Search Results: Development

Marriage vs. Porn: Battle for the Soul of our Culture

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 10, 2023 /
marriage vs porn

…to all people the plan of God for marriage and the family, insuring their full vitality and human and Christian development, and thus, contributing to the renewal of society and…

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Hidden Dangers of Pornography

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 24, 2023 /
Hidden Dangers of Pornography

…that gets in the way of a person’s development in virtue is far from “harmless.” Even if viewing porn does not turn a man into a violent monster, at a…

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Living an Authentic Catholic Life Means Teaching the Truth about Transgenderism

By Susan Ciancio / August 28, 2023 /
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…be rid of one’s primary and/or secondary sex characteristics because of a marked incongruence with one’s experienced/expressed gender (or in young adolescents, a desire to prevent the development of the…

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Protecting Families, Children and Society from a Pornographic Culture

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / August 14, 2023 /
Protecting Families, Children and Society from a Porn Culture

…is a law that includes the following damning statement about the harms of pornography: “Pornography may also impact brain development and functioning, contribute to emotional and medical illnesses, shape deviant…

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Husband First, Father Second: The Vital Role of Men in Family Life

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / August 17, 2023 /

…15:04 Dads, kids, & development 17:40 Different than mom? 19:02 Struggles of single mom 20:06 Ages 0-6 22:39 Helping sons become men 25:35 Secret conversations of women 27:19 Right to…

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How Did Planned Parenthood vs. Casey Change Abortion in the US?

By Marisa Cantu / October 19, 2023 /

…than the third trimester, even as early as 23 weeks. Thus, Casey took the focus away from the trimester framework of Roe and crafted its case around viability. Human development

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European Union Attempts to Force Abortion on African Nations Via Economic Partnership Agreement

By HLI Staff / November 14, 2023 / Comments Off on European Union Attempts to Force Abortion on African Nations Via Economic Partnership Agreement

…to full implementation of future outcomes of conferences (e.g., Beijing Conference and the International Conference on Population and Development), results that cannot be predicted in advance. For the ACP-EU agreement…

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2 Treaties Threaten to Mandate Abortion Internationally

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 27, 2023 /
2 International Treaties Threaten to Mandate Abortion

…transgenderism, etc. As well, the agreement requires signing nations to implement the documents from various United Nations conferences, including the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). As our own…

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The Horrors of the Abortion Pill and the Hope of Reversal

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 18, 2023 /
The Horrors of the Abortion Pill

…of one of the most significant developments in relation to the abortion pill in decades. This is that the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could…

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Pope Francis Calls for Surrogacy Ban, Affirms Human Dignity

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / January 15, 2024 /
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…couple after being inseminated with the man’s sperm. However, the biggest change, ushering in a bioethical revolution, was the development of in vitro fertilization (IVF). The obvious downside to surrogacy…

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