Category - advent

Festival event aims to build UK-Palestinian Christian links

staff writers — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:08:44 +0000

Public figures, scholars and peacemakers are among those speaking and performing at a celebration in London which aims to connect Palestinian Christians with those in the UK.

Which Jesus are we expecting?

Simon Barrow — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:30:15 +0000

The season of Advent is about waiting and anticipation. But what kind of Jesus is the church expecting by the way it behaves, asks Simon Barrow. What is it truly mortgaging itself on?

Do nothing: Christmas is coming, says bishop

agency reporter — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:09:36 +0000

With just 31 praying days to Christmas, a Church of England bishop has penned a book which aims to be just the tonic for the frenetic activity of Advent.

Christian Aid offers planet-friendly Advent credit crunch tips

staff writers — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:20:04 +0000

The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid is offering supporters an Advent email with daily tips to help beat the credit crunch this Christmas, and benefit the planet and its people.

Christ is an unwanted gift for the religious

Simon Barrow — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 00:10:01 +0000

Whether we love or hate Christmas, we know all about it. But the same may not be true of the coming of Jesus, says Simon Barrow. In Christ, God radically disrupts religious 'business as usual'.

Advent and redeeming religion

Simon Barrow — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:56:45 +0000

My prize discovery of the Advent season is a website offering seasonal reflections on the lectionary derived from the insights of René Girard.

US office workers and families given daily Advent boost

agency reporter — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 08:12:33 +0000

A daily online Advent calendar from the Episcopal Diocese of Washington DC aims to to help office workers, families and those with busy lives to reflect on 'the reason for the season' - and to think about giving if they want, too.

Get the Pope on your Pod for Christmas

staff writers — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 13:40:08 +0000

Commuters amongst others will have the opportunity to reflect on Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Deus Caritas Est this Advent, courtesy of the British Jesuits.

Fairtrade chocolate advent calendar

staff writers — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 09:15:49 +0000

If you want a fairtrade chocolate advent calendar, then look no further than the Divine Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar. You can buy a whole range of fairtrade chocolate, including the fairtrade chocolate advent calendar here

UK visit to Bethlehem welcomed by local church and civic leaders

staff writers — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

Church and civic leaders in Bethlehem, together with the Anglican and Catholic bishops of Jerusalem, have welcomed the plans by UK church leaders to make an Advent pilgrimage to Bethlehem - which is facing isolation, depopulation and economic collapse due to the Israel-Palestine conflict and the presence of the separation wall.