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Living a Culture of Life

Living a Culture of Life

By: Human Life International
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Do you ever feel like living out your pro-life values grows trickier by the day?

This podcast by Human Life International is here to help! Join us every Thursday for new episodes, where we’ll discuss all things life and family.

On this show, we'll:

  • Dive deep into the hot topics: abortion, contraception, euthanasia, IVF, the LGBTQ movement, and so much more.
  • Bring on the experts, so you know you're getting the facts
  • Share inspiring stories from other men and women living a Culture of Life
  • Keep you up to date on global life and family news
  • Offer tips for creating a Culture of Life in your own community.

Remember to subscribe to stay up to date on episodes! We are living the Culture of Life. Come join us!

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Episodes
  • The Spiritual & Social Cost of a Fatherless Generation | Fr. Shenan Boquet
    Jun 19 2025

    Fr. Shenan Boquet shares why fathers play a vital role in their children's emotional, academic, and spiritual development. We discuss a recent University of Virginia (UVA) report showing that children with involved dads perform better in school, have fewer behavioral issues, and enjoy stronger mental health.

    Fr. Boquet also explores the tragic impact of fatherlessness, how it affects children's ability to relate to God as Father, and the importance of both mother and father figures in forming virtue. We dive into cultural trends that degrade men, distort authentic masculinity, and contribute to a growing fatherhood crisis.

    This conversation addresses how pornography, media portrayals of manhood, and the breakdown of family affect men and their ability to form healthy relationships. Learn how St. Joseph and Jesus serve as models of true masculine virtue, and why our world needs men to rise up as fathers, mentors, and spiritual leaders.

    Listen now to learn how to restore fatherhood and authentic masculinity in our communities!

    💬 Leave a comment below: Who is your favorite father figure from a book, movie, TV show, or the life of a saint? Young boys need models. Share your favorite men—real or fictional—who’ve modeled strength, love, and virtue!

    Fr. Boquet's Spirit & Life Article: The Father’s Heart: Healing the Wounds of a Fatherless Generation | Human Life International

    UVA Report: UVA - Good Fathers, Flourishing Kids Report.pdf

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    1 hr
  • Healing from Trauma: Faith-Based Recovery from Sexual Addiction
    Jun 12 2025

    In this powerful episode, we welcome Claudia Perez Bustamante, a Catholic trauma therapist and member of the Freedom Coaching team. Claudia courageously shares her personal story of healing from a hidden struggle—sexual compulsion rooted in past trauma.

    Claudia explains how sexual trauma impacted her brain and family relationships—and how faith, neurobiology, and trauma recovery tools helped her find lasting healing. As a Christian trauma therapist, she offers deep insights into what causes trauma, how the nervous system stores pain, and why true sexual addiction recovery must involve the body and soul.

    If you or someone you love has faced struggles with lust, shame, or compulsive habits, this conversation offers hope, healing, and practical steps toward freedom.

    Topics include:

    • The link between sexual trauma and addiction

    • How trauma affects the nervous system and the brain

    • How trauma therapy and the spiritual life work together to bring healing

    • Hope for anyone seeking sexual addiction recovery

    💬 Claudia's story is raw, emotional, and filled with hope. Don’t miss this episode if you’ve ever wondered how faith and neuroscience can work together to bring about healing and sanctification.

    Follow Claudia on Instagram: Claudia Pérez Bustamante (@corazon_a_pruebadebalas) • Instagram photos and videos

    Freedom Coaching's Website: Freedom Coaching | Catholic Pornography Coaching

    📢 Support HLI's Mission! Give here: Give the world another pro-life leader | Human Life International

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    Chapters:

    00:00 Intro

    01:30 Joining Freedom Coaching

    06:49 Underlying Causes of Sexual Compulsion

    08:02 Claudia's Story

    12:52 Encounter with Christ

    16:35 Impact of Trauma Therapy

    18:20 How Porn Hurts Families

    23:44 Hope for Parents

    25:17 How Neurobiology Affects Relationships

    31:51 What Causes Trauma?

    36:20 Trauma Triggers

    39:38 Healthy Relationships

    41:22 Sanctification & Healing

    42:22 Learning to Process Emotions

    45:53 Spiritual Healing

    47:10 What is Brainspotting?

    1:01:36 Is Porn Compulsion Always Rooted in Trauma?

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Rerum Novarum Explained: Catholic Social Teaching | Fr. Shenan Boquet
    Jun 5 2025

    What does Rerum Novarum say about human dignity, the family, just wages, and Catholic social doctrine? And how does this fit into a Culture of Life?

    In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet breaks down the key principles of Rerum Novarum, the landmark 1891 encyclical by Pope Leo XIII that laid the foundation for modern Catholic Social Teaching.

    With the recent election of Pope Leo XIV, who invoked Rerum Novarum in his very first address, we explore what this could mean for the Church’s engagement with urgent modern issues: demographic winter, falling birth rates, AI, the collapse of the family, and global economic injustice.

    This episode covers:

    • What is Rerum Novarum?

    • Key principles of Catholic Social Teaching (human dignity, subsidiarity, solidarity)

    • The Church’s teaching on the just wage (and how this could help turn the demographic winter around)

    • How Catholic social doctrine intersects with sexual morality and pro-life ethics

    • How Pope Leo XIV might apply these teachings to modern crises—including artificial intelligence and the population crisis


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    1 hr and 8 mins
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