It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Or, really, it’s been looking like Christmas in many stores since September. Houses are decorated. Some churches have been holding special Christmas ...

As we begin Advent and prepare for the birth of Christ in all the practical ways — gift buying, tree trimming, decorating, meal planning, and more — it’s important to prepare to welcome Jesus into our ...

"And what I say to you I say to all: Watch" (Mark 13:37). This verse is from the Gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic Gospels. The Gospel of Mark is attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist and is ...

On the evening we decorated our Christmas tree, my mom always spent what felt like hours arranging the strings of white lights. I waited with the same impatient anticipation I had experienced all of ...

Some churches are arching their backs against earlier and earlier celebrations of Christmas by extending Advent, the season that leads up to... A longer Advent helps some Christians prepare for more ...

Alaska and around the world are preparing both little manger cribs and their eternal souls for the coming of Christ — one straw of hay and one prayer at a time. Advent, meaning “to come to” in Latin, ...

Greetings! I am writing this devotional on the first Monday of Advent Season, so it seems to me that a brief reflection on the nature and purpose of Advent might be helpful. Advent starts on the ...

Sunday, Dec. 20, is the Fourth Sunday of Advent (Year B). Mass Readings: 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Psalm 89:2-5, 27, 29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38. The first reading for this Fourth Sunday ...

Christmas trees and other holiday decor sprouted up in some places this year even before Halloween. And while many people want to resist this early holiday creep, some churches take a different ...

When he was a college campus chaplain in the Boston area, the Rev. Cameron Partridge saw how stressed his students were in the weeks leading up to Christmas break. "You know, you've got the end of the ...