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A Shalom Prayer: Lyric and Liturgy of Advent

The lyrics and liturgy of Advent and Christmas need to catch all of us off guard with its beauty, its clarity, or the profound simplicity of its gospel message.

Danica McKellar’s Advent Devotional Features Bible Passage That ‘Perfectly’ Sums Up Joy

Actor Danica McKellar gave an Advent devotional Tuesday, Dec. 19, on the Great American Pure Flix YouTube channel.

Prayer App CEO Defends Partnership With Liam Neeson Despite Pro-Abortion Advocacy

Hallow, a Catholic prayer and meditation app, has responded to criticism it received for partnering with actor Liam Neeson for its 2023 Advent prayer challenge.

Liam Neeson To Read Selections From C.S. Lewis for Advent Prayer Challenge

Acclaimed actor Liam Neeson will be reading selections from the works of C.S. Lewis for an Advent prayer challenge that will begin on Dec. 4 on the Hallow app.

What Christmas Is All About: Charlie Brown Shares the Season’s Meaning

What Christmas is all about plays a key role in the Peanuts classic "A Charlie Brown Christmas." How can we, like Linus, remember and share the true meaning of Christmas?

Teach Your Children at Christmas: 5 Lessons From the Season

Christmas provides wonderful opportunities to pour Gospel truths into kids' hearts. You can teach your children at Christmas that Jesus is the greatest gift they could ever receive.

This Advent, Churches Urged To Assess Worship for Inadvertent Antisemitism

The Anti-Defamation League reported a 34% increase in antisemitic incidents in the U.S. between 2020 and 2021. A 2021 survey found that 60% of the general public sees antisemitism as a problem. 

With Race in Mind, Christians Reconsider Language of Dark and Light at Advent

For at least a decade, Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow has been urging other clergy to be thoughtful in how they use the language — often equating light with good and dark with bad — during the liturgical season of Advent.