No doubt. Our lives may be stressful. And what happens sometimes, says Father Jim Sabak, O.F.M., is that we feel immense pressure from society for things to be perfect at the holidays. “Yet if we take a look at our faith … if we take a look at what Advent is leading us to, there really is nothing but stress,” he says, noting the stress of pregnancy and the situation Mary and Joseph faced. But Mary trusts, Father Sabak continues, and that brings strength.