“Laws which authorize and promote abortion and euthanasia are...radically opposed not only to the good of the individual but also to the common good; as such they are completely lacking in authentic juridical validity. Disregard for the right to life, precisely because it leads to the killing of the person [...]
From 1979 to 1984, Saint John Paul II gave 129 weekly talks on human sexuality and marriage. He delivered these addresses during his Wednesday public audiences in St. Peter’s Square. The title he most often used was Theology of the Body (TOB). The word “theology” means the study of God. [...]
In this week's Spirit & Life, Fr. Boquet announces that HLI is relaunching the St. Michael the Archangel Prayer Campaign. You can join the battle in defense of life and family when you pledge to say the St. Michael prayer daily. "The final battle between the Lord and the reign [...]
When preparing our own advance medical directives, or when assisting others to do so, it is critically important for us to know precisely where ordinary means of treatment end and extraordinary means begin. Pro‑euthanasia groups have made a lot of progress by lodging in the public mind the specter of [...]
Pro-life groups generally emphasize one of two pro-life strategies: the "pragmatic" and the "no exceptions" approaches. The "Pragmatic" Strategy "Pragmatic" pro-lifers work for protective laws while taking into consideration local political conditions. In a liberal state, the best one may be able to manage is to pass a parental notification [...]
As we get older and begin to consider our own advance medical directives, we should also think about the question of pain and how we intend to deal with it. Those who diligently practice their Catholic faith commonly ask three questions regarding the ethics of pain management drugs near the [...]
It is nearly impossible for those with children to comprehend the depth of the suffering of those who would love to have their own kids but cannot because of infertility. The Catholic View of Infertility Treatments The Bible mentions a number of women who were unable to conceive and were [...]
The very probability that we may be faced with a human person in the full sense constitutes, in my opinion, an absolute veto against any type of [in‑vitro] experimentation. ― Father Bernard Häring.1 Introduction Assisted reproductive technology is one of the most complex moral fields debated today. It is [...]
Few doctrines are so vehemently opposed as that of the Catholic Church on homosexuality. Every good Catholic instinctively knows that science always supports the teachings of the Church, particularly with regards to matters of sexual morality. Those who avoid abortion, extramarital sex, pornography, divorce, contraception, sterilization and other sexual sins [...]
Why be pro-life if God allows babies to die in the womb all the time? If the pro-abortion movement is justified in characterizing God as an abortionist, certainly its opponents have a serious problem to consider. "God Is an Abortionist": The Atheist View Several major studies of pregnancy have revealed that [...]
