By Rev. Phillip Henning

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church

Stonewall

Merry Christmas!

It is with great gratitude that we greet you on this Christmas day! Each of us has special memories of our Christmas days. I have always loved Christmas as so many do, and as I was meditating on all the reasons why the season is so meaningful, I began to think about the idea of anticipation.

As a child, I would relish the celebration of Christmas, beginning first at church and its pageants, and then getting up...