The Ruth Institute Podcast

(October 1, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing how parents are beginning to stand up to school boards over what's being taught to--and pushed on--children.

Dr. Joel Brind, Ph.D. has been a Professor of Biology and Endocrinology at Baruch College of the City University of New York for 28 years and a medical research biochemist since 1981. Long specializing in steroid biosynthesis and metabolism and endocrine-related cancers, his research has exposed the causal connection between abortion and breast cancer. Ostracized by his colleagues and persecuted by the National Cancer Institute, he persisted in telling the truth about the "ABC link" (abortion breast cancer link). Along with Dr. Angela Lanfranchi, he co-founded the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. His research has also dealt with a connection between hormonal contraception and cancer. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

(September 16, 2021) Dr J is a guest on the Jay Aruga Show from the Philippines! They're discussing the divorce bill under consideration in the country and the relentless external pressure--the new colonialism--that's interfering in national affairs.

The pill kills women, says Grace Emily Stark. Grace serves as the editor of Natural Womanhood, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of authentic women's health, and co-host of The Natural Womanhood Podcast. She is a current Fellow at the Paul Ramsay Institute at The Center for Bioethics in Culture, and in 2019, she was awarded a Robert Novak Alumni Fund Journalism Fellowship to write a series of long form articles on the history of birth control and the need for a more authentic vision of women's health and reproductive care. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

(September 23, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the Texas heartbeat bill and how many celebrities and companies are panicking over abortion restrictions.

Raymond W. Belair began his career as a defense lawyer or both foreign and domestic companies and insurers. He successfully wrote and argued a number of appeals in both New York and federal appeals courts. For over 35 years his practice has focused on trials, primarily in defense of physicians and other healthcare workers. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

(September 16, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the Socialist Attack on the Family, one of Dr J's speeches from a few years ago that still has an eerie resonance today.

In this, our second Dr. J Show with Dr. Oas, she discusses the manipulation of words by organizations intent on increasing abortion, artificial contraception, and other forms of so-called "Family Planning." It is vitally important that we know what is meant by such misnomers as "reproductive health" and a myriad of other misused phrases. Dr. Oas also explains how scientific research can be manipulated for desired outcomes by organizations seeking to show an "unmet need" for abortion. She notes that the United Nations' "non-binding" resolutions against marriage, families, and children, and in favor of promiscuous sexual "freedom," are in fact binding on the U.N. many international organizations, such as UNICEF and the U.N. Population Fund, and thus have a major impact worldwide, particularly in the Third World. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

(September 9, 2021) Dr J is Jeanette DeMelo's guest on EWTN's "Register Radio." They're discussing President Biden's disturbing back-to-school video. Dr J's latest article at National Catholic Register: "US Government Sends a Not-So-Friendly Back-to-School Message." sidewalk counseling resources: transregret.com

(September 9, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing, among other things, an article on HuffPo written by a wife in an open marriage with her husband and his boyfriend, which is the subject of Ruth Institute's latest press release.

(September 7, 2021) Dr J is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross's The Catholic Current. They're discussing the American Medical Association's push to remove sex from birth certificates.

Dr. Michael S. Parker, MD, KM is the System Medical Director for OB/GYN Hospitalists Mount Carmel Health in Columbus, Ohio. He is the current President of the National Catholic Medical Association. As a member of the Catholic Medical Association since 1999, he was a founding member of the John Paul II Guild and served as the original guild president. At the level of the national organization, he has served as Regional Director, Regional Director Representative to the Board of the Catholic Medical Association and National Treasurer and Vice-President. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with additional resources.

(September 2, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing a couple of witnesses to the truth: the Bishop of Arlington and the state of Texas. Bishop Burbidge's document "A Catechesis on the Human Person and Gender Ideology" is available at arlingtondiocese.org.

