I did not grow up recognizing Advent as a thing. I knew it mostly as an adjective for certain Christmasy items I saw only in December—the Advent wreath up front at my evangelical nondenominational ...

Like most things in 2020, this will be an Advent unlike any other. But each day, you can still take a few minutes to reflect on the coming of our savior at Christmas with short reflections on ...

Advent is a season in which memory, time, and expectation are fused in surprising ways. It calls us to look back to the past, forward to the future, upwards to heaven, and downwards to earth. It is a ...

Advent Reflections: Join Dan Schutte in a virtual reflection for Advent. This first week of Advent is the beginning of our journey into discovering God once again, this year, this time. Enter your ...

The rosy hue of the vestments and the altar cloths reminds us that this week we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, the day of rejoicing as we wait for the Lord in eager anticipation of His coming on Christmas.

Wry jokes and memes about the decided awfulness of the year 2020 - with the pandemic, ensuing lockdowns and economic distress, as well as civil unrest in a turbulent election year - are well known to ...

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa, preacher of the papal household, gives an Advent reflection to Pope Francis and members of the Roman Curia Dec. 4, 2020, in the Vatican audience hall. Because of the ...