Advent comes from the Latin “ad + venire,” which means, essentially, “to come to” or “to come toward.” “Ad + venire” is the ...

Advent hymns offer reflection and longing before Christmas, contrasting with a culture that jumps straight to celebration.

Discover Advent at "Singing Our Way Through Advent" at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center, Dec. 2 & 9, 10AM–12:30PM.

The lack of church decor also teaches about the penitential nature of the season. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the ...

Now is the time of anticipation for Christians—the joyful yet serious Advent season, the spiritual lead-up to the time of celebrating the birth of Jesus. Christian publishers have a wide range of ...

December tends to fly by once it gets going, and it's easy to skip right to the joy and wonder that the holiday brings. But ...

The Arcadia Chorale will present ‘The Coming of the King: Sacred Songs for Hanukkah, Advent, and Christmas’ on Dec. 6 in Wilkes-Barre and on Dec. 7 in Scranton. The group’s annual Messiah Sing-Along ...

Most Americans these days know Advent as a sort of countdown to the Christmas-shopping deadline, fueled by Christmassy songs on the radio and in stores and punctuated by office parties and reminders ...

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...

Advent is a peculiar season, one that might only be known by those who attend liturgical churches that closely follow the Christian calendar. Some people put up Christmas decorations and trees before ...