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

December is almost here, which means it is almost the start of the Advent season. While many equate Advent with calendars full of treats leading up to Christmas Day on Dec. 25, Advent is a term that ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...

The Catholic Courier’s 2025 Advent calendar will feature daily multimedia “treats” and a new contest for the entire family.

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy ...

As we begin our journey of hope in this Advent season, we remember God's abundance, from the Garden of Eden to the gift of Jesus' life to the world. The abundant life that God promises is not ...

Don’t look now, but Advent is already coming around again. And whatever scientists say, time is not linear, not a straight line from birth to death. It’s always looping back to decisive personal ...

Most Americans these days know Advent as a sort of countdown to the Christmas-shopping deadline, fueled by Christmassy songs on the radio and in stores and punctuated by office parties and reminders ...

It has been an unchristmassy Christmastime so far this year. At least for me. Cold without snow, dark without mystery. Even while walking through a winter wonderland—last week at Longwood Gardens, a ...

Join a Dec. 13 Advent retreat at the Cathedral Basilica for prayer, Mass, reflection, and Pope Leo XIV’s Dilexi Te.