The Ruth Institute Podcast

(October 20, 2012) Dr. J speaks on the healthcare mandate, Catholicism, and Religious Freedom at the Rally for Religious Freedom in San Diego.

(October 18, 2012) Dr. J speaks at St. Gertrude's Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, on marriage and the family.

(October 10, 2012) Dr. J and Austin Muck, are guests of Sheila Liaugminas on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing the essential public purpose of marriage--why government is involved in the institution at all. Austin interned at the Ruth Institute as part of the Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

(October 6, 2012) Dr. J speaks on marriage, economics, and social issues at a workshop on civic responsibility to Opus Dei, a Catholic women's organization, from Pasadena, California.

(September 7, 2012) This is Anne Morse, president of Berkeley Students for Life, a Wilberforce fellow, and a senior at UC Berkeley, giving her talk at 40 Days for Life.

(September 19, 2012) Dr J and Scotty Biggs (a student at Eastern Kentucky University) are Sheila Liaugminas's guests on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They discussed the youth involvement in the marriage movement, Mark Regnerus's recent study of the effects of same-sex parenting on children, and various biases and obstacles the marriage movement faces.

(September 14, 2012) Dr J speaks on the importance and meaning of marriage at the Salt and Light Council's "Traditional Marriage Forum" at Calvary Chapel in Temecula, California.

(June 29, 2012) Dr J speaks from the Couples for Christ Convention in Atlanta. This is the last of the three talks she gave there--she spoke on forgiveness and family. Check out our podcast stream for her previous talks on marriage and contraception.

(June 29, 2012) Dr J speaks on the Pyramid of Involvement (or the KISS pyramid) as part of her talk on contraception from the Couples for Christ Convention in Atlanta. Check out our podcast stream for the presentation on contraception as well as her other two talks, on marriage and family forgiveness.

(June 29, 2012) Dr J speaks from the Couples for Christ Convention in Atlanta. This is the second of her three talks there--she spoke on contraception. Check out the companion talk on the KISS pyramid, too--it's up next.

(June 29, 2012) Dr J speaks from the Couples for Christ Convention in Atlanta, Georgia. This is the first of her three talks there--she spoke on marriage, same-sex unions, and family. Check out her other talks on contraception and forgiveness, too.

(July 28, 2012) Paul Diamond, a barrister in the United Kingdom who has established a specialized practice in the law of religious liberty, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." His second talk is entitled "Criminalizing Christianity in the U.K." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(August 8, 2012) Dr J speaks at a conference of pro-life coordinators from Catholic dioceses across the United States. Held in Santa Ana, the conference was sponsored by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Committee.

(July 27, 2012) Dr. Robert Gagnon, professor and exegete extraordinaire on the New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, spoke at our ITAF conference--his second talk is called "Paul and Homosexuality." (His first talk, "Jesus and Marriage," is also available.) "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(August 28, 2012) Drs Angela and David Franks appear with Scott Landry on the radio show "The Good Catholic Life" to discuss Pope John Paul II's "Theology of the Body." The Franks teach at the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John's Seminary. "The Good Catholic Life" is also on Facebook--check them out.

