Confirmation at St. Charles

"The Sacrament of Confirmation is one of the three sacraments of initiation by which the baptized “are more perfectly bound to the Church and are enriched with a special strength of the Holy Spirit. Hence they are, as true witnesses of Christ, more strictly obliged to spread and defend the faith by word and deed.”

(Take from the 2nd Vatican Council document entitled, Lumen Gentium, no. 11; Cf. OC, Introduction 2.

The St. Charles Confirmation Program endeavors to help our high school youth explore and more fully recognize the spiritual gifts they have been given at their Baptism in order to more fully accept for themselves a commitment to their faith and to grow closer in relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. We also encourage our young people to use their unique gifts and talents to enter into parish life on a deeper level.

Confirmation preparation sessions are offered in two phases that span over a two-school-year period. Students may participate at any time in their high school career, but typically students begin the program freshman year and receive Confirmation as sophomores.  

Confirmation article by Marcellino D’Ambrosio, Ph.D
Official "Age of Confirmation" Decreed by the U.S. Bishops
Confirmation Q & A from the Daughters of St. Paul website