Spirit & Life Blog

“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…

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…

“Those who produce and share AI-generated content should always exercise diligence in verifying the truth of what they disseminate and, in all cases, should ‘avoid the sharing of words and images that are degrading of human beings, that promote hatred and intolerance, that debase the goodness and intimacy of human sexuality or that exploit the…

“[T]he acknowledgment of the personal dignity of every human being demands the respect, the defense and the promotion of the rights of the human person. It is a question of inherent, universal and inviolable rights. No one, no individual, no group, no authority, no State, can change –let alone eliminate – them because such rights…

“As we begin Respect Life Month, together we embrace the words of Pope Leo XIV, ‘How important it is that each and every baptized person feel himself or herself called by God to be a sign of hope in the world today.’ Each of us is called to be a witness to the Gospel of…

“As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” ― Pope St. John Paul II As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role as the Vicar of Christ, we find him repeatedly returning to certain themes. This, in turn, suggests that he views these issues…

Imagine, for a moment, that one day you are going about your business, and you receive a message, on Instagram, from a journalist. The journalist has a question for you: How do you feel about the fact that you have just been charged with a crime that could land you in prison, for 10-25 years?…

A few days ago, a team of Canadian researchers published an extraordinary study in The Journal of Psychiatric Research – a study that has the potential to transform the conversation about abortion. Drawing on medical records from over 1.2 million pregnancies in Quebec between 2006 and 2022, the study tracked women’s mental health for up…

“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…