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Making Death Easier Than Life in Canada

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 24, 2022 /
care for elderly, support, holding hand

…(CDF) issued a document strongly reiterating the Church’s teaching condemning assisted suicide and euthanasia. Entitled Samaritanus bonus, the letter called for a humane and principled approach to addressing suffering and…

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Pornography Addiction and Its Consequences

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 19, 2022 /
Close up on a man and a woman holding hands at a wooden table

…love that is so deep that the Church has said that it is an image of the love that Christ has for his Church. In wrenching sexuality out of this…

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Unnatural Sex Education & Its Deadly Consequences

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 22, 2023 /
sex education

…realize that something has gone horribly awry. The Church is not, nor ever has been “anti-sex.” As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches, the sexual union of husband and…

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The Visitation, Pro-life Work, and Creating Structures of Virtue

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 29, 2023 /
The Visitation, Pro-life, and Creating Structures of Virtue

…become what the Catholic Church calls “structures of sin.” The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes it this way: “Sins give rise to social situations and institutions that are contrary…

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Healthy Sex Education for Catholic Families: How Do I Teach My Child about Sex and Chastity?

By Susan Ciancio / April 2, 2025 /
Woman with teen boy and girl

…Explain what chastity means and that the Church calls everyone to chastity, even married couples. As the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: Chastity means the successful integration of sexuality…

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Two Decades Later: The Fight of Terri Schiavo

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 14, 2025 /

…giving his blessing by Aiuto del Pinturicchio (1489 – 1491) in Basso della Rovere chapel in church Basilica di Santa Maria del Popolo. As usual, then, the Church’s position on…

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Deceptive Bill Harms Marriage and Society

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 21, 2022 /

…comes to weekly churchgoers. As Gallup put it, weekly churchgoers are the “final holdouts” against same-sex “marriage,” with a comparatively much smaller 40% of weekly churchgoers supporting the redefinition of…

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Examining Annulment Culture in the Catholic Church

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / May 23, 2024 /

There’s a crisis of marriage in modern culture, even within the Catholic Church. Marriage rates are down, while annulment rates went up. So, what’s going on? In previous individual episodes,…

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Chances of Getting an STD with a Condom

By Jenna McGuire and Marisa Cantu / November 14, 2023 /
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…marriage, and if you marry, be faithful for life to your spouse. Related: The Catholic Church on Contraception: An Introduction You care about your physical welfare. The Catholic Church, knowing…

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St. Joseph: Model of Fatherhood and Faithfulness

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 15, 2021 /

…is also true about the crisis within our Church. There is pressure from the world for the Church to change fundamental doctrine related to life and family. These doctrines are…

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