catholic trivia

Jokes and Trivia for April 2nd, 2010

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Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn’t need my help to leave the hospital. : Pascua Florida Day is celebrated as a state day in Florida, the United States (USA). It usually falls on April 2. It is the anniversary of the discovery of Florida in 1513 by Juan Ponce de León, who searched for gold and the Fountain of Youth. He named the land “Pascua Florida” probably because the date was near Easter, the “Feast of the Flowers.”

It is a legal holiday in Florida, designated as State Day. When it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the governor may declare either the preceding Friday or the following Monday as State Day. ~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*~~~~~*

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Religion

Well, I'm pretty sure you that know me know that I love Jesus with all my heart, and I do believe that there is a God, because without a God like him who loves us, how would we ever have this beautiful Earth, the ability to do what we can, the way we can speech, and the human eye is so complicated that scientists are still trying to figure out how it's even in existence. The reason behind that? There is a God, and he loves us enough to give us a chance on this Earth to serve him and do what he wants us to do. And you know what happens if you don't, and well, that seems a little fair, but you can only live this life once. So my recommendation? Choose God. But I respect your choice and you can stick with it dude. Since some people are referencing school...I'll throw something in there that supports...

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News

Stray Questions for: James Hynes

New York Times (blog) - Apr 02, 2010

The upshot was, no novel, but I#39;m your go-to guy for trivia about 18th-century Dutch navigators. Since then, I#39;ve written four other books, at least two of

What is Good About Good Friday?

LiveScience.com - Apr 02, 2010

Linguistic trivia is also at play here. The name may be derived from quot;God#39;s Friday,quot; the encyclopedia of the Catholic Church proposes, in the same way that and morenbsp;raquo;

Catholic Quiz 2

News Today Online - Mar 31, 2010

In view of the Lenten season, I am featuring a five-pronged series of trivia challenges taken from Fun Trivia for the reader to answer or reflect upon. and morenbsp;raquo;

Gordon Brown calls Catholics the conscience of our country (ie, he wants ...

Telegraph.co.uk (blog) - Apr 01, 2010

Gordon Brown calls Catholics #39;the conscience of our country#39; (ie, he wants Someday, you#39;re going to astonish everyone with your profound knowledge of Catholic trivia. No one has ever caught that subtle allusion. Well done, son! and morenbsp;raquo;

Trivia quiz: Test your knowledge of the teams in the Salt Lake City NCAA Regional

Salt Lake Tribune - Mar 24, 2010

Xavier, a Jesuit Catholic school, was founded in 1831, Butler in 1855, Kansas State in 1863 and Syracuse in 1870. 3. False. Kansas State is the closest and morenbsp;raquo;

Trivia Bits:

San Jose Mercury News - Mar 26, 2010

The Sedlec Ossuary in the Czech Republic is a Catholic chapel famous for what unusual material used to build its furniture and decorations? 3.

Calendar of Events

The Catholic Key - Apr 01, 2010

Auction and Trivia night, April 10, 32nd floor, ATamp;T Pavillion Building, downtown Kansas City. Doors open and silent auction at 5:30 pm, live auction 8:30