"To you, O Lord, I lift my soul." On this First Sunday of Advent, Catholics throughout the world are invited to sing this same psalm refrain. Do we mean it? As we prepare to celebrate the Incarnation, ...

Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16 1 Thessalonians 3:12 -4: 2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 Imagine the future. It is what we do as humans. If you are raising children, you have surely thought of who they will be ...

On the first Sunday of Advent, Pope Francis reminded Christians that an essential ingredient for living an alert and joyful life is prayer. “Be awake, guard your heart,” the pope said in his message ...

Growing up in my family meant a steady flow of house guests throughout the year. While it was mostly old friends and relatives, even the occasional exchange student, college student on a choir tour, ...

“The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and Judah” (Jer 33:14). I wonder if there is anyone in the world who has not been affected by the ...

It's that beautiful, peaceful time of year! Below is the Advent Season Worship Service schedule featuring, of course, Rev. Alison Boden, Ph.D., Dean of Religious Life and the Chapel, and Rev. Dr.

Advent is a time of preparation. We prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ, and welcome his presence into our lives. During a time of Christmas shopping, holiday parties, and family gatherings, ...

The sequence of lighting the candles on an Advent wreath is to light the first purple candle on the first Sunday of Advent. Then move clockwise and light a second purple candle for the second Sunday ...

(RNS) — The feast of Jesus' birth began by co-opting a pagan holiday. Today, it has been co-opted by pagan capitalism. You may think I am getting ahead of myself, but for Christians, the new ...

On Sunday in many churches and homes, the Christmas season began with a symbolic lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath. Many churches began Advent on Sunday with a traditional hanging of ...