Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

Why Abortion Is the Pre-eminent Moral Issue

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | October 13, 2025 |

“[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…

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U.S. Population Moves Ever Closer to Zero Growth: A Depopulated Future

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | April 20, 2026 |

“The most serious duty of transmitting human life, for which married persons are the free and responsible collaborators of God the Creator, has always been a source of great joys to them, even if sometimes accompanied by not a few difficulties and by distress.” ― Pope St. Paul VI, Humanae vitae, no. 1 On April…

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