Advent is the start of the Christian church's liturgical year. It starts four weeks ahead of Christmas, usually the last ...

We do it because of this: The One who draws us to Church on any given Sunday. The One who nourishes our hopes, and who calms ...

The Catholic Courier’s 2025 Advent calendar will feature daily multimedia “treats” and a new contest for the entire family.

This year, the outreach aims to impact 80 families across three schools, collecting more than 800 gifts for over 250 children ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...

Jn 2:13-22 Happy Church Day! As feast days go, this Sunday is one of the more unusual ones on the church calendar. We don't commemo ...

Everyone is invited to the 2025 “Hanging of the Greens” service at Trinity Church in Lewisburg on the first Sunday in Advent, Nov. 30. This dramatic service begins in silence and darkness as those in ...

Deborah Griffin News Editor Oct 9, 2025 Oct 9, 2025 On Saturday, an intimate assembly of pets and their owners received a blessing in honor of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi. The time-honored ...

It is very easy to miss the entrance to the Church of the Advent of Christ the King. Advent, as it's known, is an inclusive parish of the Episcopal Diocese of California, located in San Francisco's ...