JOHN SARAKA CONTRIBUTING WRITER One of my favorite Advent hymns is Prepare the Royal Highway, a Swedish Folk Tune written by Frans Mikael Franzen. Because I live in Central New York, I cant help but ...

The Christmas tree is up and lit at Christ Lutheran Church in Marietta, Ga., and the Rev. Rusty Edwards just can't wait to sing a few lines of "O Little Town of Bethlehem," his favorite Christmas song ...

I actually prefer Advent hymns, due to their typically lilting melodies in minor keys. My favorite Advent hymn is probably “People Look East” by Eleanor Farjeon (text) sung to the French Carol ...

One of my favorite Advent hymns is "O Come Divine Messiah." I was unable to find a good recording of this in English, but came across this recording in French which starts with a wonderful organ ...

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 ...

Good Shepherd Lutheran welcomes all to its December Advent season, celebrating the coming of the Christ Child. Sunday morning services will be at 9:30 a.m., with some favorite Advent hymns, and a ...

I entered parish ministry with a fair amount of idealism, particularly liturgical idealism. Inconveniently, the liturgical proclivities I picked up in seminary were not especially popular with my ...