Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

Affirmation Is Not Compassion: Lessons from the Tumbler Ridge Shooting

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | February 16, 2026 |

Mass shootings in Canada are extremely rare. Thus, it was with a sense of horrified disbelief that Canadians received the news that an active shooter had invaded a school in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, last week. According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), police first received an alert about an…

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An Encouraging Return to Reason: American Medical Organizations Warn against “Gender-Affirming Care” for Minors

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | February 9, 2026 |

The amount of positive news that I have had the pleasure of reporting to you in recent months is quite astonishing. It is giving me hope. Last week, I told you about how pro-euthanasia and assisted suicide measures are stalling in several nations in Europe, as opponents are raising significant concerns about how such laws…

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