What's the deal with Confirmation, is it just a symbolic coming-of-age ceremony? Why is it necessary? And what does it give us that the other sacraments don't?

In this episode we discuss the often-misunderstood sacrament of Confirmation.

This episode covers Part Two, Section Two, Chapter One, Article Two of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (pts 1210-1321).
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References and further reading/listening/viewing:

(If you have any other suggestions for further reading/viewing/listening on this topic, shoot me an email at crashcoursecatholicism@gmail.com.)

• Catholic Answers. "Catholic Answers Focus: What Does Confirmation Do?"
• Catholic Answers. "Do Catholics Only Receive the Holy Spirit Through Confirmation?"
• Word on Fire. "Bishop Barron on the Sacrament of Confirmation."
• The Catholic Encyclopedia. Confirmation.
• The Catholic Encyclopedia. Sacraments.
• The Catholic Encyclopedia.Character (in Catholic Theology).
• Catholic News Angency. "Pope: Fear of the Lord an alarm reminding us of what's right"
• The Council of Trent. On the Sacraments.
• Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity: Apostolicam Actuositatem. November 18, 1965.
• Catholic answers. "Responsibilities of a Confirmation Sponsor."
• St Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lecture 3.
• Fulton Sheen. These are the Sacraments.
• Confirmation | Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen | Catholic Podcast.