United By Christmas began as an Advent 2022 initiative, and has expanded every year since during the Advent season. It is a way to remind people to focus on the universality of God’s gift of Jesus to all mankind. We encourage the faithful to follow a daily Advent calendar through a four-week Advent journey based on hope, peace, love, and joy. In so doing, we reflect, pray, and do good unto others. The site highlights the importance of Reconciliation Monday, an annual event which, through the sacrament of Reconciliation, prepares our hearts for Christmas. It also introduces the importance of praying the St. Andrew Novena, beginning on the feast of St. Andrew (November 30) and concluding on Christmas Eve.

Our goal is to engage Catholics to join us on an Advent journey, encourage them in their faith, and create digestible emails they can share with others to spread the true meaning of Christmas.

From Christmas Eve 2024 through the Epiphany on January 6, 2026, Catholics around the world celebrate a Jubilee Year. On the United By Christmas website, we introduced our readers to information on the origins of the Jubilee and how to prepare and celebrate the Jubilee year.