In some denominations, Advent is also celebrated by the lighting of an Advent wreath, which represents Jesus coming as a ...

The third Sunday of Advent, known as Gaudete Sunday, is a time to pause and rejoice. Joy is different from happiness and can ...

Advent can be observed in different ways, but I have chosen the one with its themes in this order: hope, peace, joy, and love. Whoever came up with that order was saving the best for last. Because ...

“Dear friends, Advent is the season of the presence and expectation of the eternal. For this very reason, it is in a ...

King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, ...

Advent reminds us that preparing the way for Christ also means reshaping the landscape of our community with hope, justice and love. As we approach this Advent season, I find myself in constant ...

An Advent wreath is circular and symbolizes everlasting life and unending love. The arrangement is used to put our attention ...

Advent calls us to stay vigilant in the present to the ways of Jesus, for we do not know when these things will occur.

We, like Joseph, are invited to empty ourselves, choosing to abandon anything that can get in the way of our union with God or our collaboration with God's design for creation.

In the quiet glow of the forge steel bends to fire and will this is how one blacksmith shapes an advent candle holder by hand a piece made for light warmth and reflection in the heart of winter. Judge ...

I have always been fascinated by John the Baptist’s appearance, demeanor, and character. He embodied passion, austerity, ...