Religious practitioners say the spiritual practice of Advent can counteract the materialism of the Christmas season — whether or not you believe in God. An ancient tradition still honored in some ...

The Portland-based animation studio is seeing unprecedented success in an age of biblical illiteracy. My screen fills with a glow of color, rich golds and reds blending and shifting. Particles phase ...

Ellen O’Brian hadn’t bought a candy-filled advent calendar in years, but when she saw the festive cardboard box with little numbered panels in her local natural foods store, she couldn’t resist. “It’s ...