A Dallas mother created the "Finding Jesus" interactive Christmas countdown activity set. Its plush doll and puzzle pieces ...

The great Cistercian monk St Bernard of Clairvaux spoke of Advent in three distinct senses, and Christian writers and sermons ...

Advent, the season leading up to Christmas, is a time of preparation for the arrival of the Christ child in many Christian ...

Here’s a quick explanation of what Advent means for Christians and Catholics, and the origins behind some other Christmas ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas. This year, Advent began Nov. 30, the start of the new liturgical year.

One way some Christian nonprofits mark the season is by offering free online daily devotionals on hope, peace, joy and love.

This past week, the Christian calendar entered the season of Advent, and depending upon who you ask, you might hear an entirely different explanation of what this means. Trust me, it’s confusing even ...

THE Collect for today, Advent Sunday, in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer teems with soul-saving biblical truth: ‘Almighty God, give us grace that we may cast away the works of darkness, and put upon us ...

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 ...

Rev. Dr. Edmund A. Steimle, in a special archival episode from 1970. Rev. Steimle was a distinguished Lutheran preacher and ...

In this episode, Roxane speaks with Father Joel Sember, a Wisconsin priest, about his annual series of books for the Christian season of Advent since 2020.

On Friday, people young and old started to take part in the holiday time tradition of the Advent calendar. So what is the story behind this time-honored tradition and how did it come to mainstream ...