The image above is of the field behind my house. I bought this field a couple of years ago after about eighteen months of legal discussions. I am slowly converting back to a wild space with native ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Patrick Hruby / Los Angeles Times) Ellen O'Brian hadn't bought a candy-filled advent calendar in years, but when she saw the ...

Celebrate Advent with C21's "Keep It Simple: The Practice of Advent Joy" Timeout! This virtual retreat was led by author, speaker, founder of Mothering Spirit, and friend of C21, Laura Kelly Fanucci.

For the fourth in my series on Advent, I would like to discuss the practice of being a loving person. It would seem pretty straight forward, just love your neighbor as you would love yourself, that’s ...

“It is fitting, my brethren, that we should celebrate this season of Advent with all possible devotion, rejoicing in so great a consolation, marveling at so great a condescension, inflamed with love ...

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 ...

During the darkest days of winter, Christians prepare for one of their religion’s most important holidays during the season of Advent. Lasting roughly four weeks, it’s a season of candlelight, ...

Last year, America published “An (unconventional) Advent Playlist,” an article including two playlists by Karen Nielsen and Rogelio Juárez, in response to a friend’s lament that “‘O Come, O Come ...

The winter holidays may be approaching, but Advent calendar season is already in full swing. For decades, many Americans have celebrated the 24 days until Christmas with the classic countdown ...