About the Author
As president of Human Life International, Fr. Boquet is a leading expert on the international pro-life and family movement, having journeyed to nearly 90 countries on pro-life missions over the last decade. Father Boquet works with pro-life and family leaders in 116 counties that partner with HLI to proclaim and advance the Gospel of Life. Read his full bio here.
Two major reports this week have drawn attention to the horrors of the commercial surrogacy industry. On Dec. 13, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an exposé on Chinese videogame billionaire Xu Bo, who has allegedly fathered more than 100 children using the services of paid surrogates. Bo has done this not in one of…
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“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” ― John 1:1, 14 With these words…
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“Hear and let it penetrate your hearts, my dear little ones. Let nothing discourage you, nothing depress you; let nothing alter your heart or your countenance. Do not fear vexation, anxiety or pain. Am I not here, your Mother? Are you not in the folds of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms? Is…
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Attempts to legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia are underway in several countries around the world. This includes France, the United Kingdom, Italy, and Ireland. Unfortunately, the pro-death movement seems to be gaining a certain amount of momentum. Just a few days ago, however, citizens of one country where lawmakers had already legalized assisted suicide pushed…
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In the past year or two, evidence has quickly been mounting that the gender insanity that swept over our culture in the past decade is in rapid retreat. The latest evidence comes from three different surveys. One survey of nearly 60,000 students from 250 of the top American universities, showed that the number of students…
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“Genetic manipulation becomes arbitrary and unjust when it reduces life to an object, when it forgets that it is dealing with a human subject, capable of intelligence and freedom, worthy of respect whatever may be their limitations; or when it treats this person in terms of criteria not founded on the integral reality of the…
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Earlier this summer, authorities raided a mansion in Arcadia, California. There they found 21 children, almost all of whom were born through surrogacy. Police say the case began in May, when a two-month-old infant was hospitalized with severe head injuries. A subsequent search of the couple’s home uncovered 15 children, with six more found in…
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“Life is like a voyage on the sea of history, often dark and stormy, a voyage in which we watch for the stars that indicate the route. The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. …Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that…
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A recent headline on an article published by the BBC is astonishing. “China offers parents $1,500 in bid to boost births,” it reads. Wait a minute. China’s Communist government is now paying for couples to have children? The same Communist Party that, for decades, enforced the most brutal population control regime on earth? It’s worth…
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Beyond Choice: The Brutality of Late-Term Abortion
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke Almost exactly two years ago, Canadian pro-life activist Alissa Golob walked into four different abortion facilities, in Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. At the time, Golob was 22 weeks pregnant. Inspired by the work of Lila Rose,…
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