Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

A Christian Vision of Family Life: Seeing Children as a Gift, Not a Burden

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | January 12, 2026 |

The 1992 book Children of Men (later turned into a blockbuster film) is set in the year 2027, just one year from now. It tells the story of a world in the throes of an infertility epidemic. For two decades, the entire human race has been rendered infertile, for unknown reasons. Not a single child…

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America’s Birthrate Crisis: The Contraceptive Roots of the Population Bust

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

Is the world facing an existentially threatening crisis of overpopulation? Until a few years ago, practically every major Western politician, institution, and media outlet was in lockstep. Yes, the world was overpopulated. And it was only going to get worse, with consequences including ecological disaster, warfare, famine, hunger, and poverty. As I have pointed out…

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