Paul Mariani Boston College English Professor Emeritus. Professor Paul Mariani has published over 250 essays and 21 books, including biographies of William Carlos Williams, Berryman, Lowell, Hart ...

The First Sunday of Advent focuses on the theme of hope. (photo: Unsplash) Msgr. Charles Pope Sunday Guide November 29, 2024. Sunday, Dec. 1, is the First Sunday of Advent.

First Sunday of Advent. December 1, 2024. Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25 1 Thessalonians 3:12-4:2 Luke 21:25-28, 34-36 . Wow! Did you ever feel like that was happening?

A woman lights a candle on the first Sunday of Advent at Our Mother of Sorrows Church in Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 3, 2023, the start of the Advent season.

During Sunday Mass, December 1, Monsignor Paul Dougherty deepened the congregation’s understanding of the word “advent” by citing the meaning of the Latin origin as “a coming to.” ...

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Sunday Angelus address on the first Sunday of Advent, Dec. 1, 2024. Credit: Vatican Media.