Take a moment each day to reflect, pray, and rejoice as you journey toward the manger. Let this Advent season be one of peace ...

“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture ...

Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year. It starts four weeks ahead of Christmas, usually the last ...

Week Family Devotional for Advent by Alicia Searl and more articles about Featured Plus PDFs on Christianity.com ...

Religious practitioners say the spiritual practice of Advent can counteract the materialism of the Christmas season — whether or not you believe in God. An ancient tradition still honored in some ...

Christians are beginning a month of great anticipation as they await the day to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Though the mode of worship might be different, the season will remain holy. In the past, I ...

Advent—the season of the Christian liturgical year beginning four Sundays before Christmas—is a perennial topic for religion publishers, and this year is no exception. Readers looking for a deeper ...

On the second Sunday of Advent, Claire McCollom continues a series unpacking the themes of the season. On a visit to Coventry ...

"To you, O Lord, I lift my soul." On this First Sunday of Advent, Catholics throughout the world are invited to sing this same psalm refrain. Do we mean it? As we prepare to celebrate the Incarnation, ...

Amid the seemingly endless seasonal details demanding Christians’ time and attention — holiday parties, travel, gifts, decorating and more — spiritual preparations for the celebration of Jesus’ birth ...

Join Martin Saints Classical High School Dec. 11 at 7 pm for Advent Lessons & Carols including Scripture, prayer, music, and ...