Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

The time is ripe; this is the moment to make straight the paths, to remind ourselves that Christ is alive and the Spirit is ...

The second candle that we light on the Advent wreath this Sunday reminds us of peace, and Deacon Franz Fruehwald points to ...

This Sunday’s Gospel reading offers us the perfect lesson for this second week of Advent. John the Baptist is preaching along the Jordan River, and people from all over Judea are coming to hear him.

The video series will consist of four 12- to 15-minute-long episodes that explore the beauty and meaning of Advent traditions in an engaging and meaningful way and highlight a different cherished ...

The more we embody the Holy One, who negotiates and arbitrates among all peoples and across all cultures and nations, the ...

On Gaudete Sunday—a day in Advent dedicated to rejoicing—the Rev. Justin Lopina will surprise his congregation by focusing his homily on sin. As the newly assigned pastoral administrator at St. Joseph ...

As Advent begins on November 30, 2025, we explore the rich history and symbolism behind this Christian season of preparation ...

In his homily for the first Sunday of Advent, the pope referred to the first reading (Isaiah 2:1-5) as “one of the most beautiful passages in the Book of the Prophet Isaiah, where the invitation ...