Scripture readings, prayer and reflection are integral to Advent. Some people light candles on an Advent wreath. For others, Advent is celebrated as a faith community with long-standing traditions.

Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J. join host Ricardo da Silva, S.J. to discuss how preachers can help Catholics enter into the Advent season—even as the world around ...

Scripture for Life: Scripture leads us to discover that prayer is like a boomerang: ... As we begin the season of Advent, we are invited to hear the Scriptures in the light of the signs of our times.

Each Advent Sunday in the Hebrew Scriptures, God speaks to Israel (and Judah) through the prophets, promising, and eventually celebrating, a radically new reign of justice, joy and renewal.

SCRIPTURES & ART: Let Advent be a time of preparation for Christmas — and for the Second Coming of Christ. Alfred Elmore, “Two Women Will Be Grinding at the Mill,” 1868 (photo: Public Domain) ...

(RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort.

Advent symbolizes the church’s present situation in these “last days,” according to scripture, as God’s people wait for the return of Christ.

And so did the Advent Scriptures—like this Advent reading from Isaiah 30:1, which says, “‘Woe to the obstinate children,’ declares the Lord, ...

(RNS) But the language of 'F*** This S***: An Advent Devotional' isn’t all that different from the harsh words of the prophets, according to the Lutheran pastors behind it.

Advent is now considered the first season of the liturgical year, the church’s annual cycle of feast days and Scripture readings. Much like their ancestors, modern Christians see it as a season ...

Fox News Digital spoke with actor Jonathan Roumie about his role during Advent with the Hallow app, as well as his deep faith and devotion to prayer and communion with God.