Living a Culture of Life Podcast

Children and the Meaningful Life

June 16, 2022

Ever-decreasing birthrates around the world, and especially in Western and developed countries, match up with depressing poll results on couples’ desires and intentions to have children. Father Shenan Boquet discusses what is ailing our culture, why fewer and fewer people…

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Catholic Politicians, Scandal, and Communion: When Bishops Have No Further Recourse

June 9, 2022

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco recently announced that Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is not to be given Holy Communion until she publicly recants her positions that oppose Church teaching, specifically regarding abortion. Father Shenan Boquet discusses what…

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How to Talk about Contraception with Contracepting Catholics

June 2, 2022

In part two of our series on contraception, Father Shenan Boquet shifts the conversation to Catholics who don’t agree with the Church’s perennial teaching. Some disagree knowingly, while many are simply ignorant or confused. In a contraception-soaked culture, Father Boquet…

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How to Promote Life if Roe v. Wade Gets Overruled

May 26, 2022

Following last week’s episode about the leaked Supreme Court opinion regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, HLI continues the conversation. This time, Father Shenan Boquet discusses how to effectively defend the Gospel of Life in a tumultuous cultural, political, and…

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What You Should Expect after the Leaked SCOTUS Abortion Ruling

May 19, 2022

The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health has sparked media controversy, pro-abortion protests, optimistic anticipation from pro-lifers, and questions about the state of our judicial system’s integrity. In the aftermath, Fr. Shenan Boquet analyzes what…

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What the “Libs of TikTok” Controversy Means for Your Kids

May 12, 2022

A media firestorm has arisen over a WaPo exposé of the “Libs of TikTok” Twitter account, but what does it really signify for our society? Father Shenan Boquet goes past the political controversy to get to the heart of the…

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“Can’t We Do Better?” Millennials Begin to Wake Up against Hookup Culture

May 5, 2022

A recent Washington Post article by Christine Emba gave an honest assessment of the wreckage caused by the sexual revolution, calling to repair relationships with a reimagining of sexuality in our culture. Father Shenan Boquet remarks on the ironic but…

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Discovering Your Role in the Pro-life Movement: Inspiration from Activists Who Found 115 D.C. Babies

April 28, 2022

In a recent news story, pro-life activists in Washington, D.C., recovered numerous bodies of aborted children who had been discarded by an area abortion facility. Father Shenan Boquet assesses the case and shows the importance for pro-lifers and Catholics, encouraging…

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How to Talk about Contraception with Contracepting Christians

April 21, 2022

The Catholic Church’s opposition to contraception is well known, and many Christian denominations used to share this view. Now few do; what changed? Father Shenan Boquet discusses the Church’s perennial teaching on marital love and why it is so important…

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Disney’s “Not-At-All-Secret Gay Agenda” and What It Means for Your Child

April 14, 2022

In response to Florida’s recently signed Parental Rights in Education Act, an unlikely opponent has arisen: Disney. Father Shenan Boquet explains how recently leaked Zoom call of Disney executives shows an unabashed leftist agenda that seeks to subvert children’s ideas…

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