For many, Christmas celebrations follow the four main themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. Subscribe to have The Washington Times’ Higher Ground delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

For most Christians, today marks the start of Advent, a time of anticipation and preparation for Christmas, the Holy Day marking the very reason for the religion. And while it has deep meaning to ...

Participating fully in Advent and Christmas feels impossible since Larry died two years ago: ... so they may experience the peace, love, joy and hope of Advent and Christmas. ...

Advent is a peculiar season, ... Rev. Dr. Alisha Lola Jones, and Rev. Kendal Brown write about hope, peace, joy, love and Christmas Eve, respectively. Rev Raquel Gill, ...

Advent Advent's peace ahead of Christmas outshines the culture's 'removal' of foundations of right and wrong 4 faith leaders express the hope of Advent — and wishes for peace ...

As the beginning of the liturgical year, Advent is a period of anticipation and spiritual preparation, allowing believers to reflect on themes of hope, peace, joy and love. During Advent ...

As we light the candles of Advent—hope, peace, joy, and love—may we allow their flickering flames to illuminate the path to peace. May we embrace the waiting, the reflecting, and the hoping.

Dec. 2—Advent — the four weeks before Christmas — evokes a lot of feelings from different people: anticipation, expectation, preparation or peace, joy, hope and love. But essentially, it's ...

In this darkening environment, persons of all faith and none may find solace and strength in movements of Advent, often represented in the candles that emphasize hope, peace, joy and love.

Candy filled Advent calendars are fun, but a traditional Advent practice before and after Christmas can deepen the experience of the holiday season. Want to make this holiday season more meaningful?

People celebrate the arrival of the Peace Light of Bethlehem outside St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, during a ceremony Dec. 10, 2023, to launch the Christmas season. (OSV News photo ...