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The Role of the Family and Parental Rights

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 3, 2024 /

…only essential for the good of the family itself, but also are essential for the good of society. The Church considers the family as the first natural society with inherent…

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Stunning Truth about the Pew Poll on Catholics’ Belief in the Eucharist

By Anita Crane / August 23, 2019 /
A Catholic priest consecrating Holy Communion. Photo by Josh Applegate via Unsplash.

…Center, alarmed Catholic bishops, HLI President Father Shenan Boquet, other priests, and laypeople with his article: “Just one-third of U.S. Catholics agree with their church that Eucharist is body, blood…

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The Blessed Virgin Mary, Protector of Life and Family

By Msgr. Ignacio Barreiro and Fr. Peter West / May 4, 2015 /

…of the Church have stated that the woman in this passage refers to Mary. Pope St. John Paul II taught: “In the light of the New Testament and the Church’s…

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Is God the Biggest Abortionist of All?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 24, 2020 /
therapist comforting woman, sad

…teachings of the Catholic Church. As far as the “details of biology” are concerned, priests led the development of many sciences, including biology, for centuries, and the Church currently has…

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The Nativity of the Lord and the Value of Human Life

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 25, 2023 /

…Cardinal, as for Christ, the remedy is straight-forward, albeit not easy: learn to pray. As he exhorts us, it is quite true that the Church is filled with traitorous churchmen….

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The Annunciation, Inherent Human Dignity, and Mary’s Fiat

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 25, 2018 /
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the Church in her struggle against death,” he wrote in Evangelium Vitae. “Showing us the Son, the Church assures us that in Him the forces of death have already been…

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Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: False Mercy

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 13, 2021 /
elderly man in bed with someone taking care of him

the Church teaches that life-prolonging therapy need not be used if it provides insufficient benefit or imposes an excessive burden. The long moral tradition of the Church, regarding end of…

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What Really Is Headship in Marriage?

By Jenna McGuire / August 1, 2019 /
loving marriage

…and the Church, every metaphor has its limitations. Casting the husband as Christ and the wife as the Church does not in any way indicate that a wife must be…

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Human Life International Equips Life & Family Advocates with New “Armor” Via Bioethics Training

By HLI Staff / March 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Human Life International Equips Life & Family Advocates with New “Armor” Via Bioethics Training

…effectively articulate the Catholic Church’s understanding of the inherent dignity of the human person, apply the Church’s moral teaching as expressed in The Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health…

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What Is Transgenderism?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 12, 2020 /
cool yellow dna picture

the girls. Photo courtesy of Ted Eytan (cc-by-sa-2.0) Principles such as the right to privacy, the right to dissent, the right to choose and the right to discuss medical and…

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