What does 2026 hold for the pro-life movement—both in the U.S. and around the world?

In this New Year’s episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet reflects on pro-life victories and challenges in 2025 and to look ahead at the critical battles shaping 2026.

Fr. Boquet discusses:

• The impact of the Trump administration on foreign aid, USAID, and the United Nations
• A global shift in momentum on gender ideology and trans policies
• The growing conversations around IVF, surrogacy, and human trafficking
• Assisted suicide laws spreading in the U.S. and abroad
• Why hearts and minds—not just laws—must change
• The alarming reality of demographic collapse and low fertility rates
• Major upcoming Supreme Court cases on parental rights and religious freedom
• The urgent fight against the East African Community Sexual & Reproductive Rights Bill
• Why 2026 could be a turning point for life, family, and faith

Fr. Boquet explains how international diplomacy, Catholic social teaching, and grassroots education are shaping the future of the pro-life mission—and why now is the time for renewed courage, prayer, and action.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:30 Impact of Trump Administration

04:27 Victory at the United Nations

08:20 Outcome of Last Year's Predictions

15:40 Momentum Change Against Trans Ideology

19:29 Increased Hunger for Truth

22:40 Need for Education

24:37 Hopes for 2026

26:58 Assisted Suicide

29:42 Stay Engaged!

31:30 Government & Evangelization

37:29 Supreme Court Cases

40:55 IVF, Surrogacy, Porn

46:30 Fertility Rates

48:13 Social Media

52:25 East Africa Community Bill

57:10 Pope Leo XIV

59:33 Young People are Stepping Up!

1:04:31 Please Pray for HLI

Christmas doesn’t end on December 25—and the Catholic Church has always taught this!

In this special Christmas episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet explores the deep spiritual meaning of the Christmas Octave and why Catholics are called to celebrate Christmas for eight full days—and beyond.

We discuss:

• What the Christmas Octave is and where it comes from
• The difference between the Christmas Octave and Christmas Season
• How the Incarnation reveals the dignity of the human person
• The feasts of St. Stephen, St. John the Evangelist, the Holy Innocents, and Mary, Mother of God
• Practical ways families can keep Christmas alive at home
• How to resist the culture’s rush to move on after December 25
• Catholic traditions, storytelling, generosity, and faith-filled family life

Fr. Boquet also shares personal reflections—from keeping a nativity scene up all year to unique Louisiana Christmas traditions—and offers practical advice for parents, young adults, and families who want to truly live the Christmas season.

🎄 We spend weeks preparing for Christmas—now it’s time to celebrate it.

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In today's episode, Monica Gatsi and Veronica Chawasemerwa, long-time HLI missionaries working in Zimbabwe, join us to discuss their mission to bring chastity education to youth in rural villages.

Zimbabwe’s youth are increasingly targeted by well-funded Western organizations that offer humanitarian aid—such as textbooks, clean water, and food—while simultaneously promoting contraception, abortion, and anti-family ideologies. We discuss how poverty forces schools to accept aid with strings attached, even when teachers and parents recognize the moral harm.

Monica and Veronica share firsthand stories of walking miles—sometimes crossing rivers—to reach remote villages. Through faith-based, science-grounded education, they are helping students rediscover the sanctity of life, African cultural values, and the dignity of the human person from conception to natural death.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why chastity education is urgently needed in Zimbabwe
• How foreign aid is often tied to abortion and contraception messaging
• What students actually believe about abortion and fetal development
• How faith, science, and African culture work together to defend life
• Stories of crisis pregnancy support and lives saved through compassion
• Why teachers are asking for chastity education every week

This conversation is a moving look at what it means to live a Culture of Life in some of the world’s most underserved communities—and how your support can make a global impact.

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