With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...

On Friday, people young and old started to take part in the holiday time tradition of the Advent calendar. So what is the story behind this time-honored tradition and how did it come to mainstream ...

So many holidays incorporate the theme of love. When you hear the word love, your mind probably goes to Valentine’s Day. That’s a common and understandable association, but I think it’s built on a ...

As a bishop in the United Methodist Church, I guide the responses of 400 churches in four Northwest states to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with government and health advice, on March 13, these ...

A cherished tradition in many churches and Christian homes during the four weeks leading up to Christmas is the use of an Advent wreath to ritually mark the time. The faithful can prayerfully count ...

Beginning Nov. 29, many Long Island Christians will be celebrating Advent, the period that encompasses the four Sundays leading up to Christmas. This week’s clergy discuss the meaning of a season ...

Nov. 27 is the beginning of Advent, a season that Christians celebrate with Scripture readings, lighting candles and prayerful reflection on the four Sundays before Christmas. This week’s clergy ...

Today, on the traditional Christian calendar, is the first Sunday of Advent. Advent is a Latin term used to describe the coming of Christ. Some, but not all, Christian churches and families will light ...

When he was a college campus chaplain in the Boston area, the Rev. Cameron Partridge saw how stressed his students were in the weeks leading up to Christmas break. "You know, you've got the end of the ...

Advent is a time for renewal, a time of new beginnings. It is, after all, the start of a new liturgical year, which brings with it an opportunity for personal assessment and even goal-setting akin to ...