As the year 2024 comes to an end, my heart is filled with gratitude. Six months ago, when I told the editor of The Catholic Virginian that I would be retiring In Light of Faith at the end of the year, I knew it was the right time. I’ve been privileged to write this column – which began under the title Living Jubilee – for 25 years. So it seems fitting that as the Church opens the door to another Year of Jubilee, the time is right. And what better time than the month of December, when we celebrate the birth of the Word of God? These days, when I gaze upon the infant-God lying in a manger, I’m reminded…