The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus ... the nearest to Christmas was called the first Sunday, and so on with the rest. So far back as the ninth and tenth centuries, these Sundays ...

Six weeks from this Sunday, on Nov. 27, the First Sunday of Advent, the Catholic Church in ... Others may have never known prayers other than the English version. Some may even be wondering ...

Of all the great Christian feasts, none, with the exception of Easter and perhaps Christmas, has been and is more widely celebrated than Pentecost. The oldest of our festivals, just the ...

Fye, Anne Marie Amacher and Lindsay Steele The Catholic Messenger (Photo gallery at end of article) Jesus, present ...Read ...

The video also includes an original prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, to which the month of June is dedicated.

Former chaplain Norris Burkes explains the origins of "Say Something Nice Day," which is June 1, and pairs it with a plea to ...

The Rev. Dr. Peter Shidemantle is a retired Presbyterian minister, and former pastor at Pebble Hill Presbyterian Church. He is the Convener of the Round Table of Faith Leaders for InterFaith Works.

Hidden in a quiet, narrow street away from the bustle of London’s Covent Garden and around the corner from Disney’s The Lion ...

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Here are four haikus for Advent, set within a brief commentary ... of hay to lay his head on his mother’s breast and cry his first tears of life. Later, he was presented in the temple, then ...

Leo was expected to celebrate Mass with cardinals in the Sistine Chapel on Friday, planned to deliver his first Sunday noon blessing from the loggia of St. Peter's and lined up an audience with ...

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