Arrested for handing out pro-life pamphlets? That’s exactly what happened to Canadian activist Alex Kissiakov.

In this episode, Alex Kissiakov joins us to discuss his experience being arrested and charged with criminal harassment and mischief after peacefully offering pro-life literature outside an abortion clinic in Montreal.

Despite police initially saying no crime had been committed, Alex was later prosecuted and forced to spend $15,000 in legal fees defending himself in court.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What happened the day Alex was arrested
• How bubble zone laws affect pro-life activism in Canada
• The role of video evidence in securing his acquittal
• The charges of criminal harassment and mischief
• Free speech and conscience rights under Canadian law
• The financial cost of pro-life advocacy
• What this case means for pro-lifers worldwide

Alex shares how he calmly exercised his rights, why he chose to film his interactions, and how the court ultimately failed to find sufficient evidence to convict him.

This story highlights the growing legal pressure faced by pro-life advocates—not only in Canada but across Western democracies.

Read Alex Kissiakov's story and donate to help him with the cost of legal fees here: Arrested pro-life activist needs our help after trying to save babies from abortion – LifeFunder

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Fr. Shenan Boquet joins us to unpack a cultural debate sparked by comments from New York City’s mayor about replacing “rugged individualism” with “collectivism.” But are these really the only two options?

In this episode, Fr. Boquet explores how Catholic social teaching offers a powerful alternative to both radical individualism and collectivist ideology. Father also discusses Bishop Barron's response to Mamdani and explains why the Church rejects the false binary between the isolated individual and the all-powerful state.

Key questions addressed:

- What does the Catholic Church teach about socialism and individualism?

- Why is radical individualism harmful to families and society?

- How does collectivism differ from the Catholic understanding of the "common good"?

- Why does the family provide the roadmap for respecting human dignity AND upholding the common good?

The Church teaches that the human person is created in the image of God. Our dignity precedes the state, the economy, and every political system. At the same time, we flourish only in authentic communion — beginning in the family.

Rather than expanding state power or celebrating isolated self-fulfillment, the path forward is a renewal of family life grounded in solidarity, responsibility, and love.

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For more than 50 years, the United States government has used foreign aid as a tool to export population control policies across the globe—often pressuring nations to abandon their own cultural and moral values. Is that era finally coming to an end?

In this episode, Fr. Shenan Boquet discussed the United States’ newly announced America First Global Health Strategy—and what it could mean for the future of foreign aid, healthcare, and the promotion of life and family worldwide.

Since 1974 (at least!), U.S. foreign aid has been tied to policies promoting anti-family policies, including abortion, contraception, sterilization, and radical gender ideology, rooted in documents like the Kissinger Report (NSSM-200). Fr. Boquet explains how this depopulation mindset has shaped global health initiatives and harmed developing nations.

Now, a shift seems to be underway.

Fr. Boquet examines:

• Whether the new U.S. global health strategy truly moves away from abortion-driven aid
• How foreign aid was used to spread anti-family ideologies
• The role of NGOs versus working directly with national governments
• How Catholic social teaching, human dignity, and subsidiarity should guide foreign aid
• Why authentic healthcare focuses on real medical needs—not ideological colonization
• What Fr. Boquet has witnessed firsthand from nearly 100 mission countries

Father also discusses corruption risks and why redefining “healthcare” remains one of the greatest moral dangers in global policy today.

This conversation offers a rare, mission-grounded perspective on U.S. foreign policy, global health, and the Church’s unwavering defense of human life.

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🔗 Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Free E-Book Unpacking the Kissinger Report (NSSM-200): Uncover the Global Depopulation Project (Funded With Your Tax Dollars!)
• Sec. Rubio Agreement with Kenya: Secretary Rubio participates in a U.S.-Kenya Health Framework of Cooperation signing ceremony
• America First Global Health Strategy: America First Global Health Strategy - United States Department of State