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Back from Africa – Zimbabwe’s Contraception at its Worst

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / April 2, 2018 /

…for Africa was development, not contraception. Nyerere clearly saw that economic development in Africa lay in its growing population. Zimbabwe’s contraception rate is a prime example. However, from the mid-1980’s,…

The Eugenics Philosophy

By Brian Clowes, PhD / June 19, 2020 /

…Marie Stopes, founder of the Society for Constructive Birth Control and Racial Progress and good friend of Margaret Sanger, complained in her book Radiant Motherhood: Society allows the diseased, the…

Self-Gratification Culture is So Not Cool

By Molly Loesel / April 17, 2018 /

…encounter becomes an enemy to be avoided at all costs, and abortion becomes the only possible decisive response to failed contraception” (13). So when contraception fails – which it often…

The Pro-Life Message and Our Lady of Guadalupe

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / December 16, 2024 /

…its connection to contraception, as “fruits of the same tree” (Evangelium vitae, no. 13). The close connection exists mentally between the practices of contraception and abortion. After all, those who…

Humanae Vitae Today

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 28, 2025 /

…the moral impermissibility of contraception that attacks the procreative nature and unitive aspect of marriage. As Pope Paul VI stated, we cannot morally justify “any action which either before, at…

Catholic Teaching: Contraception Defies Marriage Vows

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / July 27, 2023 /

Why does the Catholic Church condemn contraception? Isn’t sex a good thing? On this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet explains Church teaching on birth control. When couples use contraception, they falsify…

UK Male Contraception Developing While Condom Manufacturers Eye India

By Marisa Cantu / May 1, 2024 /

…the harmful effects that all methods of contraception have on a person and their family. All forms of contraception, interrupt the conjugal act and frustrates one of the ends of…

Secular Reasons Contraception is Wrong

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / September 27, 2024 /

…using birth control is immoral. If you want to help people understand the problems with contraception, this is a great place to start! Listen now to find out some of…

Natural Family Planning vs Contraception: Catholic Teaching on NFP (Part 2)

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / October 9, 2025 /

…– Human Life International articles on NFP: Natural Family Planning | Human Life International – Human Life International articles on contraception: Birth Control Information: Your Comprehensive Guide New episodes every…

Does Abortion Really Incur Excommunication?

By Brian Clowes, PhD and Sarah Reusch, MA / October 7, 2022 /

…abortion had been procured surgically. The vast majority of abortions are now performed with chemicals, not with surgery. All birth control pills, injectables such as Depo-Provera, “emergency contraception” like Plan…