God loves it when we go out of our way to make time for him in prayer, especially when we feel completely drained or when we ...

Advent symbolizes the church’s present situation in these “last days,” according to scripture, as God’s people wait for the ...

Advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas each year, always falling between Nov. 27 and Dec. 3 and ending on ...

As we approach the much-beloved Christmas holiday, millions of people in the West celebrate Advent with a number of beautiful ...

Advent quickly approaches, and by the time it’s over, many Catholics are left saying, “I wish I’d done more to have a ...

which symbolizes the Church, because of the fruits almost countless seeds, and for the hope we place in the Resurrection. A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a ...

Global Sisters Report shares excerpts from the Advent section of our first book, Wisdom from the Global Sisterhood, published ...

In a captivating homily delivered on the first Sunday of Advent, Rev. Fr. Joy Senanu Kwamla Ofori-Kumeni of the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra delved deep into the profound symbolism and historical ...

The Advent wreath is made of four candles and a circle of branches. Before the first candle is lighted, the household gathers for this blessing. The blessing of an Advent Wreath takes place on the ...

Cynthia Palm, a former southern Baptist, is now in the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA) program at St. Patrick in Oak Grove and is experiencing her first Advent season in the Catholic ...