Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

Christmas 2025 Reflection: The Incarnation and the Dignity of the Human Person

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | December 22, 2025 |

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. … And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” ― John 1:1, 14 With these words…

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New York Bill Would Erase ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ From State Law

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | June 29, 2026 |

“By creating the human being man and woman, God gives personal dignity equally to the one and the other. Each of them, man and woman, should acknowledge and accept his sexual identity.” ― Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 2393 On the last working day of its session this month, the New York State Legislature…

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