Growing up in St. Louis, Susanna Spencer loved her family’s Advent tradition of adorning a Jesse Tree with Old Testament symbols leading to Christ’s birth.
Advent
Be Alert!
Advent is a time to be watchful and alert to the ways one strays from God’s path.
Elmhurst Pageant Reenacts Real Meaning of Christmas
The donkey brayed and kicked as St. Francis of Assisi announced the birth of Jesus outside of St. Adalbert Church on Dec. 2.
It’s Advent, a Time to De-Clutter for Christmas
That’s why we have Advent. It aids us in the process of spiritual de-cluttering by giving us time. Waiting for Christmas is precious and is necessary, no matter how rushed the media wants us to feel about our holiday
Upcoming Advent Prayer Opportunities
Sister Ave Clark, O.P., will lead an Advent Evening of Prayer, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family Church in Flushing. Call 718-428-2471.
There’s Plenty to Do While We Wait
The preparation time of Advent is a time of longing and expectation. It is a time when we should give ourselves a little extra time for prayer and meditation. Those times may be the fitful times when we wait in different circumstances, times when we would rather not wait.
At Jamaica Parish, It’s Been an Angelic Advent
Heavenly angels heralded the birth of Jesus, and at Immaculate Conception Church in Jamaica Estates, homemade angels are doing the same this Advent season – joyfully preparing parishioners to receive Christ into their hearts and homes.
Christmas Spirit Is Back In Grand Army Plaza
The initiative started three years ago when Father Michael Perry, pastor of Our Lady of Refuge, Flatbush, noticed that the Christmas tree that once adorned Grand Army Plaza was replaced with cones of lights
Advent: A Time to Give More, Consume Less
ADVENT IS A time of waiting and preparation through prayer and reflection – a time of anticipation for the celebration of Christ’s birth.
For What Are We Preparing This Advent?
Once again, the Church year has begun with the season of Advent. This is a time of hope, of preparation, of expectation. Despite all past mistakes – globally, nationally or personally – we can open ourselves to a spiritual renewal. We are reminded once again that the coming of God into the world through Christ did not happen in a perfect world.