Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

The Domestic Church: How Catholic Families Can Renew the World

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | August 11, 2025 |

“If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.”                        ― St. Teresa of Calcutta “I would remind married couples that marriage is not an ideal but the measure of true love between a man and a woman: a love that is total, faithful, and fruitful. This love makes you one…

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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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