They're Jesus' first words at Christmastime, Jeremiah J. Johnston, PhD, told Fox News Digital. This Sunday marks the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the final week in the preparatory period before Christmas.

having for their end to prepare the faithful for the great feast of the birth of Jesus Christ. The Greek Church still continues to observe the fast of Advent, though with much less rigor than that ...

The second Advent candle gives us the peace our heart craves. But it can only happen when we understand the Incarnation. While the birth of Jesus describes what happened that first Christmas ...

Christians throughout the world celebrate Advent — which means “arrival” — as a way to keep their focus on Christ. There is an emphasis on the celebration of the first coming of Jesus ...

Each Sunday during Advent, we’ll share a reflection to help you deepen your spiritual experience and contemplate the mysteries of the season and the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Merry Christmas!

But does this demystify the compelling drama of Advent? While the people of Israel certainly hoped for a Messiah, Jesus himself was surely a surprise: No one had “God saves the world through a ...

Advent (from a Latin word that means “coming”) begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas, “which through each passing week will slowly unfurl the story of Jesus’ life, death ...

The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings This week our advent focus is HOPE. The hope that was and is the gift of the coming of Jesus. The hope that in all ways, and at all times, the loving God who ...