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What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / July 6, 2023 /
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…early Church historian and commentator on the Bible – held that this verse describes a situation that could infer the death of the child. In this case, Josephus says that…

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Pope Francis Calls for Surrogacy Ban, Affirms Human Dignity

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / January 15, 2024 /
surrogacy arrangement surrogate mother

…of a surrogate. The suggestion, of course, is that somehow the Church is opposed to the happiness of these couples, or (even worse) to the existence of their child. Of…

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May Catholics Donate Organs?

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / September 16, 2022 /
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…decades due to the advancement of medical technology. What Does the Church Teach on Organ Donation from Dead Patients? Organ donation from dead patients is a difficult issue because it…

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A Day of Prayer and Reparation for the Murder and Abuse of Unborn Children

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 17, 2021 /

…grace to a covenant with his Creator, to offer him a response of faith and love that no other creature can give in his stead.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church,…

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Biden’s Equality Isn’t for the Unborn

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 1, 2021 /

…projecting to the world the appearance of strong unity between the country’s second Catholic President and the Church to which he rarely misses an opportunity to remind people he “devoutly”…

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Adultery and the Theology of the Body

By Adolfo J. Castañeda / May 27, 2022 /
The Woman Taken in Adultery by Guercino

Church, no. 2360). In conjugal love, spouses say to one another, “I give myself to you, unreservedly, totally.” It is a giving and a receiving, always and ultimately ordered to…

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By Their Fruits (and Their Names) You Shall Know Them

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 8, 2017 /

…let’s support development: authentic, integral human development, as the Church calls it. But let’s also not get so enamored with the United Nations and the elite philanthropy industry that we…

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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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The Third Prophecy of Humanae Vitae: The Collapse of Respectful Relationships

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 25, 2018 /
wedding rings on a bible

…Humanae Vitae. The solution is St. Paul’s inspired word: “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the Church.” And as the Church has always taught, contraception has no place in…

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Understanding Gender Ideology

By Don DeMarco, PhD / October 29, 2018 /
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Church and Human Life International view all such persons with the love and respect natural in accord with their human dignity. This article is directed only towards examining the origins…

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