It was for them a kind of Advent. The disciples of John the Baptist were eager to see the Messiah. The story Matthew tells is ...

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

Advent is the season of hope, and it is bolstered by the opportunity for repentance. On the Second Sunday of Advent, Msgr. Joseph Prior echoes the cry of St. John the Baptist to repent from sin and ...

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 ...

OSV News' John Mulderig shares nine movies that encourage reflection and spiritual growth during the Advent season.

Church leaders at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, will meet Sunday after the archdiocese made a demand that they ...

When I finished high school, my father thought it would be a great experience for me to learn from working in an office for the summer. Instead, I found a job as a counselor in a camp sponsored by ...

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

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