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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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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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What is the Principle of ‘Double Effect’?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / January 10, 2024 /

…an illness … treated by evacuation of the uterine contents. … The relationship between the gravid female and the feto-placental unit can be understood best as one of host and…

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Does Pro-Life Rhetoric Lead to Violence?

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 7, 2017 /

…― not because they disagreed with its content. And, of course, PP never disavowed the video or apologized for it. The difference between forceful pro-life and pro-abortion speech is that…

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“Don’t Call Us ‘Pro-Abortion’ ― We’re ‘Pro-Choice’!”

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 8, 2017 /

…and graphic images indeed, and so they desperately dodge the more accurate term “pro‑abortion.” On the other hand, many pro‑life activists are content with the term “anti‑abortion,” because it more…

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Humanae Vitae’s First Prophecy and the Beauty of Marriage

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / June 11, 2018 /
wedding rings on a bible

…of their own convenience. Whoever really loves his partner loves not only for what he receives, but loves that partner for the partner’s own sake, content to be able to…

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