Deacon Carlos Ramirez shares his thoughts on celebrating not only the three comings of Christ, but also our three comings to Christ this Advent season.

During Advent, traditional reflections remind us that our call to evangelize involves waiting and anticipation. As we move ...

Advent has been observed by the Christian church since the 4th or 5th century. It begins on the fourth Sunday before ...

Together, these readings form a single invitation: let Christ find you awake. Awake to His presence in your family. Awake to the quiet movements of the Holy Spirit. Awake to those around you who carry ...

Advent's Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary ...

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in ...

ON THE LITURGICLA CALENDAR, The Feast of the Conception of Mary on December 8th began in the Eastern Church (7th century), ...

Q: My dad gives up chocolate every year for both Lent and Advent. I always tell him that this is weird and that we're not supposed to give things up for Advent, only Lent. Which one of us is right ...

Advent, the start of the church’s liturgical year, begins Sunday, Nov. 30. It is the season of preparation for Christ’s birth ...

Christ Church Frederica will open its doors to the community next week for its annual Advent Lessons and Carols, a candlelit evening built around quiet reflection, scripture and music.