Joseph Zanga, M.D., a past president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American College of Pediatricians (acpeds.org), is a specialist in pediatrics and the retired Chief of Pediatrics for Columbus Regional Health/Columbus Children's Hospital in Columbus, Georgia. Dr. Zanga was the Distinguished Chair and Assistant Dean in Primary Care at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. He also served as Chair of Pediatrics at Loyola in Chicago, and Vice Chair at Louisiana State University (LSU) Medical Center, and as Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine at both LSU and Tulane University. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with additional resources.

Denise Shick is the founder and executive director of Help 4 Families Ministry. Help4Families networks hurting family members with resources, Christian counselors, and personal/group supports. Denise is the Administrator of Family Related Issues with TGIF (Transgender International Fellowship). She has served as a program aid for an alcohol and substance abuse clinic. Denise is the author of four children's books that help kids with gender issues in the family, as well as several nonfiction books, including My Daddy's Secret, Understanding Gender Confusion—A Faith-Based Perspective, and Transgender Confusion—A Biblical Q&A for Families. She is an ordained minister and has a BA in psychology. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with additional information and resources.

(August 19, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing a couple of pieces of good news (both from Texas, incidentally) concerning bans on children receiving transgender surgery.

(August 17, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Todd Sylvester, Ellen Taylor, and Mike Romano on LA Catholic Morning. They're discussing Governor Andrew Cuomo's fall and Dr J's article about it in The Stream, "Andrew Cuomo was the Poster Thug for the Sexual Revolution."

Quentin Van Meter, MD, FCP, president and longtime member of the American College of Pediatricians, graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1969 and received his M.D. in 1973 from the Medical College of Virginia. While in medical school, he entered the Navy through the Health Professions Scholarship and went on to a pediatric internship and residency at the Naval Hospital in Oakland. He subsequently completed a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology in 1980 at Johns Hopkins. He completed 20 years of service in the Navy Medical Corps, retiring as a Captain in 1991. His final tour of duty was back at the Naval Hospital in Oakland where he was Pediatric Department Chairman and director of the Pediatric residency program. After the Navy, he moved to the Atlanta area to join a multi-specialty private practice, providing general pediatric and pediatric endocrine services, as he had in the Navy. He has maintained academic affiliations throughout his career, at LSU, UC San Diego, UC San Francisco, Emory, and Morehouse Schools of Medicine. Since 2003, he has been practicing full-time pediatric endocrinology in private practice and is actively involved in clinical research with growth hormone, novel insulins, and GnRH agonists. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(August 12, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the long-overdue exposure of Governor Cuomo as an abuser and harasser of women, particularly those on his staff, and how such people often masquerade as champions of feminism and forward thinking.

DJ Hueneman is the Director of Training and Formation at Ruah Woods Press. DJ has been blessed to introduce thousands of educators to the work of Theology Of The Body through on-site formation. Ruah Woods is a non-profit ministry that helps men and women live their vocation to love, according to God's plan, as informed by the Theology of the Body. The Ruah Woods mission field consists of both teaching and healing, facilitated by four clinical psychologists on staff. Their mission is to develop and provide services that integrate the best of psychological science and the truths of the Catholic faith, empowering men and women to more fully embrace and live out their vocation to love according to God's plan. Ruah Woods Press is the teaching arm of Ruah Woods, providing Theology of the Body catechesis through live formation sessions and printed materials. They're responsible for creating the world's first supplemental Theology of the Body curriculum for K-2 students. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(August 5, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's "Driving Home the Faith." They're discussing how, amidst all of the COVID-19 upset and lockdown to prevent transmission, the state of IL has removed the requirement to disclose an HIV-positive diagnosis to sex partners. It was previously a crime to have unprotected sex without telling your partner about having this STI.

(August 3, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Teresa Tomeo on EWTN's Catholic Connection. They're discussing the infiltration and corruption of the professions of censorship and propaganda advancing the sexual revolution. It turns out we just had a conference on that! Check it out at ruthinstitute.org/summit.

