As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, many Christian communities around the world prepare to enter the sacred season of Advent. This four-week period leading up to Christmas is not only a ...

The notes ring out, sweet and clear as we light the second of two candles on our dining table Advent wreath. For Christians ...

As we pass the second Sunday of Advent, it’s the perfect time to take a closer look at some Hungarian Advent traditions.

At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving others with ...

The second week of Advent While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart ...

The third candle on the Advent wreath will be lit. Communion will be celebrated ... at 414 High St. “O Come All You Faithful” ...

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Wesley United Methodist Church, 14 N. May St. in Aurora, is celebrating the Advent season by fighting hunger. The third of ...

Some people put up Christmas decorations and trees before Thanksgiving, while others plan multiple shopping trips for Black Friday, which, to some, seems to be the official signal that Christmas is on ...

Advent has begun for school children in our archdiocesan community of faith. Most likely, they'll be wearing down their purple, pink, and green crayons as they color an Advent wreath and learn tha ...

In a world filled with darkness, both literal and metaphorical, Rev. Harnish reminds us during Advent that lighting even one ...

In place of large evangelism outreaches, churches try to be more intentional in the face of religious restrictions and theological changes.