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The Teaching of the Prophetic Encyclical Humanae Vitae (Part VI)

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / July 21, 2021 /
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The Third Prophecy Later articles in this series: Part VII: Modernity’s Challenges to Humanae Vitae Part VIII: The Church’s Right to Teach on Birth Control Part IX: The Church’s Teaching…

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Pornography Addiction and Its Consequences

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 19, 2022 /
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…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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Turning Pride Month on Its Head: Fidelity Month

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 10, 2024 /
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“Only in the mystery of Christ’s Redemption do we discover the ‘concrete’ possibilities of man. It would be a very serious error to conclude . . . that the Church’s…

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Answering Critiques of the Theology of the Body

By Susan Ciancio / September 29, 2021 /
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…believe that the Church should change with the times instead of the Church changing the times. But what is the “real world”? Everyone certainly has his own perception of reality,…

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The WHPA is Not a Moderate Bill

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 4, 2021 /

…that the Catholic Church believes and proclaims to be revealed by God.” This is why the Church “requires Catholic leaders who have publicly supported gravely immoral laws such as abortion…

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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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Italy’s LGBT Zan Bill Rejected

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 8, 2021 /

…CDF also indicated that it could be “inappropriate” for Church authorities to support anti-discrimination laws that could harm the common good, even if those laws include exceptions for the Church

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Do Aborted Babies Go To Heaven?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / July 13, 2023 /
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…do aborted babies go to Heaven? The greatest theologians of the Church, including St. Thomas Aquinas, St. Augustine and St. Leo the Great, have all pondered this question at length….

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St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Patroness of Missionaries

By HLI Staff / April 4, 2016 /
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…tradition of the Church, we know that without God’s assistance we can do nothing whatsoever, so we strive to open our souls to receive the graces that the Lord always…

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Making Death Easier Than Life in Canada

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 24, 2022 /
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…(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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