Come listen to our three awardees for activism this year. You can find more of their content by purchasing a virtual conference pass from this year's Summit: ruthinstitute.org/summit-2021. Walter B. Hoye II is both Founder and President of the Issues4Life Foundation, the California Civil Rights Foundation, Founder of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, co-founder and Executive Member of the National Black Pro-Life Coalition, a Board Member of The Morning Center (providing free full-service maternity care for women in urban and under-served areas), a published author (Leadership from the IN|SIDE Out), a board member of The Ruth Institute, a full-time pro-life activist, and a leadership consultant. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(July 29, 2021) Maria Keffler, of Partners for Ethical Care, was one of our speakers at this year's Summit. She is Kathleen Benfield's guest on her radio show "The Current Word," where they're discussing her new book Desist, DeTrans, and Detox: Getting Your Child out of the Gender Cult about pressures on children to participate in the transgender lifestyle. The Current Word is a project of the American Family Association of New Orleans (AFANO).

(July 29, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the crisis emerging in medical schools where professors are self-policing their use of "male" and "female" in fear of students' anger and reporting.

Steve Pokorny is a dynamic Catholic speaker, author and TV host who truly inspires his audience to desire and live an authentic Catholic vision for life and love. For over 15 years, Steve has been sharing his unique style of delivery, which captivates audiences of all ages, especially with his witty yet sincere personality. He has a vast knowledge of the Faith, as well as a strong commitment to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, as handed down by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. Steve Pokorny offers powerful presentations, retreats, workshops and missions dealing with the critical topics of chastity, love, marriage, and pro-life, as well as freedom from pornography, all from a Theology of the Body (TOB) perspective. While most of Steve's talks are TOB based, he has many talk topics to choose from or he can customize a presentation or keynote to make a lasting impact on your audience. Steve is a frequent guest on Catholic radio and podcasts from EWTN to Relevant radio and many more. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here. Readings & Resources Redeeming Our Vision is a 12-part TV series on Shalom World TV (trailer here.) Based on his book Redeemed Vision, Steve walks viewers through the truth about the pornography industry and its effects, revealing how this impacts us all. Redeemed Vision: Setting the Blind Free from the Pornified Culture, Steve Pokorny's 14-year magnum opus, is a comprehensive and powerful tool not only for those with pornography compulsion, but also for equipping readers with practical ways to help rebuild a culture of beauty and love. Freedom Coaching website: freedom-coaching.net

(July 22, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing The Pillar's reporting on Msgr Jeffrey Burrill, the USCCB general secretary, and his near-daily use of the Grindr app.

On Talking Catholic Tonight LIVE, Dr, Jennifer Roback Morse, Founder and President of the Ruth Institute will on talking about her work, paths to racial reconciliation, and the upcoming Fourth Annual Awards Dinner and Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution, which will honor Pro-life leader Rev. Walter Hoye II. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(July 16, 2021) Dr J is Jeanette DeMelo's guest on EWTN's "Register Radio." They're discussing the sexual revolution's corruption and infiltration of the professions, which happens to be the subject of our Survivors' Summit this weekend!

(July 8, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the recent video posted (and taken down) of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus song in which they threaten and brag that they're aiming to "convert your children." Check out our upcoming Summit over at ruthinstitute.org/summit for more details, speakers, and registration information.

