Advent is the kind of season that has plenty of opportunity and yet there’s so much going on anyway that I usually battle fatigue by about a week in. There’s never a shortage of new Advent products, ...

Welcome to “An Advent Retreat,” four weeks of reflections on making this a holy season. Sébastien Bourdon, “The Presentation in the Temple,” c.1644 — depicting Jesus in the arms of Holy Simeon, a man ...

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent As a kid, the readings during Advent always felt special. I locked into the readings during that time of year since I knew they would precede ...

Want a fun way to countdown the days before Christmas? Try an Advent Calendar! Some you can buy, some you can make, and one you can download from me here — a reading advent calendar to motivate ...

I once heard the comment that a real connoisseur of classical music is someone who can listen to Rossini's William Tell Overture and not think of the Lone Ranger. In a similar vein, a real student of ...

As we move through this time of Advent, and pre-Christmas, my various visits to church services and religious events have been instructive, mostly offering signs of Advent hope. Attending Clear Water ...