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 ...

On Sunday in many churches and homes, the Christmas season began with a symbolic lighting of the first candle on the Advent wreath. Many churches began Advent on Sunday with a traditional hanging of ...

I grew up in a not so typical Southern Baptist church in Jacksonville. Its uniqueness was apparent in the structure of the building, the formal order of worship, and the high church music. Even so, we ...

For most Christians, today marks the start of Advent, a time of anticipation and preparation for Christmas, the Holy Day marking the very reason for the religion. And while it has deep meaning to the ...

With Thanksgiving over and the rest of the holiday season on its way, people are breaking out their holiday decorations, including their advent calendars. The advent season starts in the weeks leading ...

The first day of Advent ushers in the Christmas season–the time of waiting expectantly for the birth of the Christ child. Last month, a young man came over to visit my daughter, and he asked me if we ...

As Advent winds down and Christmas approaches, Fox News Digital reached out to four faith leaders for their insights into this liturgical season and their spiritual preparations for the arrival of ...

VATICAN CITY — Franciscan Father Raniero Cantalamessa, the preacher to the papal household, touched on the biblical meaning of the word "peace" — both as a gift from God and a longing of the human ...

Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year for Christianity. The name itself came from the Latin “adventus” — coming, arrival. There are four Sundays in Advent. The first Sunday is Dec. 3. A ...