Walt Heyer was a husband, father and corporate executive who underwent gender reassignment surgery at the age of 42, going from "male" to "female." Eight years later, Walt went back to living as a man again and has been restored to his male gender for 30 years and married for over 20 years. Now Walt has a passion to help others who regret so-called "gender change" and equally passionate about protecting children from irreversible medical interventions. Walt has appeared on CNN, the BBC and Russia's Channel One, and participated in scores of other radio and TV media events including Laura Ingram, Glenn Beck and Candace Owens. Walt Heyer has spoken at conferences around the world and his story has been featured in countless articles and documentaries. He's written over 60 articles for USA Today, The Federalist, Public Discourse and Daily Signal, and authored 7 books, including "Trans Life Survivors" and "Paper Genders." This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(July 1, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the Texas Supreme Court ruling that Facebook can be held liable for sex trafficking conducted on its platform. Listen

Walter B. Hoye II is both Founder and President of the Issues4Life Foundation, the California Civil Rights Foundation, Founder of the Frederick Douglass Foundation of California, co-founder and Executive Member of the National Black Pro-Life Coalition, a Board Member of The Morning Center (providing free full-service maternity care for women in urban and under-served areas), a published author (Leadership from the IN|SIDE Out), a board member of The Ruth Institute, a full-time pro-life activist, and a leadership consultant. As a young man, Walter played football at Michigan State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Sociology. He graduated from the United States International University, now Alliant International University, with a Master's degree in Business Administration in 1983. In 1984, God used the premature birth of his firstborn son (six months, 2.1 pounds) to teach Rev. Hoye that the preborn is a person, a living & breathing human being. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(June 24, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing Ruth Institute's upcoming annual conference, the Summit for Survivors of the Sexual Revolution. This year's theme is "corruption of the professions," and we'd like to equip you with information on how to effect policy change in your professional society, what to watch for from your local school board, and the like. Check it out over at ruthinstitute.org/summit for more details, speakers, and registration information.

The Rev. D. Paul Sullins, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Associate of the Ruth Institute. He recently retired as Professor of Sociology at the Catholic University of America, Washington DC. Dr. Sullins is a leader in the field of research on same-sex parenting and its implications for child development. He has written four books and over 100 journal articles, research reports, and essays on issues of family, faith, and culture. His reports on clerical sexual abuse from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury data, John Jay data, LA Times, and other sources have garnered international acclaim. Dr. Sullins continues as Research Professor and Director of the Leo Initiative for Social Research at Catholic University, as well as Director of the Summer Institute of Catholic Social Thought. He also serves on the board of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists (SCSS), the Center for Family and Human Rights (C-FAM), and the Natural Family Journal. He is a Fellow of the Marriage and Religion Research Institute (MARRI), and was an Ignatius Loyola Fellow for Catholic Identity at the Center for the Advancement of Catholic Higher Education. Formerly Episcopalian, Dr. Sullins is a married Catholic priest. He and his wife, Patricia, have an inter-racial family of three children, two adopted. He serves as Associate Pastor of the Church of Saint Mark the Evangelist, Hyattsville, MD. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(June 17, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the importance of fatherhood to children, families, and society. Check out our newest resource center on fatherhood over at ruthinstitute.org/resource-center/fatherhood.

Meet Jim, Gail, and Jackie! Last year we got to meet them at the Summit, our annual conference. We'd like to share what they're up to as we put the final preparations in place for our Summit this year. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with more information, readings, and resources.

(June 10, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing China's new--wait for it--3 child policy.

Fr Stephen Imbarrato, a pro-life activist, commonly referred to as the "Protest Priest," has made regular appearances on EWTN Catholic TV and is one of the leaders of the Red Rose Rescue movement. Fr Stephen believes we can end preborn child killing peacefully yet decisively...and sooner than we may think is possible. While attending Holy Apostles Seminary, Father helped start a crisis pregnancy center across the street from an abortion business. He explains, "…being across from the abortion mill showed me how important it is to have ministries of life directly across from the gates of death." This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

Billy Burleigh struggled with his sexual identity since the age of five. His first memory of this struggle was standing in front of the school he was attending, looking at all the other kids, wondering where he belonged, and having this thought, "God made a mistake, I'm a girl." Billy did not share this thought with anyone but continued on to graduate from high school. He graduated college with a Bachelors and a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, and he swam competitively for the college he attended. On the outside, it appeared that Billy had it all pulled together. But the struggle in Billy's mind about his sexual identity did not go away. Billy fought his thoughts for years before agreeing with his thoughts. He transitioned to appearing as a woman, changed his legal documents, and presented as a woman for about seven years. But the problems he was trying to resolve only became worse. At this point Billy called out to God; he gave both his life and all of his problems to God. Now, Billy is married to a beautiful lady, has two daughters, a son-in-law, and is living for God. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(May 27, 2021) Don Feder is a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing the New York Times' about-face on demographic winter as detailed in Ruth Institute's latest press release.

