Among the traditions associated with the lead-up to Christmas is Advent. Whether you celebrate the season with calendars, ...

During the liturgical season of Advent, many churches opt to display an Advent wreath as a way to mark the days and weeks leading up to Christmas and the birth of Jesus Christ. But what is an Advent ...

The word "advent" means "coming," and the month of December is the season of Advent where we wait expectantly and get our hearts ready for Christmas and the celebration of Christ's birth. A way to ...

We are gearing up for an oncoming slalom of holidays in the days ahead. That includes Advent. Here’s what you should know about observing Advent, traditions of the season and more. Advent, from ...

For many people who observe Christian traditions, Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and serves as a period of anticipation and preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus ...

During the four Sundays of Advent, churches across the Peninsula will be illuminated with candles as congregations light their Advent wreaths of evergreen, shaped in a perfect circle to symbolize ...

Churches marked the beginning of the Christmas season Sunday with the lighting of Advent candles and the traditional hanging of the greens on the first day of Advent. “As we hang this greenery and we ...

Advent ‒ which derives from the Latin word "ad-venire," or "to come to" ‒ is the season that includes the four Sundays, and weekdays, leading up to Christmas, according to the United States Conference ...

Christmas is like a big football game that requires lots of preparation, said Bishop Robert J. Baker, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham. Advent, the four-week liturgical season leading up to ...

The Belvoir community joined in the Religious Education Center for the Advent Wreath Workshop Sunday. Families and friends decorated wreaths with candles, bells and ribbons and celebrated the ...

Lighting a candle in the darkness is a powerful symbol of hope. The strength of even a single candle to dispel darkness is something I learned memorably as a Boy Scout. I went caving with my troop on ...