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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For many people who observe Christian traditions, Advent marks the beginning of the liturgical year and serves as a period of ...

The Church in the 21st Century Center is excited to share weekly reflections on Sundays during Advent from members of the Boston College community. The Second Sunday's reflection is offered by Molly ...

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 ...

Here we are, Christmas Day. How wondrous. Nothing compares! We have been waiting and preparing for the birth of the Christ Child, and His arrival changes us and changes our world, if we let it. During ...

Wait. Count the letters - four. Yes, "wait" is a four-letter word, and we often treat it as such in contemporary American culture. Wait too long at a light, and horns start sounding. Too long a wait ...