The holiday season, for many, is a time of gathering with family and focusing on the true meaning behind the approaching celebration. Subsequently, one reflective and thoughtful tradition that is ...

On Christmas Day, Orthodox believers try not only to observe the external traditions of the holiday, but also to deepen their personal prayer for faith, peace in the soul and family, so that the light ...

An Italian priest named Father Charles Vachetta is credited with writing a novena in 1721 to inspire his parishioners during Advent. Today, that novena is known as the “Christmas novena.” The nine-day ...