Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

The Moral Truth About IVF and Surrogacy

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | November 10, 2025 |

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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The Measure of Society: How it Sustains, Defends, and Promotes the Family

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | May 18, 2026 |

“There are, in fact, places and circumstances in which the Church ‘can become the salt of the earth’ only through the lay faithful and, in particular, through families. For this reason, the Church’s commitment in this area must be renewed and deepened, so that those whom the Lord calls to marriage and family life can,…

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