The Ruth Institute Podcast

(October 6, 2018) Dr J is Jeanette DeMelo's guest on EWTN's "Register Radio." They're discussing the Ruth Institute's event "Rosary Around the Lake," coming up this Sunday October 7 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It's part of the national project Rosary Coast to Coast, which encompasses hundreds of events across the country and around the world. Check out their website to see what's happening near you, and check out the Ruth Institute's Facebook page for a live stream of the event on Sunday at 3pm Central! Rosary Coast to Coast Rosary Around the Lake

(October 4, 2018) Dr J is Joe Cironi's guest on KAOK's "Random Thoughts While Shaving." They're discussing the Ruth Institute's event "Rosary Around the Lake," coming up this Sunday October 7 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It's part of the national project Rosary Coast to Coast, which encompasses hundreds of events across the country and around the world. Check out their website to see what's happening near you, and check out our Facebook page for a live stream of the event on Sunday at 3pm Central!

(September 29, 2018) Dr J is a guest of Steve and Becky Green on "The Catholic Conversation," a project of the diocese of Phoenix. They're discussing her newest book, The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along. Check out more related to the book at thesexualstate.com.

(September 26, 2018) Dr J is once again Sheila Liaugminas' guest on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing The Sexual State, Dr J's newest book, and the untrue ideologies on which the sexual revolution is founded. As promised, fuller talks on each ideology are available: the Contraceptive Ideology the Divorce Ideology the Gender Ideology …and of course it's laid out in detail in The Sexual State itself.

(September 24, 2018) Dr J is John Lundeen's guest on Mater Dei Radio's "Morning Drive." They're discussing her newest book, The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along.

(September 21, 2018) Dr J is invited to speak at the American Public Philosophy Institute's breakfast. Her topic is "Why Freedom in the Economy Depends on the Flourishing Family."

(September 20, 2018) Dr J is invited to speak at the University of Dallas on the sexual revolution: what it is, the three pillars it's built on, and the knowledge we need to be informed on how to proceed in the face of so much disinformation.

(September 15, 2018) Dr J was invited to speak at Lake Charles' Veritas Conference in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Her topic is keeping your family together: why you should and how you can!

(September 5, 2018) Dr J is a guest of Thom Price, Gloria Purvis, and Fr. Bryce Sibley on EWTN's "Morning Glory." They're discussing her newest book, The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along.

(September 4, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing what the Catholic laity can do in the aftermath of the awful sexual scandal breaking around homosexual abuse networks in the Catholic Church. This podcast references two of Dr J's recent articles in the National Catholic Register: "Harvey Weinstein, Theodore McCarrick, and How You Can Help the #CatholicMeToo Movement," from August 20th, and "Becoming the Solution: How Ordinary Catholics Can Help to Reform Their Church," from September 3rd.

(August 29, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing the CDC's finding that STDs are on the rise for the 4th year in a row.

(August 28, 2018) Dr J is once again Todd Sylvester's guest on his show Live Hour from Archangel Radio. They're discussing the predatory sexual scandal breaking right now in the Catholic Church.

(August 27, 2018) Dr J is Cy Kellet's guest on Catholic Answers Live. They're discussing her newest book, The Sexual State. Her work shows that the sexual revolution was deliberately created by elites, harnessing the power of the State, to inflict three false and calamitous ideologies that have led to widespread and profound unhappiness.

(August 20, 2018) Dr J is once again Al Kresta's guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. They're discussing Dr. J's new book, The Sexual State, and they also touch on how those ideas connect with the predatory sexual scandal breaking right now in the Catholic Church.

(August 21, 2018) Dr J is once again Molly Smith's guest on From the Median. They're discussing The Sexual State, Dr J's newest book (which hits the shelves tomorrow, August 23, 2018). The sexual revolution marches forward on 3 ideological pillars: contraceptive propaganda, false promises of divorce, and gender-based propaganda, and there is a lot of additional force applied on those fronts by the state and its policies. Dr J elucidates.

(August 21, 2018) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on Catholic Connection from Ave Maria Radio. They're discussing the predatory sexual scandal breaking right now in the Catholic Church…and what the laity can do as far as a response.

(August 16, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Kathleen Benfield on The Current Word, a radio project of the American Family Association of New Orleans. They're discussing the awful sexual scandal breaking in the Catholic Church and the recent Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on the abusive actions of over 300 priests.

