Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

Surrogacy as Modern Slavery

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | September 8, 2025 |

“The practice of surrogacy is characterized by exploitation and violence against women and children, including girls. It reinforces patriarchal norms by commodifying and objectifying women’s bodies and exposing surrogate mothers and children to serious human rights violations.” ― Report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls A little over a year…

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The City of God and The City of Man

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | September 1, 2025 |

“Two cities, then, have been created by two loves: that is, the earthly by a love that extends itself even to contempt of God, and the heavenly by love of God extending to contempt of self.” ― St. Augustine, The City of God What role should the faith that Catholics hold play in their lives,…

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