The Tightrope: Reflections for Busy Catholics

The Immaculate Conception and Real Freedom


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The feast of the Immaculate Conception, the day that Mary was conceived, turns our thoughts toward Mary as we begin Advent.

Mary, the New Eve, is not a holy robot. She isn’t boring or predicable. Sometimes our narrow vision of what it is to be without sin sabotages our vision of Mary who was alive, dynamic and truly free. As you hear her story over these next few weeks allow a three-dimensional vision of her to come alive in your mind, heart, and imagination and know that she—who is your mother—is right there with you as your step forward on your tightrope.

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