Advent is the kind of season that has plenty of opportunity and yet there’s so much going on anyway that I usually battle fatigue by about a week in. There’s never a shortage of new Advent products, ...

This coming Sunday, the Catholic church will begin Advent, the season of spiritual preparation. Advent is the church’s way to prepare parishioners for the Christmas season. It’s a time to anticipate ...

Readings: Isaiah 2: 1-6; Psalm 122, R. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.” Romans 13: 11 -14; Gospel – Matthew 24; 37-44 Today, we begin a new liturgical year with the First Sunday of ...

With just two weeks left until Dec. 1, time is running out to buy the best Advent calendars to give yourself and your loved ones this holiday season. My biggest tip is to shop now rather than wait for ...

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent As a kid, the readings during Advent always felt special. I locked into the readings during that time of year since I knew they would precede ...

In the Christian church, we celebrate Advent as a time of preparing our hearts for the birth of Jesus Christ. When I was growing up, my parents encouraged daily and weekly devotionals, and every ...

What a rich and delightful potpourri are our Advent readings! There is a lively and beautiful theological conversation going on each week between the Hebrew Scriptures, the Epistle and the Gospel.

Getting serious about the season of preparation? Don’t skimp on the celebration. Countless American Christians, it seems, have decided that the best way to “keep Christ in Christmas” is to recapture ...

As we move through this time of Advent, and pre-Christmas, my various visits to church services and religious events have been instructive, mostly offering signs of Advent hope. Attending Clear Water ...