The justly very famous Lutheran theologian Karl Barth made a very helpful distinction that applies to today’s feast of Mary’s nativity: there is a profound difference between the miracle happening by God’s grace and the mystery it points to which in this instances the birth of the Son of God, Jesus, because Mary is acclaimed as the “theotokos” or the God Bearer.

About the Speaker: Father Michael Kelly is a Jesuit priest and English language publisher of the respected Jesuit periodical, La Civilta Cattolica.

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