Tag: Advent

Scripture readings for December 22, 2024, Fourth Sunday of Advent Mi 5:1-4a  Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19  Heb 10:5-10  Lk 1:39-45 Ironically, as our Advent journey is...

LONDON -- King Charles III attended a special Advent service Dec. 17 at the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London. The event,...

Sometimes during Advent as a child, I tried to imagine how Mary felt in the time leading up to Christ's birth. How she may...

By Susan M. Erschen, OSV News Advent is perhaps the most challenging liturgical season for Christians. The secular world has kidnapped this time intended for...

Sometimes during Advent as a child, I tried to imagine how Mary felt in the time leading up to Christ's birth. How she may...

Less than two weeks remain before Christmas, and there are plenty of things in the diocese to put you in the spirit, especially liturgical...

I'm old enough to remember reading "Highlights Magazine" in the waiting room at the doctor's office. My favorite feature was the "Hidden Pictures" puzzle....

VATICAN CITY -- At 53 years old, Capuchin Father Roberto Pasolini, the new preacher of the papal household, was among the youngest in the...

By Phil Lenahan, OSV News As we move closer to winter, we anticipate the holidays and the fact that the New Year is just around...

By Marge Fenelon, OSV News Advent is the perfect time to make a retreat, and opportunities abound, whether it's overnight retreats, days of reflection, parish...