On Friday, people young and old started to take part in the holiday time tradition of the Advent calendar. So what is the story behind this time-honored tradition and how did it come to mainstream ...

With Christmas approaching, many Christians are preparing to celebrate the Advent season in preparation for one of the holiest days of the year. Advent, a four-week season leading up to Christmas on ...

Although Advent calendars have become hot-ticket items, they still reflect their ancient Christian meaning, writes Matthew Robert Anderson.

Advent ‒ which derives from the Latin word "ad-venire," or "to come to" ‒ is the season that includes the four Sundays, and weekdays, leading up to Christmas, according to the United States Conference ...

Whenever I attend Catholic mass during Advent, as I did last weekend, I’m always struck by how it is simply assumed—how it’s a liturgical . . . no, an ontological given—that Christmas is nowhere yet ...

Advent — the four weeks leading up to Christmas — begins this year on Sunday, 27 November. This four-week festival is seen by many as a way of looking forward to the festivities of Christmas, when ...

Before Advent is a word, it is a sigh. A voice crying. A mood. And never more deeply felt than in these troubled months. Advent marks both the exhaustion and the hope of God’s people, when the meaning ...

Whether you’re at church every Sunday or consider yourself an atheist, you’ve most likely had an advent calendar before. In fact, advent calendars are such big business now, the humble piece of ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. MECHANIC FALLS — The 132nd annual camp meeting of The Advent Christian Camp ...