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Birth Rates Are Plummeting in China and the U.S.

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 7, 2021 /

…welfare of their parents.” ─ Second Vatican Council, Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, no. 50 Politically speaking, the United States and China could scarcely be more…

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Pope Francis Troubled by Current Culture of Depopulation

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / January 29, 2024 /

…the large, rambunctious Italian families of yore. Whereas the Italian churches used to be not just spiritual, but also cultural and familial centers, most of them are now eerily empty….

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Consecration to St. Joseph During the Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Sofia Infante / May 19, 2021 /
guido reni - st joseph with the infant Jesus

…and be grateful to him as they were grateful to him; Go to Joseph, and love him, as they love him still. ~ St. Alphonsus Liguori As Catholics, we are…

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Spiritual Sterility versus Spiritual Fruitfulness

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 9, 2017 /
fruit on a tree

…to Jesus, His mission, commands, and Church – to the truth about the human person. Faith, then, must make a more substantial effort to become the “helper of reason”, so…

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The “Threat” of the Cultural Revolution and Why It Matters

By Fr. Francesco Giordano / November 25, 2017 /

…with enormous financial resources. The Church can rightfully see this problem because it is not new. Not only do we have the Titan Prometheus in Greek Mythology, but we have…

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Scapegoating of the Elderly

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / September 4, 2023 /
Scapegoating of the Elderly: types of euthanasia

…2022 General Audience A few days ago, at the Catholic University of Argentina in Buenos Aires, representatives from the three “Abrahamic” religions—i.e., Christianity, Judaism and Islam—signed a joint statement about…

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11 Theology of the Body Quotes You Should Know

By Susan Ciancio / November 27, 2020 /

Since the beginning of time, the relationship between man and woman has rightfully held a significant importance. Nowhere is that truer than within the Catholic Church, which has continually sought…

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China’s Disastrous One Child Policy Wants You to Think it Changed – It Didn’t

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 30, 2018 /

…mentality, including coercive population control. Anti-life and anti-family activists have long scolded the Church for being “anti-women” for rejecting contraception and the “right to choose” abortion. But they turn a…

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Equal But Different: Complementarity of the Sexes

By Don DeMarco, PhD / June 29, 2018 /
women equal but different

…not compromise equality: It gives it a higher dimension; it extends one the possibility of completeness. Church Values “Feminine Genius” and Not Inequality “It is universally admitted–even by people with…

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A Hard Look at Annulment Data Raises Questions About the Process

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / January 18, 2024 /

…discusses the current crisis in America, specifically regarding the Catholic annulment process. Listen now, as we dive into questions including: what is annulment vs. divorce? How should the Church defend…

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