Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

The Family’s Vital Role in Healing Society

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | October 1, 2025 |

“As the family goes, so goes the nation, and so goes the whole world in which we live.” ― Pope St. John Paul II As Pope Leo XIV settles into his new role as the Vicar of Christ, we find him repeatedly returning to certain themes. This, in turn, suggests that he views these issues…

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Ending Abortion and the Anti-Life Agenda: A Battle for Hearts and Minds

By HLI Staff and Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | April 13, 2026 |

“It is impossible to further the common good without acknowledging and defending the right to life, upon which all the other inalienable rights of individuals are founded and from which they develop. A society lacks solid foundations when, on the one hand, it asserts values such as the dignity of the person, justice and peace,…

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