Whatever you are facing in this season, however dark things might seem, remember that light has come and is coming again, and darkness cannot and will never overcome it. The beautiful inheritance we ...

The more we embody the Holy One, who negotiates and arbitrates among all peoples and across all cultures and nations, the ...

For Deacon Franz Fruehwald, Christmas with its decorations and shopping seems to arrive earlier each year. It’s easy to get distracted, which is why Advent helps us stay alert and prepare for the Lord ...

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

Community United Methodist Church warmly invites the community to a new Advent sermon series, “The Unlikely Advent,” beginning Sunday, Nov. 30, with services at 8:15 a.m. and 11 a.m.

The great Cistercian monk St Bernard of Clairvaux spoke of Advent in three distinct senses, and Christian writers and sermons ...

VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

Revs. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner delve into the significance of Advent and Christmas in the African-American experience. “Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, ...

Advent is often described as a season of hope. But what is hope, and what do we hope for? I suggested last Sunday that the categories of our hope are frequently too narrow, and too domesticated. In ...

In 79 AD, Herculaneum, near Pompeii in southern Italy, was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Unlike Pompeii, Herculaneum was not a wealthy town. Excavations at the site have uncovered ...