(August 13, 2018) Fr. Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing the awful sexual scandal breaking around the actions of Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. Check out more on this at our website; Dr J and Fr. Sullins have written a lot on this, and Fr. Sullins has also prepared a Q&A resource; This podcast is a rebroadcast of a segment of Relevant Radio's "The Drew Mariani Show." For interviews with Dr. J or Fr. Sullins on this topic, please contact Beth Johnson at media (at) ruthinstitute (dot) org.

(August 5, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Midwest Catholic Family Conference in Wichita, Kansas. This is the second of her two talks from the annual event; this one is entitled, "Defend the Family Like Your Life Depends on It!" If you missed "A Parent's Guide to Dealing with Same-Sex Attraction," check it out in our podcast stream.

(August 4, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Midwest Catholic Family Conference in Wichita, Kansas. This is the first of two talks she's giving at the annual gathering; this one is entitled, "A Parent's Guide to Dealing with Same-Sex Attraction." Some of this content is not suitable for young children.

(July 22, 2018) Dr J is a guest of Hunter Forman on his podcast "Everything Like Such As." They're discussing the sexual revolution, the genesis of the Ruth Institute, and its ongoing work. This podcast is a rebroadcast of two segments of Hunter's podcast "Everything Like Such As."

(July 17, 2018) Fr. Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. Their topic is the decline of the "middle child"...but there's more to the story. Fr. Paul has the facts. Fr. Sullins is a sociologist and associate researcher at the Ruth Institute.

(July 13, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing secular arguments for strengthening marriage…and why they're not enough.

(July 9, 2018) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the New York Times' op-ed calling for the Catholic Church to "evolve" its stance on LGBT issues to maintain its "moral authority." Wait, what?

(July 6, 2018) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on Catholic Connection. They're discussing the recent study provocatively titled, "Women Find Sexist Men More Attractive." (The Daily Mail reports in some detail here.)

(June 21, 2018) Live from this year's Acton University, Dr J is Al Kresta's guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. Between workshops, they're discussing the recent controversy that has come to light regarding Cardinal McCarrick's sexual misconduct.

(June 25, 2018) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the new poll of LGBTQ Americans: beliefs, behavior, effects on the culture, and unintended side effects when the various groups' goals interfere with one another...

(June 22, 2018) This year's Acton University is coming to a close--this is the last of Dr J's three talks this time around. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State"--they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. This is her third and final talk, entitled "The Sexual State and the Divorce Ideology."

(June 21, 2018) This year's Acton University is in full swing! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her talks are all themed "The Sexual State;" they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. This is her second talk, entitled "The Sexual State and the Gender Ideology."

(June 20, 2018) It's that time again--this year's Acton University is upon us! Dr J has been with the program since the beginning. This year her three talks are all themed "The Sexual State"--they highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of and further the aims of the toxic sexual revolution. Her first talk is entitled "The Sexual State and the Culture of Death."

(June 15, 2018) Welcome to the Ruth Institute's First Annual Awards Dinner! We had an amazing night of fellowship, music, and food. We gave out awards to some incredible people and listened to entertaining and thought-provoking talks. Here we have our dinner's speaker and the recipient of our Christian Witness of the Year award, Daniel Mattson. Dr J makes a more full introduction. Dan Mattson spoke on his journey through Catholicism, Christianity, the gay lifestyle, and back to peace as a child of God.

(June 12, 2018) Dr J is once again Sheila Liaugminas' guest on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing the Ruth Institute's work with the survivors of the sexual revolution, specifically touching on divorce, remarriage, and the effects on children when their parents "move on."

(May 27, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Asociación LAR México conference in Monterrey, Mexico. Now in its 9th year, the theme this time around is "The Challenges of the Family Today." Dr J gave three talks at the conference; this is the third and final one, on "The Gender Ideology." Check out our podcast stream for the other two. Lar, which means "home" in Spanish, is part of the larger IFFD, the International Federation for Family Development.

(May 26, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Asociación LAR México conference in Monterrey, Mexico. Now in their 9th year, the theme this time around is "The Challenges of the Family Today." Dr J gave three talks; this is the second one, on "The Divorce Ideology." Check out our podcast stream for the other two. Lar, which means "home" in Spanish, is part of the larger IFFD, the International Federation for Family Development.

