Christmas is often synonymous with Advent. In each part of the world, Christmas is celebrated in different ways, or not at ...

When I was much younger (but old enough for some serious crafting), I designed a two-dimensional Advent wreath from construction paper and thumbtacked it to my bedroom wall. Each Sunday during the ...

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The Hallowell and Winthrop events will be held Sunday, Nov. 22, at two of St. Michael Parish churches. Free gatherings to make Advent wreaths are traditionally held at different Maine churches to ...

Wreaths, candles and calendars. These are sure signs of Advent for many Christian groups around the world. But what is Advent exactly? The word Advent derives from the Latin adventus, which means an ...

Students in Lisa Simkulak’s PreK class at Gate of Heaven School recently completed Advent wreaths. They learned that Advent is a time of waiting and preparing for Jesus’ coming. Most importantly they ...

The Advent wreath is a long-standing Christian tradition that marks the four weeks preceding the celebration of Christmas. However, the origins of the Advent wreath are mysterious. The Pre-Christian ...

There is one week until Christmas Eve, and my life feels cluttered, crammed, jammed, listed and scattered. Nine of my 10 children are home, but we haven’t stopped to have a meal or a story together ...

I did not grow up recognizing Advent as a thing. I knew it mostly as an adjective for certain Christmasy items I saw only in December—the Advent wreath up front at my evangelical nondenominational ...

Every December I look forward to slowing down during the Christmas season and reflecting on God’s generous provision over the past year. Despite my best intentions, however, I struggle to find quiet ...