The holiday's date is determined by the spring equinox and full moon cycle. On the Gregorian calendar (the one we use), ...

Before Christ came wreaths had long been in use, as symbols of fertility ... A special form of wreath is the Advent Wreath, lit each evening by a designated member of the family.

Generally the tree is not decorated until late Christmas Eve as Advent is still a season of ... with little family treasures and religious symbols. Bright balls and lights are fine also and ...

The anchor is a symbol of hope ... I was reading recent Advent issues of our North Country Catholic and found so many indications of vibrancy of faith in our Diocese, signs of real hope.

But there’s another Neapolitan tradition that fascinates locals and visitors alike: the cornicello, an iconic symbol of ...

As I write this Christmas is upon us, or so the world will tell us. Netflix, Hulu and Peacock are playing Christmas movies. The radio is playing Christmas songs. The stores are decorated. People ...

Tough guy Rocky Sullivan (James Cagney) and Catholic priest Jerry Connolly (Pat O’Brien) were boyhood friends who took different paths. Sullivan becomes the idol of a group of boys whom Connolly ...

With the advent of World War II ... patriotism a year before the U.S. became fully engaged in the Vietnam War: Symbols of Freedom (1964). From the 1980s to present day, themes run the gamut ...

Visit the homepage for more information. Father Charles Vachetta, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate in Turin, Italy, wanted to give his parishioners something special for the Advent of 1721. He ...

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Is it possible to see into the future Many believe that a man named Michel de Nostradamus could His predictions of the future have mystified scholars for over four hundred years Nostradamus made over ...