In some denominations, Advent is also celebrated by the lighting of an Advent wreath, which represents Jesus coming as a ...

We can choose differently. The second week of Advent focuses on peace. We feel the word's weight when we say it slowly. Peace ...

Those invited to do so would come down the central aisle to light the Advent Wreath. Five candles. Circular. Surrounded by greenery.

The second candle that we light on the Advent wreath this Sunday reminds us of peace, and Deacon Franz Fruehwald points to ...

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

Advent “Coming” begins a new liturgical year for the Church and celebrates three comings of Christ: His birth into history 2000 years ago, which split time into BC/AD (contemplate that); his coming at ...

Three candles burn now: hope, peace, and joy. Next week, we turn toward love, the culmination of everything Advent builds.

Devlyn Brooks is an ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and serves Faith Lutheran Church in ...

On this Second Sunday, we light the second candle on the Advent wreath, reflecting on the theme of peace and focusing on the “Prince of Peace” (Jesus) bringing deep, lasting harmony Shalom, beyond ...

Here’s a quick explanation of what Advent means for Christians and Catholics, and the origins behind some other Christmas ...

As your servant St. Francis prayed on a long-ago day, “Make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where ...

Advent calls us to stay vigilant in the present to the ways of Jesus, for we do not know when these things will occur.