 Let's begin. The church year begins in late November slash early December. The calendar year begins today on the first day of the first month. And it is between these two points that the phenomenon known as the winter solstice occurs, the shortest day and longest night of the year, with the sun rising perfectly between the pillars of Stonehenge. It is from this moment forward that the light begins to break in more and more each day. While our cathedrals and calendars might mark time in their own way, the world around us proudly proclaims on the annual winter solstice the light shines in the darkness and the darkness cannot overcome it.