I came across this, offered free at Amazon, when crusing for Christmas holiday books back in 2010. It proved to be a very good series of reflections and suggestions for how to make December more ...

The fourth and final Sunday of Advent in 2025 will be on Sunday, December 21st. Advent is the season in which believers eagerly anticipate the celebration of Christ’s birth. Reading, prayer, and ...

Welcome to “An Advent Retreat,” four weeks of reflections on making this a holy season. Sébastien Bourdon, “The Presentation in the Temple,” c.1644 — depicting Jesus in the arms of Holy Simeon, a man ...

What a rich and delightful potpourri are our Advent readings! There is a lively and beautiful theological conversation going on each week between the Hebrew Scriptures, the Epistle and the Gospel.

Advent is the kind of season that has plenty of opportunity and yet there’s so much going on anyway that I usually battle fatigue by about a week in. There’s never a shortage of new Advent products, ...

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Shift your gaze from the frenzy of the Christmas season to what is most essential in our lives with this new reflection series for Advent. Reading time: 60 seconds. Enter ...

As we listen to these readings for the first Sunday of Advent, we may be perplexed by what we hear. First, Paul’s letter to the Romans urges his listeners to put away what is dark and cultivate the ...

From the deeply meditative to the family-friendly, from whimsical to mobile, these reads will help you get the most out of this precious season From the deeply meditative to the family-friendly, from ...

Advent is only 5 weeks away. Besides making sure I have new candles for our Advent wreath, I also like to check if there are any new books that are worthwhile reading and gift giving. I have been ...

The Advent wreath serves as a visual and symbolic countdown to Christmas. It is a way for Christians to mark the four weeks leading up to the birth of Jesus. The term "Advent" is derived from the ...

A woman lights a candle on the first Sunday of Advent at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2023, the start of the Advent season. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) “People will die of ...

I bring it up every year, but I’ll say it again. If you even think you might like a daily devotional (that doesn’t even have to be daily, by the way) during Advent, buy God with Us: Rediscovering the ...