The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...

The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

Opinion: Churches and their strident faiths have been perhaps the most guilty of upsetting democracy by installing chaos and ...

Ash Wednesday is the first day of the season of Lent that leads up to Good Friday and Easter. What to know about the day.

Generational disillusionment is a complex issue that has impacted every cohort, from Baby Boomers to Generation Alpha ...

As I write this Christmas is upon us, or so the world will tell us. Netflix, Hulu and Peacock are playing Christmas movies. The radio is playing Christmas songs. The stores are decorated. People ...

This past weekend my partner and I got together with a group of friends. We’ve been meeting every six weeks or so since 1982.

Find great things to do, see and experience in Pittsburgh including BRIGID, "Jazz Radio America," winter hiking and more in ...

As of this past Sunday, liturgical churches have entered the Season of Advent. “Advent” means arrival or coming and the focus becomes the arrivals or comings of Jesus. One such coming is as a baby ...

The 13 Going On 30 alum previously opened up the destruction of her 'family's church' during an interview with ... We lit the Advent candle together there a couple of weeks ago.

The star previously opened up the destruction of her 'family's church' during an interview with MSNBC ... my kids went to Sunday school. We lit the Advent candle together there a couple of weeks ...

It’s like a “Messiah” every Sunday. Classical music lovers gather each December for an annual ritual of music writ large, when an orchestra, choir and four vocal soloists fill a church or concert hall ...