National Catholic Reporter

First Sunday of Advent

We begin the season of Advent with readings that direct our gaze to the ultimate and the immediate realities of our lives. The first Sunday of Advent always looks to history’s end. For Christians that ...
Fox News

First Sunday of Advent is a reminder to 'watch' and prepare for Christ's second coming, says faith leader

"And what I say to you I say to all: Watch" (Mark 13:37). This verse is from the Gospel of Mark, one of the three synoptic Gospels. The Gospel of Mark is attributed to St. Mark the Evangelist and is ...
America Magazine

Advent begins with a shock

A woman lights a candle on the first Sunday of Advent at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2023, the start of the Advent season. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller) “People will die of ...
The Scotsman

What is Advent? What does it mean, who made the first Advent calendar, what are Advent traditions, and what is a Christingle?

The first day of December is when the countdown to Christmas begins in earnest, with the first doors of advent calendars all over the world being opened. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to ...
KXAN

Burger King releasing first-ever Advent calendar — how to get it

(NEXSTAR) — The holiday season is incoming, and for those who are of Christian faith, so too is the sacred time of Advent. And for the very first time ever, Burger King is giving customers a way to ...