Confirmation: Charisms
The Church teaches that there are two kinds of gifts given us by the Holy Spirit in Baptism and Confirmation. The first kind, which we
Confirmation: Wisdom
last—and greatest—of the sanctifying gifts is Wisdom. Wisdom can mean different things to different people. The Greeks often thought of wisdom in speculative and abstract
Confirmation: The Gift of Understanding
One of the curious paradoxes of our time is summed up in the saying, “Scratch an atheist, find a fundamentalist.” So often, atheists and fundamentalists
Confirmation: The Gift of Might
After Vietnam, the West in general and America in particular went through the great MASHification of culture, in which military and masculine virtues were despised
Confirmation: The Gift of Counsel
Proverbs 15:22 tells us, “Without counsel plans go wrong, but with many advisers they succeed.” One of the gifts of the Holy Spirit given in