This period, known as Emmanuel or "God with us," shifts the focus from anticipation to presence. Five candles burn on the ...
From Trentino to Sicily, Italy’s falò dell’Avvento mark the start of Christmas with communal bonfires, rural symbolism, and shared winter rituals ...
The Reed of God, a meditation on the humanity of Mary by Caryll Houselander (1901-1954), the English Catholic spiritual ...
“This situation is not that far from the Holocaust,” one of the hostages says in tape recovered by the IDF. Two months after they were taken hostage, and eight months before they would be murdered, ...
Advent can be observed in different ways, but I have chosen the one with its themes in this order: hope, peace, joy, and love. Whoever came up with that order was saving the best for last. Because ...
When I was growing up in the Baptist Church, having an Advent wreath with lighted candles was never something that was a part of the services. I never saw an ...
Advent calls us to stay vigilant in the present to the ways of Jesus, for we do not know when these things will occur.
Nineteen-year-old Ella Cook has been named as one of two students killed in Saturday’s shooting at Brown University. The ...
The warm spices in gingerbread, the woodsy aroma of pine and fir trees, and the fruity tang of mulled wine are smells synonymous with the holiday season. Many people enjoy lighting candles, incense ...
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