{"product_id":"send-out-your-spirit-sponsor-michael-amodei-9781646804511","title":"Send Out Your Spirit Sponsor and Parent Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis concise guide helps parents and sponsors of Confirmation candidates understand the vital role they play in accompanying young people preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation. As part of the Send Out Your Spirit Confirmation preparation program, the \u003ci\u003eSponsor and Parent Guide\u003c\/i\u003e equips parents and sponsors to actively walk with candidates--supporting them as they learn the core truths of the Catholic faith, reflect on their baptismal identity, and prepare to claim the faith as their own. It also explores how the responsibilities and expectations of sponsors have developed over time and how they may differ from what parents or sponsors remember from their own Confirmation experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I\u003c\/b\u003e offers insight into the vocation of being a sponsor or supportive parent, with sections on these topics: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eConfirmation Sponsors Then and Now\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Brief History of the Role of Sponsor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eQualifications to Be a Confirmation Sponsor\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eExpectations for the Sponsor Role\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Today's Adolescents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommunication 101\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Role of the Sponsor at the Liturgical Celebration of Confirmation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II\u003c\/b\u003e of this guidebook contains suggestions about what sponsors and\/or parents can do during their meetings with their candidate. These meetings might include reviewing or finishing assignments from the catechetical sessions at the parish, as well as new assignments for the candidate and sponsor or parent to work on together. This part of the guide also offers suggestions for prayer and service experiences for sponsors or parents and candidates to undertake together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn appendix offers additional resources to support the candidate's intellectual formation and spiritual growth during this important time of preparation for Confirmation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Amodei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1646804511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646804511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ave Maria Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Michael Amodei","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242132779263,"sku":"9781646804511","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a6d16345-9e85-4a05-b762-4e6fe9e1c479.jpg?v=1772657726","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/send-out-your-spirit-sponsor-michael-amodei-9781646804511","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}