VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

For many Christian traditions, today marks the first Sunday of Advent. It is a day of celebrating hope in anticipation of the Christmas miracle celebrated on Dec. 25. Yet, for many Christians, hope is ...

Revs. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones and Calvin Taylor Skinner delve into the significance of Advent and Christmas in the African-American experience. “Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, ...

In a world where wars, turbulence and insecurity rage in numerous locales, the Advent season is a time of stillness and contemplation, of silence and the hope for new birth. "For those in the ...

My sermons during December will be on the themes of Anticipation, Hope, Preparation and Celebration. I begin today with Anticipation. Having recently returned from annual leave, I've reminded myself ...

Advent is often described as a season of hope. But what is hope, and what do we hope for? I suggested last Sunday that the categories of our hope are frequently too narrow, and too domesticated. In ...

The Sunday worship service starts at 10 a.m. The Rev. Amy Beth Durward de Macias will present the sermon titled “Sacred Space.” Both virtual and in-person Bible study is available. Coffee follows the ...

Advent is my favorite time in the liturgical year. For other people, I am sure it is probably Christmas or Easter, but for me those feasts never live up to expectations. Part of it, I am sure, is ...

Whenever I attend Catholic mass during Advent, as I did last weekend, I’m always struck by how it is simply assumed—how it’s a liturgical . . . no, an ontological given—that Christmas is nowhere yet ...