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Accidental Incest Exposes Dangers of Fertility Industry

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 8, 2024 /
Artificial insemination or IVF

A child is not something owed to one but is a gift. The “supreme gift of marriage” is a human person. A child may not be considered a piece of property, an idea to which an alleged “right to a child” would lead. In this area, only the child possesses genuine rights: the right “to…

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Exploring Health Impacts of Hookup Culture

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / April 4, 2024 /

 80% of women don’t want casual sex. So, why is hookup culture so popular? How does casual sex affect men and women differently? Often, unmarried women have sex to catch (or keep) a man. But premarital sex has the opposite effect. Casual sex disrupts the biological bonding process! And it leads to serious physical…

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Reclaiming the Sacred: The Mystery and Dignity of Existence

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 1, 2024 /

The liturgy of the Easter Triduum is filled with many moments of great beauty, from the washing of the feet on Holy Thursday, to the prostration before the cross on Good Friday. Yet few moments are so moving as when we find ourselves in a darkened church, lit only by hundreds of candles held by…

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HLI Rwanda Isn’t Backing Down From Anti-Life Challenges

By Marisa Cantu / March 28, 2024 /

HLI Rwanda is continuing to educate youth about the dangerous effects that masturbation, fornication, pornography, and homosexuality have on one’s life, and leading the charge is the director of HLI Rwanda, Aloys. He teaches participants how life is a gift from God, that sex is a powerful and intimate expression of true love meant to…

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Forgiveness after “Failed” Abortion Left One Twin Alive

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / March 28, 2024 /

 What’s it like to lose a twin to abortion? That’s what happened to Claire Culwell. At just 13-years-old, Claire’s mom became pregnant with twins. Claire miraculously survived the D&E abortion procedure, but her twin did not. On this episode, Claire shares her story of surviving abortion, losing a twin, and reconnecting with her birth…

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What Percentage of Marriages Survive Infidelity?

By Susan Ciancio / March 26, 2024 /

You say your “I dos,” you excitedly build a life together, you have children, you buy a house, you go to work, and then the unimaginable happens. You find out that your spouse has cheated on you, or maybe you have cheated on your spouse. The life you built comes crashing down. You feel shattered,…

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Woman With Unplanned Pregnancy Finds Hope and Healing with HLI’s Program

By Marisa Cantu / March 25, 2024 /

Chisomo of Malawi got pregnant from her boyfriend. Her parents were church leaders and were most concerned about their public image. When they discovered their daughter’s pregnancy, they chased her out of their home, worried what others would say. Chisomo’s boyfriend also abandoned her, leaving without a trace upon finding out that he was a…

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Supreme Court May Restrict Dangerous Abortion Pill

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 25, 2024 /
abortion pills with ultrasound

New data released by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute have revealed that the number of so-called “medical abortions” seems to have risen…again. Medical abortions, of course, aren’t “medical” at all. The term “medical” is derived from a Latin word that means “to heal.” And abortion heals nothing. Instead, it only takes, kills one life, and leaves…

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WPATH Files Show Startling Truths About Transgenderism

By Marisa Cantu / March 22, 2024 /

Transgenderism is not strictly a “private issue” without any negative ramifications for anyone else. Some may try to claim that if someone chooses to “transition,” they are not “hurting anyone,” and therefore that person should be allowed to do so. But common sense tells us this is far from the truth. Such a radical and…

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Steps to Build a Community that Welcomes People with Disabilities

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / March 21, 2024 /

 How can we create an environment that welcomes people with disabilities? And why is this part of a Culture of Life? Sometimes, parishes struggle to serve individuals with disabilities. But these men and women have so much to offer! It’s important that they receive the resources and opportunities needed to thrive within church communities.…

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