Living this Advent liturgy forms Christians to persevere through the sorrow of violence and rejoice in the hope for peace, says Cameron Partridge, at St. Aidan's in San Francisco.

Advent Jonathan Roumie on faith and prayer life during Advent and always: 'God hasn't forsaken us' During the season of Advent, 'building a habit of prayer is easier than people think,' says actor ...

Advent 2024: Catholic Advent Wreath Prayers to Embrace the Season Every Sunday with Your Family "Advent is a journey towards Bethlehem. May we let ourselves be drawn by the light of God made man." ...

Motherhood was the primary vocation for Therese Geuer Mueller. The holder of a doctorate in economics and sociology, Mueller ...

Prayer for the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Lord God, on this last Sunday of Advent, we thank you for the time of preparation and for the gift of your close presence. Today, ...

The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...

This is our prayer on this third Sunday of Advent. We celebrate the coming of our Lord and Savior — our light shining in the darkness. We live in the already of His death and resurrection, ...

The Advent Wreath: A very complex history. I am not sure whether the wreath has made a debut or a comeback. It was never a feature in the Advent liturgies of my childhood. As an altar boy I rememb… ...

Like Advent, liturgy is an attending, a waiting for the promises of the Lord to be accomplished. The days are coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise.

In a letter released this week, Advent Cathedral’s interim Dean Craig Smalley noted the agreement for the church to return to using the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.

Living this Advent liturgy forms Christians to persevere through the sorrow of violence and rejoice in the hope for peace, says Cameron Partridge, at St. Aidan's in San Francisco.