For many, Christmas celebrations follow the four main themes of Advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. Subscribe to have The Washington Times’ Higher Ground delivered to your inbox every Sunday.

Hope, peace, joy and love? If that’s what Advent is about, we can all use more of it.

"Each week of Advent focuses on a different theme — hope, peace, joy, and love. Christians from all denominations and backgrounds celebrate Advent in different ways, but all focus on the ...

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 ...

with each week dedicated to a specific theme represented by the lighting of candles on an Advent wreath. The themes typically include hope, peace, joy and love. The use of distinctive candle ...

As the beginning of the liturgical year, Advent is a period of anticipation and spiritual preparation, allowing believers to reflect on themes of hope, peace, joy and love. During Advent ...

so they may experience the peace, love, joy and hope of Advent and Christmas. And may we listen when God speaks to us in the silence of our hearts, and no longer listen to our fears, but listen to ...

The next week of Advent offers us peace as we await the birth of our Savior. The third week brings us joy amid Lent's fasting and penance. The fourth and last week brings us to remember "the Angel's ...