As the season of Advent draws to a close, four local clergy have offered their perspectives of the importance of Advent as it ...

In the late Middle Ages, Christianity was widespread in Europe and Christmas celebrations every December were the norm in ...

The birth of Jesus at Christmas is all about hope, peace, joy and love, writes Lauren Green of Fox News this holiday season — here's why this matters and the origin stories of each.

The build-up to Christmas is a time of joy and thankfulness for churches across the valley, many of which have special ...

On Sunday, Dec. 22, the church hosted “Blue Christmas: A Service of the Longest Night,” in the church’s sanctuary. The night ...

Sisters all over the world share how Advent offers hope and needed silence after a year rife with uncertainty that follows ...

In the Gospels, Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem not by choice but because of a Roman-imposed census as the empire clamped ...

The tradition of Advent will help your children grow in their love for Jesus who came and is coming again soon ...

Almost 2,800 years ago, the young King Ahaz, ruler of Judah, faced a brutal invasion — an event that seemingly had nothing to ...

Today’s Gospel teaches us that the principle part of faith is patience. And this Advent, I trust that God’s timing is perfect ...

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 ...

This particular Sunday marks a turn in the Advent liturgy. For the previous two weeks, our focus has been on waiting, preparing and repenting, symbolized by the deep purple candles on the Advent ...