Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year. It starts four weeks ahead of Christmas, usually the last ...

"Rejoice always, pray without ceasing" (1 Thessalonians 5:16-17). The third Sunday of Advent marks a pivotal change in the liturgical season of Advent, Fr. Jeffrey Kirby told Fox News Digital. Kirby ...

During the season of Advent we await the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth and His coming again at the end of time. Our culture, in fact, seems to erase Advent, which is a penitential season for ...

From the get-go, this calendar exudes sophistication, from its rich brown exterior to its sleek magnetic opening. Simply ...

This Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday. Pope Francis has consistently called us to live with joy, most especially in his apostolic exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel," in which ...

The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, from the first word (in Latin) of the Entrance Antiphon of the Eucharistic Liturgy: “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is ...

When advent calendars start appearing on supermarket shelves and in homes, we know that the countdown to Christmas is almost here. While the classic chocolate advent calendars still reign supreme, ...

The dream has more combinations than I can count, but the issue is always the same: Something terribly important is nigh, for better or worse, and I am not ready. Try as I might, there is just too ...

Join us for worship in the University Chapel with preacher Rev. Alison L. Boden, Ph.D., Dean of Religious Life and of the Chapel at Princeton University. Music by the Princeton University Chapel Choir ...

"Lord, hear our prayer." How much thought or emotion do you put into those words at each liturgy? Is it a plea or just a rote response? Perhaps a subtle bit of social justice promotion? A reminder ...