Confirmation

MY FAMILY During the time of preparation for Confirmation, my family was there for the journey. When I started the process of Confirmation, the first requirement I started was getting service hours. I had to volunteer at many places to get ten sessions. My parents scheduled the times I would volunteer, helped plan out my schedule, and drove me to Home Sweet Home, the SF-Marin Food Bank, and Saint Vincent de Paul. My parents also attended masses with me as my preparation for Confirmation continued. Later in the year, I went to a twelve-hour retreat at school to get a better connection with God and the other confirmandi. I learned a lot about myself and my friends and it was an emotional experience. When the retreat was over, my parents were…

feel closer to God than ever. However, Confirmation wasn't what I thought it would be. I had known what was going to happen: we would be presented to the bishop, listen to the homily, renew our baptismal promises, the bishop would lay his hands upon us, and we would be anointed with Chrism. However, I couldn't have predicted the feeling of the Chrism on my forehead or the inexplicable joy that I felt afterwards. I couldn't have possibly known the understanding of my mission that I felt as I…

anecdotal evidence on confirmation bias. Confirmation bias is the common human tendency to notice or seek out information which confirms our already existing beliefs while ignoring evidence which conflicts our beliefs. It is particularly prevalent in cases where our beliefs are mere prejudice or based on superstition. Confirmation bias is the reason why many people believe in the supernatural such as ESP, lucky charms or the lunar effect: a claim that human behaviour is influenced by the…

The Conformation is the last of the three initiation rites (the first two being Baptism and the First Holy Communion). In the sacrament of confirmation, “the faithful are sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit and are strengthened in their Christian life” (“Confirmation” 1). In other words, the purpose of the confirmation is to strengthen the faith of a person and to be officially confirmed or declared as a Catholic. For the ritual, each person to be confirmed has a sponsor. The sponsor must be…

instead of her emotions, otherwise Father Flynn would not have left St. Nicholas. Moreover, if Father Flynn felt that Sister Aloysius’ certainty was inaccurate, then he would not have mind Sister Aloysius pursuing that certainty because he knows what is true. The quote demonstrated supports Father Flynn’s guilty verdict, therefore accepts his plead. Sister Aloysius tells Sister James, “That I had called a nun in his previous parish…His resignation was his confession,” (Doubt 51) to Sister James…

External confirmations are audit evidence gathered directly from a third party. The confirmation can be written or electronic, however if the confirmation is electronic the confirmation must be followed up with a phone call. There are two types of external confirmations: positive and negative. A positive confirmation warrants a response from the third party. There are different types of positive confirmations including: blank confirmations and invoice confirmations. A negative confirmation only…

It was my turn next. The person next to me answered the question, and passed on the microphone to me. I was getting nervous, and I could feel myself starting to sweat. All eyes were on me, making me more nervous than I already was. I let my pastor read the question, and took my time answering. My curious eyes flashed over the question multiple times, as I was figuring it out. I answered and, “Correct,” replied my pastor, smiling down at me. I felt achievement then and there, but I knew there…

In our everyday lives we constantly make decisions such as what should I wear today? Or what should I make for supper? There are also the important life decisions that are made such as what should I become when I grow up? Should I get married? Or Should I work or finish up college? Decision-making is a way of problem solving where we select what it is that we want to be seen done from the available alternatives that there could be. Often times we may think that we approach decision making in a…

My name is Kelly Batkiewicz. I have an older brother. I have lived in Syosset most of my life. I enjoy playing sports, watching TV, and having fun with my friends.I am writing to you today to request to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. I want to be confirmed because I want to deepen my relationship with Jesus. I want my Catholic Faith to always be a big part of my life, and I know that Confirmation will give me the grace that I need to keep it like that.I have done a lot of work in…

The day has finally arrived, Confirmation is a large Mass. My whole family, my sponsor, and my grandparents on both sides. I had to sit up front, wear a robe, and walk up together as a class. The archbishop joined us and preached us. The teachers announced my classes names, and we had to say present. He called us up one by with my sponsor. He placed his hand on my head and gave me a blessing. My sponsor placed her hand on my right shoulder, and my confirmation name on my other shoulder. After…