“The Most Pro-Life President in History?” When Donald Trump first announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2015, there were few pro-life leaders who were excited about the thought of a President Donald Trump. Most knew Trump as a life-long “pro-choice” New York liberal, a flamboyant and sometimes-cutthroat [...]
What happened to a Catholic parish in Ireland over the Christmas holidays is a distressing example of the growing intolerance towards, and vilification of, even the mildest expressions of religious doctrine that go against the spirit of the age. Unfortunately, it also appears to be another example of the growing [...]
Less than a decade ago, President Barack Obama was opposed to same-sex “marriage.” So was just about everybody else. Legislatures and pluralities of people in state after state voted in favor of marriage amendments that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman. I can vividly remember [...]
Hello Family! I’m Fr. Shenan Boquet, President of Human Life International. I would like to extend to you and your family a very blessed and happy New Year. It is hard to believe the year 2019 is past, and a new year dawns upon us. As I reflect over [...]
“To evangelize means: to show this path – to teach the art of living ... This is why we are in need of a new evangelization – if the art of living remains an unknown, nothing else works. But this art is not the object of a science – this [...]
Christmas’ Gift and the Dignity of the Human Person “When people begin to ignore human dignity, it will not be long before they begin to ignore human rights.” – G.K. Chesterton Among G.K. Chesterton’s many brilliant aphorisms is the following: “There is a law written in the darkest of the [...]
On this Christmas day, I am reminded of the Gospel of John, when in Chapter 3, verse 16 St. John says, “God so loved the world that he gave his only son.” Today my dear friends, we celebrate a feast of love, and how love first entered human history. [...]
Confronting the Scourge The Catechism of the Catholic Church advocates what I would consider basic common sense when it urges civil authorities to stop the proliferation of porn. Pornography, says the Catechism, is a “grave offense” that “does grave injury to the dignity of its participants (actors, vendors, the public), [...]
December 12 is the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of Human Life International. On this special feast day, we ask that you remember in your prayers and personal intentions our global pro-life missionaries and those we serve. In thanksgiving for your prayers, I would like to offer you [...]
Chick-fil-A has Caved, and Here’s Why that Matters As you’ve probably heard by now, Chick-fil-A recently announced that they would no longer donate to The Salvation Army and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). And, like me, you’re probably asking yourself: what was Chick-fil-A thinking? Photo cropped: original by [...]
