The Solitude of Silent Nights

I have a confession to make. Not the sacramental kind, but the admission of an unpopular opinion, a minority stance.   I’m enjoying the quiet of this year’s Nativity season. I don’t miss the cancelled office parties, community events, and noisy “holiday” celebrations that crowded the days of Christmases past. I’m even relieved by the lack of extra events at my parish. (Shhh—don’t tell anyone.) Instead of frenetic activity, many of us…