21 x 21 Crossword: “Bad Puns #1”
1. Southern denom.
4. Geshem the __, one who mocked Nehemiah (Neh 2:19)
8. One of two spies who gave Moses a favorable report
13. Czech capital, to Czechs
18. Genre related to goth
19. The Vatican has a gold one
20. "Once I was dead, but now I am ___ forever and ever." (Rev 1:18)
21. "For never have I ___ anything profane and unclean.” (Acts 10:14)
22. When the rabbi saw that the twine he was using was not the one prescribed by the Torah, he decided to...
26. The kingdom of God is like it
27. Formerly, formerly
28. Allegation
29. Nazaria Ignacia March ___, religious, canonized by Pope Francis in 2018
30. City built by Solomon (1 Kgs 9:24)
33. Helpful symbol for checkers
35. Load from a lode
38. Ite, missa ___
39. Agency reporting Vatican news
40. St. ___ Lima
43. "...you ___ me in my mother’s womb." (Ps 139:13)
44. Midmorning prayer
45. Well known Boston College professor, Fr. Michael J. ___ (d. 2022)
46. Joseph Leopold ___, Bishop of Joliet (d.2015)
48. Son of Uzai (Neh 3:25)
51. Cephas
52. Vestments and habits, e.g.
53. Like Caiaphas saying that it was better that one man should die for the people
55. "Redemptoris ___" (1987 John Paul II encyclical)
56. Delight
57. Friends exclaimimg "Egads!" maybe
59. St. ___ of Aran, Irish abbot (d.530, f.3-21)
61. Airstreams, and such
64. Catholic convert Ekman and St Bridget's husband, for two
65. Impulses
66. "So the Lord God cast a deep ___ on the man..." (Gen 2:21)
67. Issue
68. Some M.I.T. grads
69. Hebrew letter after vau
70. When the King of Israel tried to woo Bathsheba, he tried to win her over her by using a...
72. One of about 12% of all Catholics
75. What Jesus said the footwashing was for his disciples
76. Celebration of the Resurrection
77. "Humani ___" (1950 Pius XII encyclical)
79. C.S. Lewis classic "The Four ___"
80. Dated
81. “Elijah will ___ come..." (Mark 9:12)
82. Pilgrimage destinations, e.g.
83. Early Persians
86. Court figures?
87. Home town of Cleopas
89. Travelling companion of Paul
90. Book before Jud
93. Diagnostic proc.
94. Row
95. "My brothers, if anyone among you should ___ from the truth..." (Jas 5:19)
96. Biblical weed
97. It begins "Hear, O Israel"
101. Compassion
103. Prophet, son of Amittai
104. When the sacrifice of a male bovine at the base of Sinai went bad, the Israelites said it was...
110. Thomas J. ___, SJ, senior analyst at Religious News Service
111. Absalom's army commander (2 Sam 17:25)
112. Thummim partner
113. Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18)
114. Liability's opposite
115. Lock site
116. Thirteen popes, by name
117. Cardinal color
1. "And the Word ___ flesh..."
2. Produces laughter, maybe
3. Imprimi ___
4. Condition treated with Ritalin, briefly
5. St. Alban Bartholomew ___, martyr
6. Catholic inst. founded by Tom S. Monaghan
7. Jesus ___ Sira, author of Ecclesiasticus
8. Modern city in the ancient region of Goshen
9. White liturgical garments
10. Cheerful tune
11. A king of Midian (Num 31:8)
12. Benedictine abbey where St. Anselm was prior
13. Cardinal George ___ of Sydney
14. Biblical term of reproach (DR)
15. Yours, to St. Yves
16. The group of cenobites who lived on a mountain in northern Israel was called...
17. Sackcloth ___ ashes
23. It's served in spots
24. John's was made of leather
25. City in Asher taken under Joshua (Jos 19:30)
30. La ___ (Debussy classic)
31. Part of some co. names
32. Break the eighth commandment
33. Computer operator
34. Hebrew letters
36. Edward M. ___, Bishop of Springfield
37. Douay Bible word endings
39. St. ___ Martin, mother of Therese
40. Baptism and marriage, for example
41. Catholic composer Westendorf (d.1997)
42. When Paul bought dates in northern Greece, he made sure he got enough to...
43. Etta ___ (Comic strip by Paul Robinson)
44. "Patton" vehicles
45. Hebrew letters
47. Extinct flightless bird
48. Arouse
49. "When he made ___ for the rain and a path for the thunderbolts..." (Job 28:26)
50. When Peter retired, his wife complained: "All he does now is..."
51. Eucharistic plate
52. Handed over
54. Texas congressman's assistant was a...
55. Wise men from the east
58. Prayer posture, with hands extended
59. Santa's little helpers
60. Conservative Catholic author and publisher McCaffrey (d.1994)
62. "...cut the clusters from the earth’s ___..." (Rev 14:18)
63. Firewood measure
66. Hebrew letters
67. "___ Procession to the Cathedral" (from Wagner's Lohengrin)
70. Jesus said to be as simple as these
71. Clergy vestments
73. "He ___ himself, then goes off and promptly forgets..." (Jas 1:24)
74. Dudgeon
75. ___ proprio, special papal document
77. Liturgical how-to book of 2003 (abbr.)
78. The E of DOE
79. One who denies Jesus is the Christ (1 John 2:22)
82. Society of African Missions, initially
83. Peace of Saint Petersburg?
84. Father of Shimei (1 Kings 4:18)
85. "For all of you are children of the light and children of the ___." (1 Thess 5:5)
88. First cousin (and half-brother) of Ammon
89. River of Hades
90. Simon of Joppa, e.g. (Acts 10)
91. Prophet or prophecy
92. Execute, in a way
95. Break the seventh commandment
96. Corn site
98. Garden tools
99. Language of St. Maelrubha
100. Encounter
101. "Our Father's ___" (Hahn and Cavins Bible Study)
102. "Casablanca" heroine
103. Catholic celebrities Caviezel and Cummings, for two
104. Coach Parseghian
105. Rue du ___, apparition site in Paris
106. Thurman of "Pulp Fiction"
107. King of Assyria (2 Kgs 15:19)
108. Before, of yore
109. 2013 World Youth Day site, familiarly