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The Moral Truth About IVF and Surrogacy

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / November 10, 2025 /

…when a two-month-old infant was hospitalized with severe head injuries. A subsequent search of the couple’s home uncovered 15 children, with six more found in nearby residences. The legal parents,…

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Christmas 2025 Reflection: The Incarnation and the Dignity of the Human Person

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 22, 2025 /

…of the Catholic Church offers a simple but profound answer: “Christ’s whole life is a mystery of redemption” (CCC, no. 517). Every aspect of Christ’s human life – His birth,…

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The Measure of Society: How it Sustains, Defends, and Promotes the Family

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / May 18, 2026 /

…To grasp what is at stake in October, consider how Pope Leo has consistently spoken about marriage and the family throughout his first year. Just before the Jubilee of Families,…

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Sons and Daughters, Not Products: The Morality of Embryonic Gene Editing

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 22, 2026 /

…really produced, he said, was a how-to manual for “baby improvers,” instructions “for forays beyond the ethical pale.” As Futurism reports, the research is supported by a company called Nucleus…

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Christian Sex Education: The Importance of Teaching Children Authentic and Self-Giving Love

By Susan Ciancio / July 17, 2026 /
happy family in a park

aspect from the marital act, thus causing each spouse to hold back a part of themselves. This contradicts the true meaning of a self-giving love, for you cannot give yourself…

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Who Teaches Our Children?

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / October 29, 2015 /

…have to wait until the document is translated into English to better understand its content. With such an important document, I question the decision to not publish it in the…

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 11, 2017 /
our lady of guadalupe waist up

…arms? Do you need anything more? Let nothing else worry you, disturb you.” We Christians are called to be leaven in the very heart of society. We cannot rest content

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Can We Use Our Consciences on Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / April 18, 2018 /
forms of contraception

contention that people should be able to do anything their consciences do not object to.6 However, the same document notes, “Not a few can be found who seem inclined to…

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Abortifacient Brief: Why Was Depo Provera Banned?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Marisa Cantu / January 29, 2024 /
poverty in africa

…nations. The contents of the Kissinger Report give us some clues.   Conclusion Common ground between hard-core pro-abortion and pro-life groups is almost nonexistent. However, almost all of us agree…

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Should We Avoid Offending People Over Contraception?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / May 14, 2017 /
argument, conflict

…the flesh than for any other reason.” So the Devil is quite content to watch priests and lay people avoid these topics.   Not a Matter of Personal Opinion Contrary…

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