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Equal But Different: Complementarity of the Sexes

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

“Men and women are equal in dignity, complementary in mission.”—Pope Saint John XXIII Contraception as a Harmful Ideology One of the unintended side-effects of the widespread acceptance of contraception is…

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The Challenges of Natural Family Planning Lead to Virtue

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / July 16, 2018 /

…right order.” Then the couple will experience the “thoughtfulness,” “peace,” “tranquility,” and other benefits that Pope Paul VI promises. Contrast this to the case of contraception. Whereas contraception promises couples…

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India Has One of the Highest Abortion Rates in the World

By Fr. Mark Hodges / July 19, 2019 /
map of southern asia

…more pregnancies, and more abortions. More contraception does not translate into less unintended pregnancies, but more –and more abortions. “Contraception drastically alter(s) sexual behavior, with routine casual sex becoming the…

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Meaning and Implications of a Culture of Life

By Colleen Haupt and Marisa Cantu / April 22, 2024 /
statue of john paul ii in front of a church

…our Faith, human life, or family. These include contraception, abortion, LGBTQ “marriage,” and euthanasia. Austrians’ activism exposes the reality of anti-life policies and practices indicative of the Culture of Death….

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The Sexual Revolution: Divorce → Pedophilia w/ Dr. Jennifer Morse

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / May 11, 2023 /

Why does birth control lead to gay marriage? Why did no-fault divorce lead to pedophilia? On this episode, Dr. Jennifer Morse of the Ruth Institute discusses the 3 big ideas…

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Planned Parenthood’s Cultural Colonization of Malawi Hits a Roadblock

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / November 2, 2023 /

Does abstinence-based sex-ed work? Planned Parenthood says no. But Malawian schoolkids say “YES!” HLI visits schools in Malawi, encouraging schoolkids to live chastely and quit contraception. When Planned Parenthood tried…

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Georgina’s Marriage Rescued from Contraception

By HLI Staff / April 19, 2022 /

…have spelled the end of their marriage. Contraception Pushed this Marriage to a Breaking Point The IUD was a disaster for Georgina’s health and marriage. She suffered from mood swings,…

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How to Talk about Contraception with Contracepting Catholics

By Living a Culture of Life Podcast / 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…

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The World Sex Mess Confirms Catholic Teaching

By HLI Staff / July 25, 2013 /
catholic teens

…to the world’s rejection of traditional Catholic teachings on abortion and birth control. Here are a few facts Fr. Marx explains: Of the 45 countries in Europe, only two are…

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A Return to the Beginning

By Fr. Shenan J. Boquet / March 14, 2014 /
The Creation of Life, Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel Ceiling

…members to use birth control, and that a majority believe the Church should allow its priests to marry (72%) and want to ordain women as priests (68%). The second was…

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