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 ...

When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. We can see the strong ...

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 ...

Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72, R. Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ever.; Romans 15: 4-9; Gospel – Matthew 3: 1-12 John the Baptist is one of the key figures of the ...

It seems like Christmas begins earlier and earlier each year. The stores have had decorations out for weeks and Black Friday sales have been advertised since Halloween. Christmas is a beautiful time ...

On Sunday, December 7, the Marco Island Community Chorus presented an Advent cantata entitled And Glory Shone Around for an ...

The fourth Sunday before Christmas is called Advent Sunday. It falls at the start of December, or sometimes as in 2025, at the end of November. In churches of many ...

My wife introduced me to Advent. It didn’t happen when we first got married. However, once we had kids, my wife wanted to bring Advent traditions into our home. We would buy the calendars with ...

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 ...

Advent candles are an essential part of the Catholic Advent tradition. Credit: Johann Jaritz, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 AT As we approach the much-beloved Christmas holiday, millions of people ...

Although Advent calendars have become hot-ticket items, they still reflect their ancient Christian meaning, writes Matthew Robert Anderson.