Pictures and messages have the power to bring smiles to faces, strengthen bonds, and remind people that they are cherished. With every image shared, we pass on a piece of the joy that Christmas ...
The Advent season is about preparing our hearts, minds and souls to welcome the birth of the King of Kings. It is those magical and mystical weeks after Thanksgiving that lead to Christmas — and ...
Like the happiness a child might experience when they unwrap a gift that they’d hoped for on Christmas day. It is an extreme happiness that cannot be deterred by present circumstances. This type of ...
It frees them to know, love, and live fully the joy and wonder of the Christian ... helping them experience the grace that renews their minds (see Romans 12:2) and frees them from sin and death (see ...
They are the hope prophesied in the Old Testament; the peace of the Incarnation; the joy it brings; the love we can experience — and Jesus Christ as the culmination of all. When the first candle ...
The readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent heighten our anticipation and joy as we await the celebration of Jesus' first coming at Christmas, and his return as the saving Lord.
9:3) Imagine this, Isaiah seems to say, God increases the people’s joy, and in turn they rejoice, just like the experience of joy ... found the infant Jesus with his mother, Mary, “they ...