When “Santa Baby” starts playing at the grocery store, I thank God I’m Catholic and try not to hum along! That can be difficult because it is a catchy—if irritating—tune. During the Advent season, we ...

This is the third installment of a series on the great hymns of Advent. To learn more about Advent, read the introductory post: On Advent: What It Is & Why You Need It. Part 1 on the hymns of Advent ...

Many Catholic Advent hymns focus on the role of Mary, the mother of Jesus, such as "Rorate Caeli (Drop Down, Ye Heavens)." In recent years, Brett McCraken of The Gospel Coalition network has created ...

Program director Michael Roberts demonstrates the Great Catholic Music app for listeners. Great Catholic Music, an audio web streaming service, is a project of the Living Bread Radio Network, a group ...

This is the fourth and final installment of my series on the great hymns of Advent. To learn more about Advent, you can read the introductory post: On Advent: What It Is & Why You Need It. Part 1 on ...

Advent for some Christian denominations is a penitential season of waiting and longing in the four weeks before Christmas. The consumer-driven holiday season often overlooks the Advent themes of ...

See the Church’s seasons through the eyes of the Church rather than those of the world. A young Sri gathers a piece of hay to add to Christ’s manger for a good deed as part of Advent activities to ...

Fr. Joseph Komonchak at Commonweal asked the other day: If we don't sing Advent hymns during Advent, when will we? I concur. Anything we can do to rescue the season of Advent from the encroachments of ...

The easiest way to keep our families from celebrating Christmas ahead of time is by keeping Advent. Children love to anticipate. When there are empty mangers to fill with straws of small sacrifices, ...