Catechic!

Hello readers!  Yes, I am behind on posts this week.  I have no good reason for that, but I'll try to make up for it.  I see my readership is dwindling and I hear people like it when I'm mean.  We'll see.  Sunday's stop was the chapel at the St. Joseph Medical Center, which I think is part of what is now the Cardinal William Keeler Spiritual Center.  But before we get to all that, I want to introduce you to my new favorite board game, Catechic.

I found this game at the Nearly New Sale with a price tag of $2.  How could I resist in the middle of a year of blogging and crazy church visits?  The game retails for something like $48 on Amazon, so I turned quite the profit here.  Cathechic (pronounced cat-a-sheek) bills itself as The Catholic Trivia game.  The box also tells me that this is the first time the Vatican authorized the representation of Pope John Paul II on a game.

So like all good Catholic families, we settled in for a Saturday night game of Catechic.  You know, before we prayed the rosary, dusted our statues, and made sure there is a Crucifix on every wall.  The game took about an hour to play, and was worth every penny of that two dollars.

It is a four player game (or a game for teams) and you can choose to be Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John.  I was Luke, who had the hardest questions.  You answer questions to advance to your chapel and then back, crowned with glory.  There's some sneaky moves in there too, where you can send your opponents backwards on the board.  The board layout puts Mark and Luke at a disadvantage.  I lost and badly.   For next time, I'll be sure to brush up on my famous Catholics, Graham Greene novels, and Joyful mysteries. Oh, and it's still 1991.

How would you fare?

When were the first Catholic priests ordained in Indochina?

Name the Morris West novel that depicts a priest who becomes pope after being imprisoned in the Soviet Union.

What is the Fifth Station of the Cross?

What Jesuit priest served in the United States' Congress?

A few more games, and I'll be more than ready to teach RCIA.  Send me a note if you want to play.