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I am having a tough time engaging my 13 year old ds with his confirmation prep. Faith and Life was a huge bomb. I am thinking something along the line of apologetics might engage him. But I hope he learns what he needs to going that route.
My other problem is, and this is sad, I am clueless as to what the sacrament is about. I am trying to read and learn but I have first penance and communion to prep for this year and limited time for that. Along with a child who needs extra time for that prep.
So, we have been doing no religion--in a book--with ds this year. We live it and I sometimes think getting him into the parish program would be good--but have concerns about what they will teach and am not ready to give up my "control." If they teach something incorrect, or he interprets it wrong, I don't want to have to go through the stress of correcting it.
I have read the previous threads and am interested in seeing the book Remain in Me that some people have used. From CHC? But I cannot find it anywhere. I am also looking for other suggestions. I am considering doing The Bible Timeline with both kids this summer or next fall--I think that will be fun. I need something deep for this kid.
Help??
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I'm finding the Saint Joseph Confirmation Book helpful. It has a question and answer Catechism of Confirmation that is relatively short. As well as other parts like the Instruction on Confirmation, Rite of Confirmation, Prayers, Responses at Mass, Highlights from the Gospels, A Review of Catholic Doctrine.
When my daughter went through the Bishop used the Liturgical Year as the basis of his questions which couldn't have suited her more. I actually giggled through much of it because it was sooooo her and her hand would pop up for EVERY question he asked 
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These books by Father Chacon are great! I think I have only read the first 5, but the 1st one is very basic info about the Catholic Faith, with lots of room for Rabbit Trails. I believe you can get a study guide for it as well, which might be helpful to show what was learned.... Hope that helps!Beginning Apologetics
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You're not alone, I'm preparing my 11yr old this year (he'll be 12 when Confirmed) and I'm scratching my head thinking "what did I use with his 3 older siblings?" To be honest I never found anything I was truly happy with. I have used a book by Daughters of St Paul called Confirmation (I think) but it is rather long winded and boring.  Mostly I end up getting the children to read lots of saint stories, memorise some chapters related to Confirmation etc from the Catechism, and cover some apologetics.
I was reassured by a friend reminding me they are growing in their Faith all the time and I do notice a more heightened awareness in Faith after Confirmation.
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Yes Erin, I think that's why I like the book I linked above. It's sorta a "bare bones" but it means I can easily see the main things to be sure and cover and the rest is more flexible.
My son is in the Church's CCD class but doesn't seem to being prepared as well as my daughter was. They're using a Faith and Life book. But it doesn't cover Confirmation specifically.. not like the 2nd grade Faith and Life covers First Commuion. My guess is that Faith and Life considers it for older students so doesn't put it in their 1st-8th books. 
So I'm adding in some through other means. 
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JodieLyn wrote:
| Yes Erin, I think that's why I like the book I linked above. It's sorta a "bare bones" but it means I can easily see the main things to be sure and cover and the rest is more flexible. |
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 Thank you  I didn't even know about this book. Now if I can source it I know what I'll use with ds11. I like a bare bones guideline so I've covered basics and can then tailor to suit the child.
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I have found information from this site to be very helpful and inspiring: http://www.fargodiocese.org/educationformation/evangelizatio n/Catechesis/sacraments.htm
Confirmation for Young Catholics, from Seton Press is helpful and thorough. We use this for memorization.
We did a read aloud this Summer from the study guide version of "The Family That Overtook Christ" (about several saints and blesseds from the family of St. Bernard of Clairvaux), which also has an appendix recommending use of the prayers suggested in the Compendium of the CCC for Confirmation Preparation.
We're basically combining the above resources, along with books and articles about our son's chosen Confirmation saint, St. John Bosco, whose relics we were blessed to visit this past Fall. This will be our last child to be confirmed and it has been the most natural and comfortable experience yet of preparing for the sacrament.
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Confirmation prep needs to be much more than learning about confirmation --it's about learning the Faith.
We use Fr. Corapi's catechism series and I'd also highly recommend Apologetics and Catholic Doctrine as a text as well as Introduction to Catholicism.
Hillside education sells a very good book on the sacrament itself.
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I agree, Confirmation preparation is similar to wrapping up all that we've already given our children in homeschooling...sourt of like a spiritual gift we present to them as they receive this incredible sacrament, before they embark on a lifelong journey of embracing the Faith and learning about it even more fully throughout their entire lifetime!
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I used the Hillside book for the direct preparation for Confirmation but this paragraph from the CCC gave me my primary directive for the year.
1309 Preparation for Confirmation should aim at leading the Christian toward a more intimate union with Christ and a more lively familiarity with the Holy Spirit - his actions, his gifts, and his biddings - in order to be more capable of assuming the apostolic responsibilities of Christian life. To this end catechesis for Confirmation should strive to awaken a sense of belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ, the universal Church as well as the parish community. The latter bears special responsibility for the preparation of confirmands.127
My daughter was 11 and she likes these Faith folders so we did the Holy Spirit one. They now have a Confirmation one as well which I might use with my next dd. I also located some devotionals to the Holy Spirit.
We reread and studied The King of the Golden City which was probably the most profitable reading we did.
And we looked at her involvement at the parish level, how she could help out, how she could become a more active member of the parish.
Our parish's confirmation prep was also heavily focused on becoming a more active member of the parish making it a worthy supplement to this area. (the Confirmation class does the yearly spring cleanup of our parish church and grounds )
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Thank you sooo much. I'm feeling much better. All the suggestions. And yeah, make it simple--get the facts and add in things that would be fun.
You ladies are great!
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I've used a wide range of material with different children, but highly recommend the Hillside book
Sacrament of Confirmation It is simple enough to easily add to your day, but the commentary is deep enough to spark discussion and it offers insights that I had not seen mentioned elsewhere. I'm using this as the foundation for my dd program now and add other material from time to time to fill it out.
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Here is a free resource, if your ds likes to listen to talks. One of our local priests gives fantastic talks and they are on his church's website and include an RCIA series. My 12yods loves Fr. (John) Riccardo's talks so much, he asked for some for his birthday! I know the series is for adults, but the topics are listed, so you could peruse what might be useful.
Fr. John also has a series called RCIA for Catholics . Again, great talks you can pick and choose from to fill in holes or to just be inspired!
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