The consent of Mary exercises an immense influence in the saving of the world. It is true that the Word Himself is coming; 'but,' says St. Bernard, 'Mary is the way whereby he comes.'
Don’t lose the plot. Embrace the suck. This is the world’s hard time, for now. The birth of anything can be a bloody horror. Don’t be too afraid to see what comes on the other side of this awful spect...