Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

The Measure of Society: How it Sustains, Defends, and Promotes the Family

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | May 18, 2026 |

“There are, in fact, places and circumstances in which the Church ‘can become the salt of the earth’ only through the lay faithful and, in particular, through families. For this reason, the Church’s commitment in this area must be renewed and deepened, so that those whom the Lord calls to marriage and family life can,…

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Unmasking the Silent Horror: Chemical Abortion

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | May 11, 2026 |

“In order to facilitate the spread of abortion, enormous sums of money have been invested and continue to be invested in the production of pharmaceutical products which make it possible to kill the fetus in the mother’s womb without recourse to medical assistance. On this point, scientific research itself seems to be almost exclusively preoccupied…

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