My son and daughter have studied diligently, chosen their Confirmation saints (Nicholas and Barbara, respectively), and will receive this most vital sacrament in May from the bishop himself. What a momentous day is coming! The Catechism explains that by receiving Confirmation, a young Catholic is "more perfectly bound to the Church...enriched with a special strength of the Holy Ghost." He becomes a "true witness of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and Continue Reading