Ruth Institute Podcast

Is it legal to restrict licensed individuals from pursuing their client's therapy goals? Mat Staver is Founder of Liberty Counsel, which defends religious freedom in cases across the nation. He is also Chairman of the National Pro-life Center, Freedom Federation, Salt & Light Council, and the National House of Hope. He serves as Vice President of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference, and was Vice President of Liberty University, as well as a former Dean and law professor. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with readings and resources.

(December 10, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're talking about the hubbub around PornHub--they're in hot water over child exploitation.

Since 2004, Bai Macfarlane has been upholding the dignity of marriage in light of no-fault divorce. Under no-fault divorce, the party that still loves his or her spouse and wants to keep the family together is virtually defenseless. Mary’s Advocates is a voice for faithful spouses, and provides resources to equip those in positions of authority and influence to encourage reconciliation and denounce marital abandonment and unjust separations. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with readings and resources.

James D. Agresti is the president of Just Facts, a think tank dedicated to publishing rigorously documented facts about public policy issues. His research on wide-ranging topics—including abortion, healthcare, sex trafficking, taxes, gun control, pollution, energy, global warming, and the national debt—has been cited by universities, think tanks, major media outlets, and government entities at local, state and national levels. Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University and has worked as a designer of jet aircraft engines, a technical sales professional, and chief engineer of a firm that customizes helicopters. He is the author ofRational Conclusions, a book evidencing factual support for the Bible across a broad array of academic disciplines. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with Readings and resources.

(November 25, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Todd Sylvestri, Ellen Taylor, and Mike Romano on LA Catholic Morning. This week marked the 100-year anniversary of legalized abortion (first practiced in the Soviet Union). Millions and millions of casualties have been the result, as well as some corollary ideas and policies.

Phil Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News, the first English-language Catholic news service operating on the internet, which he founded in 1995. CWN provides daily headline news coverage for the Catholic Culture site, where Phil Lawler also offers regular analysis and commentary. Phil attended Harvard College and did graduate work in political philosophy at the University of Chicago before entering a career in journalism. He has previously served as Director of Studies for the Heritage Foundation, as editor of Crisis Magazine, and as editor of the international monthly magazine Catholic World Report. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here with transcript, readings and resources.

(November 19, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. This week marked the 100-year anniversary of legalized abortion (first practiced in the Soviet Union). Millions and millions of casualties have been the result, far more than any of our wars.

(November 18, 2020) Dr J is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross's The Catholic Current. Today--November 18--is the 100-year anniversary of legalized abortion worldwide (it first became legal in the Soviet Union). What else must you believe if you take "abortion as a human right" as an axiom? Dr J and Father McTeigue follow the plot lines.

Fr. Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing premarital sex, fornication, and sexual sin in the Catholic church.

The pro-abortion legal team behind Roe built their case around the work of a particular scholar. The problem? He faked the science and made the numbers up. There weren't thousands of women dying of "coat hanger" abortions. They just needed you to believe there were. Roe v Wade was forced with fake science. Dr. Hilgers is a Senior Medical Consultant in Obstetrics, Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at the Saint Paul VI Institute and is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Creighton University School of Medicine. He is Director of the Institute’s Academic Programs and its National Center for Procreative Health. He is board certified in obstetrics, and gynecology, gynecologic laser surgery and is a member of the Society of Reproductive Surgeons and the Society of Procreative Surgeons. He is the author of or contributor to hundreds of books, articles, and videos. He has also been the recipient of 17 special recognition awards and 7 research awards. He is the recipien

(November 12, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing Archbishop Gomez's statement congratulating Joe Biden and Ruth Institute's letter-writing campaign response.

What do you do with research that doesn't match your opinion? You demonize it, of course. That shows how tolerant you are. Dr. Mark Regnerus is a professor of sociology at the University of Texas at Austin and a senior fellow at the Austin Institute for the Study of Family and Culture. The author of 40 articles in peer-reviewed journals, his research and scholarly essays have appeared in media outlets as diverse as Slate and First Things. Dr. Regnerus' books include The Future of Christian Marriage (2020), Cheap Sex: The Transformation of Men, Marriage, and Monogamy (2017), Premarital Sex In America: How Young Americans Meet, Mate, and Think About Marrying (2011), and Forbidden Fruit: Sex and Religion In The Lives of American Teenagers (2006). He and his wife Deeann have three children. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with readings & resources.

(November 5, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's "Driving Home the Faith." They're discussing the sexual revolution's effects on the body both before and in the midst of COVID-19.

John Horvat II is a scholar, researcher, educator, and international speaker. He is vice president and a member of the board of directors for the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP), head of the TFP Commission for American studies, and a TFP Sedes Sapientiae Institute instructor. Additionally, Mr. Horvat is a member of the Association of Christian Economists, The Philadelphia Society, the National Association of Scholars, and the Catholic Writers Guild, as well as an Acton University participant. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here (with readings & resources).

(October 29, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's "Driving Home the Faith." They're discussing Pope Francis's latest controversy: statements about same-sex civil unions, as represented in a cut-and-pasted form by a recent documentary…and what this is smoke-and-mirrors to distract us from.

Fr. Paul Sullins is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing rising acceptance and support of same-sex marriage among Americans. The percentage of non-straight Americans is also rising.

Dr. Donald T. Critchlow is the American political history professor at Arizona State University. He is the author and editor of 25 books and is the founding editor of Journal of Policy History published by Cambridge University Press. He has appeared on C-Span, National Public Radio, BBC World News, and many talk radio programs. He has written for the Washington Post, the New York Observer, the New York Post, andNational Review. In this interview he narrates the events that have happened in America that led us to today. This story affects everyone. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here, with additional readings & resources.

Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a breast cancer surgeon who practiced 33 years in New Jersey (1984-2017). A graduate of Georgetown School of Medicine, she is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and certified by the American Board of Surgery. She was surgical co-director of the Sanofi Breast Care Center at the Steeplechase Cancer Center in Somerville, New Jersey for 10 years. Dr Lanfranchi is co-founder and president of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute, www.bcpinstitute.org, a 501(c)3 non-profit charitable corporation that has as its mission to educate lay and professional communities in the methods of risk reduction and prevention of breast cancer through research, publications, and lectures. Full video episode is available here, with additional readings & resources.

(October 15, 2020) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing Justice Amy Coney Barrett, panic in the courts, the onward march of the sexual revolution, and the controversy this week around the phrase "sexual preference."

(October 8, 2020) Dr J is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross's The Catholic Current. They're discussing the need for the presidential candidates to speak more about their views on family issues.