An Advent wreath is circular and symbolizes everlasting life and unending love. The arrangement is used to put our attention ...

Hang a stocking for Jesus. Fill it with notes and prayer intentions during Advent. You can pray for those intentions in the ...

The King lit a candle at a special Advent service at Westminster Abbey today and spoke of his 'great joy' at the Holy season.

The Chancel Choir of Clarksbury Church in Hardyville will present a cantata titled “God’s Promise of a Savior” during the ...

Despite their seemingly secular modern-day iteration — featuring wine, chocolate or other products — Advent calendars ...

Nor can we observe Advent without the Blessed Mother. “Among creatures, no one knows Christ better than Mary; no one can introduce us to a profound knowledge of his mystery better than his Mother,” ...

Advent is a season of expectation. In the liturgy of these weeks, a recurrent theme is God’s closeness to humanity. The Old ...

The goal of Advent is to grow in holiness, to grow closer to the Holy family and become a holy family ourselves. Christ is ...

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

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

As Advent unfolds in the far north, Bishop Erik Varden says the season's power lies not in cheerfulness but in hope -- "light shining at the darkest point of the night." ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...