Over the past year my daughter and I have had a fair number of conversations about the sacrament of confirmation. They began when I realized that, for economic reasons, she was not going to attend a ...

The school year has begun, and children are busy getting ready for classes, clubs, sports and other activities. For many students in the community, the beginning of the school year also means the ...

CLEAR LAKE, Iowa (AP) -- Programs to prepare teens for confirmation have come a long way. These days, confirmation candidates are spending less time with their noses buried in textbooks and more time ...