Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday ...

It has always been difficult, at least for me, to imagine Advent as a season of penitence. In our tradition, the days leading up to Christmas are second only to the days leading up to Easter as an ...

Father Joel Sember, a priest from Wisconsin, is the author of a series of books about the Christian season of Advent that he’s written annually since 2020. Each year’s book bears the same title, ...

During Advent, everyone who celebrates Christmas looks forward to a small daily surprise from the Advent calendar. Self-filled calendars are especially exciting. The challenge for the gift-giver: What ...

To round out our reflections for this Advent season, your Alumni Association staff pondered: How can we carry the spirit of this season—its hope, peace, joy, and love—into the year ahead? Take a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I’m not here to get your tinsel in a tangle, but… you really waited until the last minute to grab an Advent calendar, didn’t you?

January 1, the first day of each new year, is almost upon us. But there is another New Year that many churches celebrate. It is the first day of Advent that falls this year on November 30, 2025.

Christmas calendar with gifts for children. Textile advent calendar on paper red background. Festive winter holiday card, copy space. Credit: iStock The Advent season is a unique time for prayer, ...

In a world where wars, turbulence and insecurity rage in numerous locales, the Advent season is a time of stillness and contemplation, of silence and the hope for new birth. "For those in the ...

LITTLE ROCK — For Christians who follow the liturgical seasons of the church, Advent marks the beginning of a new year. It’s a season of music and ritual suffused with a building sense of anticipation ...

A cherished tradition in many churches and Christian homes during the four weeks leading up to Christmas is the use of an Advent wreath to ritually mark the time. The faithful can prayerfully count ...

As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday baking and celebration planning. However, for Christians, the weeks ...