(August 29, 2012) Dr J and Dr Gary Gates participate in a debate on the definition of marriage at UCLA. Dr. J, of course, is founding president of the Ruth Institute; Dr. Gates is a research associate at the Williams Institute at UCLA, a public policy research organization. The event was sponsored by the school's Federalist Society. Hang on for the Q&A afterward, too.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Angela Franks, Director of Theology Programs for the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John’s Seminary in Massachusetts, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." Her talk is entitled "Margaret Sanger and the Dark Origins of the Sexual Revolution." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Paul Diamond, a barrister in the United Kingdom who has established a specialized practice in the law of religious liberty, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." His talk is entitled "The Crisis of Religious Liberty in the U.K." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Tom Peters, Cultural Director at the National Organization for Marriage, social media activist and blogger, spoke at our ITAF conference--his second talk is called "Using Facebook & Twitter to Defend Marriage." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at Brigham Young University's School of Family Life, spoke at our annual student conference "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village." This is her second talk, entitled "The Question We Never Thought We'd Ask: Do Kids Need a Mom & a Dad?" ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his final talk is entitled "The Crisis of Religious Liberty in the U.S." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his second talk is entitled "The Law of Parenthood." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Doug Allen, microeconomics textbook author and Burnaby Mountain professor of economics at Simon Fraser University, spoke at our ITAF conference--his first talk is entitled "The Marriage Institution and the Impact of Divorce." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(August 15, 2012) Dr J and Samantha Schroeder (one of this year's ITAF alums) appear on Sheila Liaugminas' radio show "A Closer Look" to discuss today's shooting at the Family Research Council headquarters in D.C. They also discuss the recent Chick-Fil-A situation--and how it played out much differently than the narrative the media tried to project.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Donald Welch, pastor, family and marriage counselor, and psychology professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Azusa Pacific University, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his first talk is entitled "Strengthening Your Marriage." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. J opens our 2012 "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" public conference with another version of her talk called "The Marriage Ecosystem: How It All Fits Together." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Dr. Robert Gagnon, professor and exegete extraordinaire on the New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, spoke at our ITAF conference--his first talk is called "Jesus and Marriage." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Dr. Freda Bush, OB-GYN and clinical instructor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, spoke at our ITAF conference--her first talk is entitled "Medical Aspects of Casual Sex." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Tom Peters, Cultural Director at the National Organization for Marriage, social media activist and blogger, spoke at our ITAF conference--his talk is called "Activism: Ideas for Promoting Marriage." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Continuing our ITAF student conference podcast stream, our next speaker is Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at Brigham Young University's School of Family Life. Her talk is entitled "Marriage: the Indispensable Social Institution." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out our website, www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) We just wrapped up our annual "It Takes a Family" Student conference here in San Diego. The next several podcasts will feature the talks given there. Our first speaker is Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, who spoke on "Marriage and the Law." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out our website, www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 26, 2012) Dr. J opens our 2012 "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" student conference with a talk after dinner; it's called "The Marriage Ecosystem: How It All Fits Together." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(May 29, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the Catholic response to the HHS mandate concerning contraception.

(June 5, 2012) Dr J appears on Issues, Etc to give an update on the Proposition 8 federal trial proceedings...

(June 12, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss that study that keeps popping up claiming "children of gay parents do just as well as children of straight parents." Early in June 2012, a couple of studies came out that asked the children of homosexual parents exactly that question. Want to hear what they said? Stay tuned...

(June 26, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the Fortnight for Religious Liberty in the context of HHS-mandated contraception funding by Catholic organizations.

(July 3, 2012) We haven't had any of Dr J's Issues, Etc interviews on here for a while, but she's still giving them as regularly as ever! In this one, she and Todd Wilken discuss parenting developments in California--the state is considering removing the two parent limit.

(June 21, 2012) Dr J speaks about her work at the Ruth Institute at a banquet hosted by Legatus, an organization of Catholic business professionals and their spouses in San Diego.

(June 26, 2012) Dr J is a guest of Father Thomas Loya on his radio program "Light of the East," where they're discussing different but harmonious perspectives on marriage.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on "The Family and the State" from Acton's annual conference. If you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J speaks on "The Family and the State" from Acton's annual conference. She also takes questions after the talk--check out the next podcast for that.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on "The Family and the Market" from Acton's annual conference. If you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J speaks on "The Family and the Market" from Acton's annual conference. She also takes questions after the talk--check out the next podcast for that.

(June 13, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on basic economics from Acton's annual conference. If you missed the talk, check out today's previous podcast.

(June 13, 2012) Dr J speaks on basic economics from Acton's annual conference this year. She also takes questions after the talk--check out the next podcast for that.

(June 25, 2012) Dr J interviews Jim Morlino of Navis pictures on his most recent film The War of the Vendee. It chronicles the story of a town in revolutionary France who fought back against the government when it tried to conscript them and get rid of their priest, and the entire cast is composed of children.

(June 8, 2012) Dr J take questions after her second talk from the Alliance Defense Fund's Blackstone Legal Fellowship this year (on the definition of marriage). For the talks, check out the previous podcasts.

(June 8, 2012) This is Dr J's second talk from Alliance Defense Fund's Blackstone Legal Fellowship this year; it's on the definition of marriage. She's going to take questions afterward; check out the next podcast for that. Her first talk is also available.

(June 8, 2012) This is Dr J's first talk from the Alliance Defense Fund's Blackstone Legal Fellowship this year; it's on marriage and the family. Check out the next podcast for the second one.

(June 15, 2012) Dr J's reporting from Acton University, where she interviewed Father Raymond de Souza on his work at the Archdiocese of Kingston and as a university chaplain at Queens University. This podcast is also part of our series during the Fortnight of Religious Freedom. Dr J and Father de Souza are discussing, among other things, the meanings of freedom and responsiblity.