This Advent season will be different from all the others we've experienced. Those familiar Advent themes of longing for God and waiting in hope take on a special meaning for us in the midst of the ...

To round out our reflections for this Advent season, your Alumni Association staff pondered: How can we carry the spirit of this season—its hope, peace, joy, and love—into the year ahead? Take a ...

This Advent season will be different from all the others we've experienced. Those familiar Advent themes of longing for God and waiting in hope take on a special meaning for us in the midst of the ...

The sequence of lighting the candles on an Advent wreath is to light the first purple candle on the first Sunday of Advent, which is Dec. 1 this year. Then move clockwise and light a second purple ...

Do you feel pulled in so many directions this Christmas season? I know I sure have. It is hard to accomplish so many events and tasks so we can feel comfortable or peaceful with all that we think ...

Many Christians are celebrating Advent. Even though the Messiah came, Christians still wait for the Messiah to come and save us. In the New Testament, First Peter 1:4-7 talks of an inheritance in ...

The first reflection is given by Fr Issa Thaljieh, a Greek Orthodox priest based at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. The Bishops of England and Wales have produced series of brief daily ...

In the first of her meditations for the journey towards Christmas, Sr Teresa White considers the poignant signature tune of this time of year In the first of her meditations for the journey towards ...