The Day of the Unconquered Son

December 21, 2021December 21, 2021 Natalie HidalgoLeave a comment

The winter solstice has always been my favorite day of the year. At 7:59 AM this morning a wonderful change took place in the heavens. The wondrous pause when the Earth stopped tilting away from the sun. In the northern hemisphere, today is the shortest day and the longest night of the year. It is… Continue reading The Day of the Unconquered Son

When darkness flees.

December 21, 2017December 21, 2017 Natalie HidalgoLeave a comment

Did you feel it? That miraculous moment. The infinitesimal pause when the whole Earth came to an end of tilting away from the sun. At 8:28 this morning the darkness began to recede like a cosmic tide. These last 6 months as the tide of shorter days crept upon us many terrible things happened in… Continue reading When darkness flees.