By: Lourdes A. Bela-o and Genevieve B. Kupang A heartfelt expression of gratitude for the blessings of 2024 and a time to reflect on the spirit of the ...

Whether you’re wishing your family, friends, or colleagues, a simple text can convey your best wishes for happiness, health, ...

Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

While Jews light their Menorahs during the eight days of Hanukkah, Christians usually light their Advent candles over four weeks, one per week, during the time leading up to Christmas as “part of the ...

"Rex absolutely loved the festive season, especially his very own 'Rex's Christmas Countdown,'" Edd Buckley told Newsweek.

One color shot stood out, an old Kodachrome dated on the back, 1955, three years before I was born. The venerable old Kodak ...

Dr Michael Carter, English Heritage’s senior properties historian, said : “The tradition that it is bad luck to keep ...

Aside from their religious significance, Christmas and Easter (and all the joys therein) represent something to look forward ...

Sunny Dua There was a time when New Year celebrations in India revolved around modest yet heartfelt traditions. Families ...

The Advent season, rooted in hope and longing for the ... a welcoming attitude. … We’ll be happy if we’ve given five minutes to someone patiently and lovingly, so at the end of the day ...

It also reminds me of when this Methodist used to attend the Friday Bach’s Lunch noon Advent concerts at Grace Episcopal Church in Brainerd with my late mother, Velma Shearer, before they were ...

(Submitted by Peggy Cadwell) For years, 10-year-old Leah Benoit of Wabush has been collecting food items for food banks as a sort of reserve Advent calendar ... "They're happy, thankful and ...