With one of the highest number of churches per capita in the nation, Lynden is widely considered the “bible belt” of Western ...

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

The time is ripe; this is the moment to make straight the paths, to remind ourselves that Christ is alive and the Spirit is ...

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

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

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 ...

Father Joshua J. Whitfield provides a reflection on the readings and gospel for the 3rd Sunday of Advent, Dec. 14, 2025.

Advent draws us to contemplate Christ's first coming, even as we expect his coming again in glory. The season contains an almost incomprehensible reality: God has become man, ...

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for the ...

Sing Christmas carols during Advent. Put up the tree before Halloween.

Saint Seachnall, who was sent by Saint Patrick from Britain or Gaul to Ireland in the year 439AD. History records that Seachnall wrote a hymn in honor of Saint Patrick, which is probably the first ...

The time has nearly arrived. Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in the United States will begin praying a new English translation of the Mass.