Maria Keffler is a co-founder of International Partners for Ethical Care, which seeks to halt the unethical medicalization of children for profit. Ms. Keffler is also a co-founder of the Arlington Parent Coalition, a watchdog group in Arlington, VA, which works to safeguard parents' rights and children's safety in public education. An author, speaker, and teacher with a background in educational psychology, Ms. Keffler has fought to protect children from unethical activism and dangerous policies around sexuality and transgender ideology since 2018. She lives in Arlington, Virginia (USA), with her husband and three teenage children. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(May 20, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing Kelloggs' new Pride cereal just in time for June, which of course is Pride month.

Hayden Ludwig is a Senior Investigative Researcher at Capital Research Center. He is also a columnist at the Washington Free Beacon. Ludwig is a native of Orange County, California, and holds a Master's of Public Policy from George Mason University. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(May 13, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing LifeSite New's recent ouster from Facebook and the political groups trying to take credit for it.

Jane Robbins is an attorney and retired senior fellow with the American Principles Project in Washington D.C. At APP she worked on issues related to education, parental rights, and religious freedom; she testified about these issues before Congress and the legislatures of 12 states. Since retiring from APP she has focused on issues related to the sexualization of children in schools, healthcare, and the culture at large. Her articles on these topics have been published in numerous national media outlets. She also serves on the board of a new organization called American Achievement Testing, which is developing a traditional U.S. history curriculum to be offered to high schools as an alternative to current Leftist models. She is a graduate of Clemson University and the Harvard Law School. "The administrative state book was written several years ago with two of my APP colleagues. It's an attempt to delve deeper into how the bureaucracy of the federal government really dictates so much state and local policy. It does have a couple of chapters about education -- how we got to the pathetic state we're in -- and the chapter about rigged federal research is especially applicable to the trans issue." This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings and resources.

(May 6, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. On this eve of Mother's Day weekend, they're discussing motherhood. Check out our newest resource center on Motherhood over at ruthinstitute.org.

Shasha Kleinsorge, Ph.D. is a Secular Carmelite and a private practice clinical psychologist in Ann Arbor, Michigan specializing in psychodynamic therapy. Therese Cirner MA, LPC has a private practice in Ann Arbor, Michigan specializing in trauma recovery and life transitions. Karen Klein Villa, Ph.D. is a clinical neuropsychologist in private practice in Brighton, Michigan for the past 20 years. She specializes in integrating interpersonal neurobiology, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and development. Readings & Resources "Clergy Sex Abuse: Why Do We Still Need to Talk About This?" by Sasha Kleinsorge, Therese Cirner, and Karen Klein Villa Dr Morse after Hurricane Laura, on trauma (Facebook video) for Catholic therapists: Catholic Therapists' Forum Facebook group For laypeople and clergy to interface / dialogue with victim support groups: Spirit Fire at spiritfirelive.wordpress.com highly recommended: documentary Betrayal: Abuse in the Catholic Church (The Fifth Estate) on YouTube

(April 30, 2021) Dr J is invited to speak at the Brushfires Foundation's Sexual Integrity Leadership Summit. Her talk is on "Understanding and Resisting the Global Sexual Revolution" with a focus on public policy.

(April 29, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing marriage, divorce, and the no-fault revolution that made ending a marriage a unilateral decision. They also touch on a very odd conference in Rome...