Remain faithful to what you have learned and believed, because you know from whom you learned it. This week we will welcome Bishop John O. Barres for the celebration of the Sacrament of Confirmation with nearly 300 young men and women of our parish. The quote from today's second reading seems to me to be an appropriate point of reflection as we mark the celebration of Confirmation this week. It is our hope and prayer that these budding adults will be faithful to what they have learned - because we who have taught it to them have been authentic and faithful. In my own experience of teenage years, and in the years I spent ministering to high school students, I know that authenticity is the best teacher for them. Adolescents and teens need us to believe what we teach and practice what we...