The holiday, which gets its name from the Latin word for arrival, serves as a countdown to Christmas when Christians honor the birth of Jesus Christ.

Christ has promised us that the gates of hell will not prevail against us. Advent is our time to remember he is coming again, and to start acting like it.

While Bethlehem is not directly involved in the conflict, it continues to suffer under the weight of economic crisis, violence from Israeli settlers, and emigration.

Grazie Pozo Christie, M.D., reflects on Mark 13:37, "And what I say to you I say to all: Watch." For the first Sunday of Advent, Christie revealed the need to prepare spiritually during Advent.

Before Christ, human life was cheap and expendable all over the world. In the Americas, the Near East, Africa, the Middle East and the Far East child sacrifice was a common phenomenon.

Christmas Fox News' Martha MacCallum on Advent and anticipating Christ's birth The real joy of Christmas comes alive in this grace-filled perspective on the holiday season: Let's keep its 'true ...

Advent begins in the dark and moves toward the light—but the season should not move too quickly or too glibly, lest we fail to acknowledge the depth of the darkness.

Every detail concerning the birth of Christ was determined by God, revealed to the prophets, and fulfilled in history. Another way to describe this process is God's providence. The Biblical ...

“When the Church celebrates the liturgy of Advent each year, she makes present this ancient expectancy of the Messiah, for by sharing in the long preparation for the Savior’s first coming, the ...

The Preacher of the Pontifical Household’s first sermon for the Advent season was a striking reminder of the Christian’s need to love Christ and to see the Church as his body and spouse.

Advent -- Latin for "to come to" -- is a time of preparation for Christians. Preparation to celebrate the first coming of Jesus and preparation for his second coming.