In Advent, God comforts us—so we can comfort others. Thomas J. Reese December 14, 2023. ... The coming of Christ tells us our God is loving and merciful, but also challenging.

Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D., reflects on Mark 13:37, "And what I say to you I say to all: Watch." For the first Sunday of Advent, Christie revealed the need to prepare spiritually during Advent.

As Advent is a season of spiritual preparation for the coming of Jesus Christ at Christmas, the season "rightly honors the human cooperation of a woman in God's loving plan to bring humanity its ...

"In the days to come." These words set the tone as they invite us into Advent, 28 days of seeking to better perceive where and how God is active in our midst.

Advent for Christians, Petersen believes, is as much about hope for the Second Coming of Jesus — sometimes called the Second Advent — that will usher in the reign of God as much as it is about ...

This first Sunday of December is the first day of the new 2024 liturgical year. And this first Sunday of the liturgical year is the beginning of the season of ...

CNA Newsroom, Dec 3, 2023 / 06:00 am. Advent begins this year on Sunday, Dec. 3. Most Catholics, even those who don’t often go to Mass, know that Advent involves a wreath with candles, possibly ...

As Advent traditions grow within the home, while we permit ourselves to reside within the stillness of the season , we will be ready to be satiated by the Lord in his coming.

Together, at this time called Advent let us wait in joyful expectation for the surprising coming of the Lord. Stanley Hauerwas is the Gilbert T. Rowe Professor Emeritus of Divinity and Law at Duke ...

To balance the remembrance and anticipation experience during the holiday, the first two Sundays in Advent (through Dec. 8) look forward to Christ’s second coming, while the last two Sundays ...

Thank God For Advent And Beyoncé In celebration of Beyoncé’s historic Grammy nominations and in the spirit of Advent, here’s how her album, RENAISSANCE, can help you discover your joy. Beyoncé.