The fourth Sunday before Christmas is called Advent Sunday. It falls at the start of December, or sometimes as in 2025, at ...

Advent begins today – a time of the liturgical year marked by rituals preparing for the celebration of Jesus’ birth.

What are the four candles on Advent wreaths? Where do Advent calendars come from? What is the holiday's true meaning? We've ...

Although stores and radio stations begin blasting Christmas songs long before Thanksgiving, devout Christians don't celebrate ...

In worship, one common pattern for many years has been to use an Advent wreath, candles and themes of “Hope, Peace, Joy and ...

The biblical call to prepare the way through reflection, prayer, reading and meditation is a central message of the Advent and Christmas season.

As the great theologian Howard Thurman once wrote, “The light that shines is not the light of a distant star but the light ...

As Advent begins on November 30, 2025, we explore the rich history and symbolism behind this Christian season of preparation ...

As Pilgrims of Hope our Advent observances recall and solidify our hope in the loving mercy of God and in His abiding presence in our lives and in the life of the Church. We prayerfully recognize that ...

4. Celebrate St. Lucy’s feast day on Dec. 13 by donning a candle-lit wreath and baking saffron buns. 5. Keep a gratitude ...

For millions of people, for more than 2,000 years, the advent has represented an opportunity to reflect, to anticipate—to ...

With First of Advent on Sunday the new church year begins. The four Advent Sundays are traditionally connected to a theme ...