Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

Malta and Liechtenstein: Two Nations Standing for Life

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | September 7, 2026 |

“[E]very truly just society is built upon the recognition of the inviolable dignity of the human person. Such dignity precedes any concession by the State and cannot be subordinated to shifting social consensus or the whims of the majority at any given moment.” ― Pope Leo XIV, Meeting with Members of the Spanish Parliament In…

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Infanticide in America: Abortion and the Troubling Return of “Letting Children Die”

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | August 31, 2026 |

Last week, moral theologian Charles Camosy published a column in the Washington Examiner under the disturbing title, “Infanticide is Back.” Camosy was not being inflammatory, provocative, or hyperbolic. He was simply stating the facts. As he carefully lays out, in the United States, in 2026, it is routine for children to be born alive and…

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