Thanks to the inspiration of a retired priest, the Advent and Christmas message has been spreading around the world through the “Patiently Waiting Campaign” promoted by Blythe Kaufman from West ...

I entered parish ministry with a fair amount of idealism, particularly liturgical idealism. Inconveniently, the liturgical proclivities I picked up in seminary were not especially popular with my ...

Here's a portion of a homily preached 9 years ago on the First Sunday of Advent by Gregory Burch, one of my deacons. I find especially rich his conceiving of Advent as a love poem from God. ... It is ...

If you can't wait for Christmas to arrive then this German word should be part of your vocabulary. It's an ideal word to know in the Advent time so that you can perfectly sum up the excitement and ...

Now that Thanksgiving is over, many people are gearing up for Christmas. And many churches are looking to the tradition of Advent to help people focus on the spiritual aspects of the holiday. The ...

"NO red and green, NO Christmas trees, NO Santas appear in my house before at least December 20," says author Sybil MacBeth. "I guess this is extreme." Happy new year, people! The church year ...

Der Lichterglanz refers to “bright lights," or a "blaze of lights.” This word is especially handy as a way to describe the beautiful illumination found during Advent--at Christmas markets, in churches ...

This year is the 25th anniversary of Facets of Faith. I am occasionally rerunning columns from its history. This one, from Nov. 24, 2018, is about Advent, which begins Dec. 3. Now that Thanksgiving is ...