"And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away" ...

(RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one hand, the readings from Deutero-Isaiah (Isaiah 40-56) offer us comfort. The author was speaking to Jewish ...

Sunday, Dec. 3, is the First Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 63:16B-17, 19B; 64:2-7; Psalm 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; 1 Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:33-37. Today’s first reading, from Isaiah, rather ...

Sunday, Dec. 1, is the First Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122:1-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:37-44. This Sunday marks not only the first of four Sundays ...

"In the days to come." These words set the tone as they invite us into Advent, 28 days of seeking to better perceive where and how God is active in our midst. Isaiah ushers us into Advent with his ...

Advent is a time of testing, when we can challenge ourselves with this question, “Have my ears been receptive to the Good News?” As we respond individually and as a church, we hear the Gospel anew as ...

Sitting in the dark helps us truly appreciate the light. As a child growing up in the Reformed Episcopal Church, the first day of Advent was lovely yet a little strange. At the evening church service, ...

(RNS) — God does not comfort us so we can simply be comfortable. God comforts us so we can comfort others. (RNS) — The Scripture readings during Advent are a mix of comfort and challenge. On the one ...