How Cultures Around the World Celebrate Advent
Every year, people from around the world gather to celebrate the birth of our savior, Jesus Christ. While Catholics are known to be traditional, people of Catholic faith around the world have their own ways of celebrating Advent. This season is one of the most important to the Catholic faith, and seeing how it’s celebrated […]
Symbols of Advent and What they Mean
Liturgical seasons bring with them all kinds of religious symbols. Advent has layers of symbolism that all lead to the main event of Christmas — the birth of Jesus. It goes beyond a Christmas tree; Advent has wreaths, calendars and many different colors of candles. Learn what all these symbols mean. Advent Wreath Advent wreaths […]
Who was the Real Saint Nicholas?
While we celebrate Advent, we should reflect on why we celebrate the way we do. Our first priority is celebrating the birth of Jesus and watching and waiting for His second coming. Most families also recognize the tradition of Santa Claus, a jolly round man with interesting origins. We wanted to take a deeper look […]
