There’s a perennial debate that arises at the end of every year when December and the beginning of Advent roll around. It’s one that leaves all of the people who have started humming carols under ...

I entered parish ministry with a fair amount of idealism, particularly liturgical idealism. Inconveniently, the liturgical proclivities I picked up in seminary were not especially popular with my ...

When advent calendars start appearing on supermarket shelves and in homes, we know that the countdown to Christmas is almost here. While the classic chocolate advent calendars still reign supreme, ...

Here's a neat tidbit about that very familiar Advent hymn, "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel": the words are based on the O antiphons, which have been sung since the very early days of the Church. According ...

The First Sunday of Advent 2022 is Nov. 27, exactly four weeks before the Sunday of Christmas this year, and while the Church provides this time to allow you to be caught by the joy of the Incarnation ...

The First Sunday of Advent is ecclesiastical New Year’s Day. It is a fitting occasion to make resolutions to grow in the spiritual life, as each time we have the privilege to retrace Christ’s life in ...