Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

U.S. Supreme Court Protects Parental Rights and Children from the State

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | March 9, 2026 |

On March 2, the United States Supreme Court issued one of the most significant parental rights rulings in years. In a 6-3 decision in Mirabelli v. Bonta, the Court struck down California’s secret gender transition policies in public schools. The ruling held that these policies likely violate parents’ constitutional rights under both the First and…

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Gloria Steinem and the Price of Women’s “Freedom”

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | September 14, 2026 |

“Necessary emphasis should be placed on the ‘genius of women’, not only by considering great and famous women of the past or present, but also those ordinary women who reveal the gift of their womanhood by placing themselves at the service of others in their everyday lives. For in giving themselves to others each day…

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