THIS is a short Sunday Gospel: only six verses. But three of the six are a quotation from Isaiah. A scant three verses carry ...

Advent is a period of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ at Christmas and a preparation for the ...

To be vigilantly prayerful is to be in living, conscious contact with God. It is to have our hearts and minds focused on the ...

It's almost time for the 2024 Advent season. Here's more about the traditions that lead up to the Christmas holiday and how ...

The journey of the Advent season begins Sunday, Dec. 1.  Advent is a time of waiting, expecting, longing, watching, preparing ...

This year, the first Sunday of Advent is Dec. 1, a little later than some years. All four Sundays of December are Sundays in ...

Light the first candle of your Advent wreath on Sunday, December 1, 2024. Theme: Hope (Hope Candle or Prophet's Candle). Light the second candle of your Advent wreath on Sunday, December 8, 2024.

Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be ...

Filipino Catholics are not obliged to attend the Holy Mass for the celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on ...

Advent 2024 starts on Sunday. Dec. 1. Here's what Christians do during Advent, how long it lasts and how it's different from ...

NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small groups that gather in the home weekly to ...

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Manila (RCAM) on Saturday reminded the faithful that the celebration for the Solemnity of ...