Advent Week 4: A Savior Is Born. Quina Aragon, ... Their joy overflowed into worship when they saw that shining sign of hope rest over the home of Hope himself (see Num. 24:17).

EarthBeat shares reflections based on "Laudato Si', on Care for Our Common Home." Week 4 leads us to Christmas and the entirety of things — that is, everything, living, earthly, cosmic, spiritual.

The third week of Advent "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 ...

This past week we celebrated the third week of Advent with a theme of JOY. Christmas is a time of celebration and lots of festivities. We often think that at Christmas we should have joy in our ...

Advent reflection: There's only one Sunday left until Christmas, and this week, the liturgy takes on an eager sense of anticipation.

Advent Week 4: A Savior Is Born. Quina Aragon, ... Carmen Joy Imes is associate professor of Old Testament at Prairie College and the author of Bearing God’s Name: Why Sinai Still Matters.

The joyful aspect of Advent pulls us out of our sorrow. It teaches us that waiting can be a joyful, exciting time. The Church emphasizes the joy of Advent by naming one of the four Sundays ...

The Rev. Danny P. Reeves thinks many Baptists are rediscovering the joy of Advent. Unlike Catholics and other liturgical churches, the First Baptist Church from Edna does not organize its church ...

We had an Advent Calendar with a poignant saying under each day’s door and, my favorite, an Advent Wreath. Each week in worship we lit another of the four candles in the wreath with a liturgy ...