The Immaculate Conception +

Mary, mother of Jesus as the Immaculate Conception. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. Museo del Prado

On this Feast Day of the Immaculate Conception, Mark Shea (the Catholic Bill Moyers) gives us a nifty summation of understanding and controversies. And, from an earlier post, a tribute to Our Lady by way of Zefferelli and Gibson.