became “God with us” in a new way.

8. (d) He was a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Notre Dame, named for Our Lady, was founded in 1842.

9. (d) St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, is supposed to have given three bags of gold to three daughters who needed dowries, which is why a pawnbroker’s sign has three gold balls. We celebrate his feast day on December 6.

10. (c) Mohammed (570-632) received the Koran, the holy Scriptures of Islam, from Allah (the Muslim name for God) in 610. The word “Islam” is Arabic for “submission to God’s will.”

11. (a) Before Vatican II, most people knew both the Latin and the English versions of “O Come All Ye Faithful.”

12. (c) Jerome lived from 345-420. His translation has had a profound influence on the Church.

13. (c) The Qumran scrolls are thought to be the remains of the library of a Jewish “monastic” community called Essenes. These scrolls have enriched biblical studies enormously.

14. (c) The word is a direct borrowing from the Greek.

15. (a) The red, burning lamp is called the “sanctuary lamp.” It reminds us of the Real Presence of Jesus in the tabernacle.

16. (d) See Matthew 3:4. Some translations say “locusts” for grasshoppers. Locusts were not an uncommon food at the time.

17. (c) During Advent, violet reminds us that we are awaiting a King. During Lent, the color reminds us of penance.

18. (d) Juan Diego himself was recently canonized. Our Lady’s image on his tilma (or cloak) can still be seen. In the United States, we celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December

19. (c) Blessed Kateri (1656-1680) was a young Mohawk girl who converted to Christianity, and who cared for the sick and the aged. She lived a life of penance and prayer and was known for her great holiness. Her feast day is July 14.

20. (d) Johannes Gutenberg’s astonishing contribution to civilization was the invention and manufacture of moveable types for each letter of the alphabet. Most of its pages contain two columns of type, each 42 lines long.

Wedding First Dance Redux

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:09:07 GMT

Thanks for sharing this, Dan! Tradition is fine, but every once in awhile I think it's fun to shake things up a bit and break tradition. This might be considered a little risque to some, but it's all in good fun and done w/love! Enjoy!

glumbert - Best wedding first dance ever

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This is too funny!

States by memory

Hal-le-lu-jah!

QUIZ ANSWERS

Wedding First Dance Redux