Find today’s readings here. Once every six or seven years, when Christmas falls on a Monday, we have the shortest Advent possible and the Fourth Sunday of Advent, as it does this year, falls on ...

When “Santa Baby” starts playing at the grocery store, I thank God I’m Catholic and try not to hum along! That can be difficult because it is a catchy—if irritating—tune. During the Advent season, we ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop Down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

We take a look at some of the best music to mark the start of the countdown to Christmas... Advent is a time of celebration in the Christian religion, as believers prepare for the birth of Jesus ...

“Advent hymns have about them a sense of dissatisfaction with our lives in this world. … “We have a mess on our hands, some of it of our own making, and we’re praying for Christ to come and save us,” ...