The Immaculate Conception
The Immaculate Conception
Fr. Chris and other Marians share why the Immaculate Conception is so important:
How do we respond when non-Catholics say that Mary must have had sin because then she wouldn't need a Savior?
How do we respond when they say that the bible says, "All people have sinned"?
Learn how to explain the Immaculate Conception, the patronal feast day of the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception and the connection to Divine Mercy.
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