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

“Dear friends, Advent is the season of the presence and expectation of the eternal. For this very reason, it is in a ...

I have always been fascinated by John the Baptist’s appearance, demeanor, and character. He embodied passion, austerity, ...

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

Works like Brueghel's 16th century "Census at Bethlehem" and Daniel Bonnell's "Seeing Shepherds" look at salvation from ...

Grace’s Closet at Grace Lutheran Church, 1114 N. Cambria St., Bellwood, will host a clothing giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon ...

On this Second Sunday, we light the second candle on the Advent wreath, reflecting on the theme of peace and focusing on the “Prince of Peace” (Jesus) bringing deep, lasting harmony Shalom, beyond ...

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

The Conversation illuminates how Hanukkah's cultural evolution parallels Christmas, as both have adapted significantly in ...

The Mass schedule at St. Charles Catholic Church, 31 Cherry Hill St., is as follows: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at ...

Against the backdrop of the lush evergreens and (almost) views of the Straight of Georgia, the parishioners of St. Hilda’s ...

In her Scriptures and prayers, however, the church does not look toward Bethlehem until Dec. 17. And each year, on the second ...