The more we embody the Holy One, who negotiates and arbitrates among all peoples and across all cultures and nations, the ...

Joy does not simply happen to us, writes Deacon Franz Fruehwald. It grows where there is space cleared by humility, softened ...

God promised through Isaiah that He would deliver His people from their darkness. He would send a child, and that child would ...

Our consumer culture says "party all the time." But Advent songs emphasize the darkness that comes before the light.

As we listen to these readings for the first Sunday of Advent, we may be perplexed by what we hear. First, Paul’s letter to the Romans urges his listeners to put away what is dark and cultivate the ...

The Christian season of Advent, which begins this Sunday, is a four-week period of preparation for Christmas. Advent's themes ...

Nor can we observe Advent without the Blessed Mother. “Among creatures, no one knows Christ better than Mary; no one can introduce us to a profound knowledge of his mystery better than his Mother,” ...

An Advent wreath is circular and symbolizes everlasting life and unending love. The arrangement is used to put our attention ...

Waiting is in invitation to be where we are while we remember that the present moment is not our forever. In Advent, we do the sacred work of preparing for the one who is coming but has not yet ...

During Advent, traditional reflections remind us that our call to evangelize involves waiting and anticipation. As we move ...

Isaiah would ask why we continue spending billions of dollars for weapons and tax cuts while cutting aid to the hungry, the ...

At the Jubilee Audience, Pope Leo XIV reflects on the importance of active waiting during the Advent Season, as we learn to ...