Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from Christmas.

Advent is a period of reflection, joy and hope for peace. Here's what happens during Advent and why there are pink and purple candles.

The Advent scriptures heighten our awareness of these stark realities; they remind us that we are called to wait and watch, not passively, but with the expectation that the inbreaking reign of God can ...

(RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort. The author was speaking to ...

Advent teaches us that hope is not a cruel joke December 5, 2019 More than 5 years ago Salisbury Cathedral in Britain celebrates the beginning of Advent on Nov. 29. (Henry Nicholls/Reuters) ...

Scripture for Life: The Advent season combines penitence and hope. It reminds us that our hope is little more than childish wishes until we recognize how we have failed to live up to our human ...

Images of Advent on the Journey to ChristmasRev. Candace McKibbenDecember 22, 2016Some of the most beautiful passages in the Bible are found in Hebrew Scripture, what many Christians refer to as ...

The board chair of New Hope Advent Christian Church announces that the newly formed congregation will begin worship in a new location on Sunday, June 2.

Some churches are arching their backs against earlier and earlier celebrations of Christmas by extending Advent, the season that leads up to Christmas.

Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J. join host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to discuss how preachers can help Catholics enter into the Advent season—even as the world around ...

Today's Bible verse in this Advent season is Romans 8:28, one of the Bible's best-known verses. The faithful may be tempted toward despair, but we can trust God will work all things for good.