Virtue of the Week focuses on building peaceful and caring communities through understanding and fostering the practice of ...

Just as with the meaning of each Advent candle ... They are the hope prophesied in the Old Testament; the peace of the Incarnation; the joy it brings; the love we can experience — and Jesus ...

All spoke of a common theme ... hope is "a choice to believe in God's faithfulness. … Their lives reflect the peace and joy that come not from circumstances but from a deep trust in God's love ...

The Advent season, observed in the weeks leading up to Christmas, involves lighting candles on an Advent wreath to symbolize hope, peace, joy ... the underlying themes of love, generosity ...

Speed, scriptures from Psalm 80 and Luke 2, and two different candle-lighting ceremonies – one putting the Hope, Peace, Joy and Love candles on the Advent wreath in the context of the Christmas blues, ...

In this political landscape, hope and joy ... Museum of Art) But joy isn't the only theme of the season. Along with the popular readings that proclaim good news, Advent Scripture readings also ...

One candle for each of these five themes. However, these five themes of Advent — hope, peace, joy, love and Jesus — shouldn’t just be something we reflect on. These should be themes we live ...

Last week I ended on the theme of the four Advent Sundays: hope, peace, joy, and love. All four themes are related, of course. Today I want to look into peace and love, and the resulting joy.

While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it even more fully in your heart. – Francis of Assisi ...

an advent wreath is displayed in full view of congregants. One of the four candles is lit each week with a scriptural reading to illuminate the themes of hope, peace, joy and love. A white candle ...

This Advent season, leading to Christmas ... of Jesus being born in this town of Bethlehem with its themes of peace, love, joy and hope,” said Lindsey Jones-Renaud, a lay member of St. Mark ...

For many people who observe Christian traditions, Advent is a special season that begins on Dec. 1 and lasts until Dec. 24, leading up to the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth at Christmas.