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Articles by Piers Shepherd

About Piers Shepherd

Piers Shepherd is a freelance writer based in London, England. He has had articles published in the Catholic Herald, Christian Order and the Catholic Medical Quarterly among others. He obtained an MA in Theology and Christian Ministry from the Franciscan University of Steubenville and currently works as a researcher for a trust defending traditional marriage and family in the UK.

Expert on marriage and family: The father-son bond is ‘civilization’s keystone’

May 8, 2019 Piers Shepherd 11

The bond between father and son is the basis of a stable society. This was the thesis expounded by Dr. Patrick Fagan, an international expert on marriage and family, in an address given on May […]

“Humanae Vitae” and the Catholic Church in England: Signs of hope

March 26, 2018 Piers Shepherd 5

Fifty years after Humanae Vitae’s promulgation, promoting its teaching still brings immense challenges. But the news isn’t all bad. […]

New sex education program in British schools set to advance LGBT agenda

March 16, 2018 Piers Shepherd 13

The recent Relationships Education (RelEd) for primary schools and compulsory Sex and Relationships Education (RSE) for secondary schools presents new and serious challenges for Catholic and […]

Wiker’s study of the Reformation an enlightening, balanced reflection on past and present

October 31, 2017 Piers Shepherd 5

Brimming with fascinating facts, The Reformation 500 Years Later: 12 Things You Need to Know is an excellent short history of the Reformation, the ideas that […]