All those who participated in presenting the Festival of Lessons and Carols at the Immaculate Conception Center gave us a wonderful gift.

The Rev Paul Harold led worship at Stithians Methodist Church on Christmas Day. Anton Barkhuysan read an Advent reading, lit the Advent candles, and read an Advent prayer. A gospel reading was ...

Receiving a chalk blessing at the doorway or decorating wooden boats instead of Christmas trees may seem unfamiliar to many outside the region. Yet across Eastern and Central Europe, Christmas is ...

The rose color is symbolic of the Latin word gaudete, which means to “rejoice.” When we go caroling at assisted living or in ...

Day 18 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: A Spider Among the Stars. About 5,000 light-years away, the Red Spider Nebula is the result of the spectacular final act of a dying star. The James ...

The End of a Spiritual Retreat in the Aspen Mountains Triumphs and Tin Ears at Princeton’s New Art Museum A season of joyful preparation leads us to Christmas. While Advent isn’t as solemn as Lent, ...

As Christmas grows closer and closer, those who celebrate are busy with last minute preparations, including gift wrapping, holiday baking and celebration planning. However, for Christians, the weeks ...

It would be easy to conclude that Advent calendars—usually with 25 compartments that reveal a treat, image or scripture, used to count down the days from Dec. 1 to Christmas Eve—represent just another ...

King Charles attended a candle-lit service with guests from many faiths King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, candle-lit ...

King Charles remembered the plight of Christians facing persecution around the world, as he attended an atmospheric, candle-lit Advent service at Westminster Abbey. The service, with a strong Orthodox ...

The second week of Advent focuses on finding peace by intentionally slowing down. The author suggests a practice of taking 60 seconds of quiet each morning to find calm. Choosing quiet and embracing ...

We cannot celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas without Mary. Nor can we observe Advent without the Blessed Mother. “Among creatures, no one knows Christ better than Mary; no one can introduce us ...