Advent is the kind of season that has plenty of opportunity and yet there’s so much going on anyway that I usually battle fatigue by about a week in. There’s never a shortage of new Advent products, ...

Welcome to “An Advent Retreat,” four weeks of reflections on making this a holy season. Sébastien Bourdon, “The Presentation in the Temple,” c.1644 — depicting Jesus in the arms of Holy Simeon, a man ...

Simple Advent, Abundant Life: Shift your gaze from the frenzy of the Christmas season to what is most essential in our lives with this new reflection series for Advent. Reading time: 60 seconds. Enter ...

On this the first of four Advent Sundays preceding Christmas, the faithful set apart time to watch for the coming of Christ. In this Advent reading from the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus makes this clear: ...

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent As a kid, the readings during Advent always felt special. I locked into the readings during that time of year since I knew they would precede ...

Want a fun way to countdown the days before Christmas? Try an Advent Calendar! Some you can buy, some you can make, and one you can download from me here — a reading advent calendar to motivate ...

This coming Sunday, the Catholic church will begin Advent, the season of spiritual preparation. Advent is the church’s way to prepare parishioners for the Christmas season. It’s a time to anticipate ...

(Phil 1:4-6, 8-11). Never has the season of Advent felt more necessary or more insufferable. Even as some aspects of life return to normal (whatever that means now), the ongoing pandemic has kept the ...