O Lord, How Shall I Meet You” is a perfect Lutheran hymn for the weeks before Christmas, but shoppers will never hear it ...

Advent comes from the Latin “ad + venire,” which means, essentially, “to come to” or “to come toward.” “Ad + venire” is the ...

Advent hymns offer reflection and longing before Christmas, contrasting with a culture that jumps straight to celebration.

The lack of church decor also teaches about the penitential nature of the season. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, the ...

Discover Advent at "Singing Our Way Through Advent" at Mother Boniface Spirituality Center, Dec. 2 & 9, 10AM–12:30PM.

Advent's Lent-like waiting period is exactly why churches do not immediately whip out Christmas trees at the end of Ordinary ...

December tends to fly by once it gets going, and it's easy to skip right to the joy and wonder that the holiday brings. But ...

The Arcadia Chorale will present ‘The Coming of the King: Sacred Songs for Hanukkah, Advent, and Christmas’ on Dec. 6 in Wilkes-Barre and on Dec. 7 in Scranton. The group’s annual Messiah Sing-Along ...

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 ...

Most Americans these days know Advent as a sort of countdown to the Christmas-shopping deadline, fueled by Christmassy songs on the radio and in stores and punctuated by office parties and reminders ...