As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday baking and celebration planning. However, for Christians, the weeks ...

King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, candle-lit Advent service at Westminster Abbey. The service, with a strong Orthodox ...

The ancient liturgy of the Rorate Caeli Advent Mass honors the Blessed Virgin Mary through a Mass celebrated at dawn, in complete darkness, and lit only by candles, which symbolizes Christ, the Light ...

By Pamela Lannom [email protected] Pain, loss and grief don't evaporate during the holiday season. Those emotions can be even more difficult to manage in the midst of gatherings and ...

Those invited to do so would come down the central aisle to light the Advent Wreath. Five candles. Circular. Surrounded by greenery. There are many variations to Advent candles and their meaning, ...

We light the Advent candle, pray in a spirit of hope and go on to enjoy our dinner. This first week of Advent is making its way to the second when we will light the candle of hope and that of peace.

10 prominent Catholics offer ways to tap into the wonder of a child this Advent. A young Joseph Ratzinger is shown next to a copy of a letter he wrote during Advent 1934. (photo: Courtesy photo ...

There are moments in Jewish history when the world is cloaked in such darkness that a single act of faith becomes a revolution. It is a memory, a prayer, and a protest against despair. It is a tribute ...

Mattingly: "O Lord, How Shall I Meet You" is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never ...

Let's face it, the Christmas season comes at us hard and fast — and early! And once it does, it's full-on immersion: food, songs, shopping, decorations, parties, school concerts and presents — "not ...

on the Liturgical CALENDAR : ADVENT IV – O Antiphon’s O Rex Gentium ...