(May 25, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Asociación LAR México conference in Monterrey, Mexico. Now in their 9th year, the theme this time around is "The Challenges of the Family Today." Dr J gave three talks, and this is the first, on "Understanding the Sexual Revolution and the Contraceptive Ideology." Stay tuned for the other two. Lar, which means "home" in Spanish, is part of the larger IFFD, the International Federation for Family Development.

(May 15, 2018) Dr J is Steve Koob's guest on his radio show from Radio Maria, "Quest for a Culture of Life in America." They're discussing the Ruth Institute's work exposing the myths and untruths of the sexual revolution as well as this weekend's "Healing Family Breakdown" workshop to be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan this Saturday, May 19.

(May 15, 2018) Dr J is once again Al Kresta's guest on his eponymous radio show from Ave Maria. They're discussing this weekend's "Healing Family Breakdown" workshop we're holding at St. Thomas the Apostle in Ann Arbor, Michigan; check out ruthinstitute.com for more details.

May 14, 2018) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on Ave Maria Radio's Catholic Connection. They're discussing Ruth Institute's upcoming "Healing Family Breakdown" workshop on May 19 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Healing Family Breakdown will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. More details here.

(May 4, 2018) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on Ave Maria Radio's Catholic Connection. They're discussing Ruth Institute's upcoming "Healing Family Breakdown" workshop on May 19 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Healing Family Breakdown is on May 19, 2018, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Check out our website or find us on Facebook for more information.

(April 26, 2018) Father Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing the recent survey on belief in God in the United States. Dr. Paul Sullins is a senior research associate over at the Ruth Institute and recently retired Professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of America, among many other things. Check out his bio over on our website.

(April 18, 2018) We welcome Father Paul Sullins, Ruth Institute's senior research associate. He is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing falling Mass attendance among Catholics--particularly the younger set--in the United States.

(March 28, 2017) Dr J gives a brief introduction to the founding and mission of the Ruth Institute at Business Network International's annual dinner. She discusses children's need for their own parents, family structure, California's Prop 8, being labeled a "hate group," and so on.

(March 26, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing the Ruth Institute's "Go to Confession" campaign running in Lake Charles, Louisiana during Lent.

(March 24, 2018) Dr J is invited to speak at the seventh annual Symposium on Advancing the New Evangelization, sponsored by the Gregorian Institute at Benedictine College. This year's theme was "Humanae Vitae 50 Years Later: A Call to Self-Gift;" Dr J gave its closing talk on "The Contraceptive Ideology." Dr J's article, "Will Cupich "Accompany" Reluctantly Divorced Spouses?" was first published at Crisis Magazine.

(March 14, 2018) Dr J is speaking to Freedom Readers, a project of Grove City College's Center for Vision & Values. Her topic is "The Government's Duty to Marriage: A Not-Exclusively Biblical Approach." Check out our podcast stream if you missed yesterday's talk to one of Grove City's classes, and stay tuned for Q&A afterward.

(March 13, 2018) Dr J is speaking to a class of students at Grove City College near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Her topic is "The Government's Duty to Marriage: A Not-Exclusively Biblical Approach." Stay tuned for Q&A afterward, and tune in for tomorrow's talk in the same vein to Freedom Readers, a project of the college's Center for Vision & Values.

(March 8, 2018) Dr J is speaking with John Harper on Relevant Radio's "Morning Air" about the Ruth Institute's "Go to Confession" campaign running in Lake Charles, Louisiana during Lent.

(February 21, 2018) Dr J is once again Molly Smith's guest on From the Median. They're discussing sperm donation (Dr J wrote a recent article on this) and how whether something is legal is not really a gauge of whether it's right…and whether we should take up all available offers.

(February 14, 2018) Dr J is speaking with John Harper on Relevant Radio's "Morning Air" about 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage, one of the books she coauthored with Betsy Kerekes, and Ruth Institute's "Go to Confession" campaign running in Lake Charles, Louisiana during Lent.

(January 25, 2018) Only the family can provide the sense of security and the identity that every person needs. We are finding out that civilization itself depends on family. Family breakdown is expensive--taxpayers step in and provide programs when the family fails. Dr J is the speaker at this installment of the Acton Lecture Series, where she gives practical steps everyone can take to heal the family.