The name Advent (From the Latin word Adventus, which signifies a coming) is applied, in the Latin Church, to that period of the year, during which the Church requires the faithful to prepare for ...

To anyone who thinks Advent calendars are only for December, think again, because Jeremy Clarkson has one for… January. The former Top Gear presenter, 64, has launched his latest business ...

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Day 15 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: glowing from within. This mosaic of images from the James Webb Space Telescope showcases the nearby star-forming cluster, NGC 1333, about 960 ...

1873, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris (photo: Public Domain) Marge Fenelon Blogs December 15, 2024 Advent is a season of hope during which we look toward the birth of our Lord at Christmas.

This year's advent calendar games are jigsaw puzzles, with today's puzzle being a nine-piece puzzle that plays a video from Aiofe Wilson, Larian's senior communications developer, and CEO Swen Vincke.

This Third Sunday of Advent is called Gaudete (rejoice) Sunday. Pope Francis has consistently called us to live with joy, most especially in his apostolic exhortation "The Joy of the Gospel," in ...

Day 16 of the 2024 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: a new view of a distant spiral. This image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows spiral galaxy NGC 628 in a new light. The galaxy ...

"Joy is a state of mind and an orientation of the heart." – Anon SYMBOLIZING joy, the third week of Advent brings us a rose or pink candle and so too, is this week's liturgical color. We are ...

From 17 December, the series of liturgical prayers known as the Advent “O” antiphons (most familiar from the hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel”) have been fostering an increase in Christian expectation.

Confession: I was always envious of the kids whose families purchased a yearly chocolate advent calendar. The thought of being able to open a small box each day and indulge in a special piece of ...