Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

A Christian Vision of Family Life: Seeing Children as a Gift, Not a Burden

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | January 12, 2026 |

The 1992 book Children of Men (later turned into a blockbuster film) is set in the year 2027, just one year from now. It tells the story of a world in the throes of an infertility epidemic. For two decades, the entire human race has been rendered infertile, for unknown reasons. Not a single child…

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Marriage and the Family: God’s Remedy to the Culture of Death

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | January 5, 2026 |

“The Family Remains the Privileged Locus of a Culture of Life” Christmas is, I think it is fair to say, one of the most beautiful of all the liturgical celebrations of the year. Whether or not it is the greatest is sometimes a cause for debate. Many a theologian will argue that Easter trumps Christmas.…

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