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.

Pro-Life Laws Close Abortion Clinics

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 17, 2022 /

For God and before God, the human being is always unique and unrepeatable, somebody thought of and chosen from eternity, someone called and identified by his own name.”   ― Pope St. John Paul II, 1978  Sometimes it’s difficult to remember that we now live in a post-Roe America. For nearly 50 years, pro-lifers gave everything…

Abortion Is a Preeminent Issue in Midterm Elections

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 10, 2022 /

The 2022 midterm elections in the U.S. are shaping up to be the most important elections on the bioethical issues concerning the dignity of human life in living memory, specifically preborn life. This is hardly surprising, given the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year to reverse Roe v. Wade. So long as Roe was the…

A Political Persecution of Pro-Lifers

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 3, 2022 /

Conservative activists and politicians are demanding answers after an early-morning raid conducted by FBI agents on the home of Mark Houck, a pro-life activist, sidewalk counselor, and father of seven children. Houck is the co-founder and president of The King’s Men, a Catholic ministry that promotes virtue among young men, focusing in particular on fighting…

New Title IX Rules Threaten Human Rights

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 26, 2022 /

Conservative activists are warning that the Biden administration has introduced radical rule changes to Title IX and the Affordable Care Act that would eradicate sex differentiation, normalize abortion, and undermine the conscience rights of health care workers.  Title IX is a 1972 federal civil rights law that bans discrimination in schools or other education programs…

Senate to Vote on Same-Sex “Marriage”

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 19, 2022 /

According to reports, the U.S. Senate is likely to vote within weeks on the deceptively titled “Respect for Marriage Act.” This radical bill already passed the U.S. House in July, with the help of 47 Republicans. Now, however, it needs to pass the Senate, where its fate is more uncertain. However, I am concerned that…

Chileans Vote to Defend Life and Family

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 12, 2022 /

It is painful to note that under the pretext of guaranteeing presumed subjective rights, a growing number of legal systems in our world seem to be moving away from their inalienable duty to protect human life at every one of its phases. ― Pope Francis In a huge victory, the Chilean people have overwhelmingly rejected…

America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer On-Air

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 5, 2022 /

Imagine for a moment that there was a serial killer who over the space of decades murdered hundreds of victims without being caught. Imagine that he mutilated and maimed many others. Imagine, too, that his mind was so twisted that he took photos of his victims, and even kept their bodies or body parts preserved…

Canada Set to Liberalize Euthanasia Law

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / August 29, 2022 /

Intentional euthanasia, whatever its forms or motives, is murder. ― Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2324 In the face of the terrible suffering that can be caused by illnesses or depression, a truly human response should be to care, not to kill. ― Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, Submission to the Expert Panel on…

Backlash Against Two Centers of Gender Ideology

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / August 22, 2022 /

Two contrasting stories from the past few weeks illustrate the stakes of the battle that is being waged right now over the issue of gender dysphoria, and in particular its huge impact on a generation of vulnerable children. One story is deeply disturbing, showing the perverse lengths to which certain ideologues and “medical experts” are…

Lawsuit Sheds Light on Dehumanizing Porn Industry

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / August 15, 2022 /

Pornography presents and promotes a distorted view of human sexuality, in which the person portrayed, man or woman, is treated as merely a means of pleasure.… Their dignity is abused as they are used for others’ pleasure and profit.… It rejects the equal dignity and complementarity between man and woman and strikes at the heart…