Repent ye’ ... ‘The repenting soul is the victorious soul’ ... the upside down birth of a king — reminded me of core themes ...

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 ...

St. Thomas’ is tucked in Snell Isle, a waterfront enclave of St. Petersburg that wraps around a bayou. It’s just one part of ...

Well Christmas is nearly upon us as I write this. My neighbours have put their festive lights up, the Carol Singers have done their bit to support Demelza Children’s Hospice, and our pub has wonderful ...

Brent Brennan will return as Arizona’s head football coach next season, UA athletic director Desireé Reed-Francois told the Star on Sunday night. Despite a 4-8 season that she deemed ...

Christian theology professor Ephraim Radner thinks that’s a natural time to examine what makes each holiday distinct in order ...

But Advent is the perfect time to prepare our hearts as a gift, to take time to pray about and allow Christ to enter those ...

Today in Dispatch Faith, U.K.-based journalist Katja Hoyer (who grew up in socialist East Germany) brings an analytical eye ...

The local lotto draw promoted by Buttevant Soccer Club takes place on Thursday evening in the clubhouse at New Street, ...

The first purple candle is lit on the First Sunday of Advent and another candle is added on each of the following Sundays, ...

That is also the message of John the Baptist on this third Sunday of Advent. John appears in the desert saying that the time is nigh and that we are not ready: and be satisfied with your wages ...

A voiceover on the first video says that, while Christmas can be “a time of joy”, this can easily become lost in all the excitement. Variations of this voiceover on each video describe Christmas as “a ...