Spirit & Life

Weekly column from HLI President Fr. Shenan J. Boquet

The Family: The Solution to “Collectivism” and the Degradations of Radical Individualism

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | January 19, 2026 |

“The socialists, therefore, in setting aside the parent and setting up a State supervision, act against natural justice, and destroy the structure of the home.” ― Pope Leo XIII, Rerum novarum, no. 14 On January 1, New York’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, was inaugurated. Mamdani has repeatedly described himself as a “democratic socialist,” and in…

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True End-of-Life Care: Respecting the Sacredness of Human Life

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet | February 2, 2026 |

“Human dignity is not measured by its efficiency or usefulness. Life always has value, despite illness, frailty, and limitations. The answer to suffering is not to offer death, but to guarantee forms of social support, continuous health care, and home health care, so that the patient does not feel alone and families can be supported…

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