Ruth Institute Podcast

(October 29, 2011) Dr J speaks at the "Students for the Family" regional conference in Provo, Utah on society, family, and children.

(October 10, 2011) Elizabeth Marquardt speaks at the Conference for the Priests and Deacons of La Crosse, Wisconsin on divorce, donor-conceived persons, alternate family forms, and alienation.

(October 17, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Dr. Angela Franks, director of Theology Programs for the Theological Institute for the New Evangelization at St. John's seminary in Massachusetts. They're discussing the work of Margaret Sanger, the eugenics movement, and contraception. Concerning the book Dr J mentions: if you'd like, you can order it at Pauline.org or Amazon.com.

(October 11, 2011) Dr J speaks at the Conference for the Priests and Deacons of La Crosse, Wisconsin on contraception.

(October 11, 2011) Dr J speaks at the Conference for the Priests and Deacons of La Crosse, Wisconsin on same-sex unions and the redefinition of parenthood.

(July 30, 2011) This is the question-and-answer period from Dr Brad Wilcox's "Marriage and Children" talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  If you missed his talk, just pull down the previous podcast.

(July 30, 2011) Dr Brad Wilcox, director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, delivers his second talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  He's speaking on "Marriage and Children."

(September 26, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego.  Today she's interviewing Dr. Michael Brown, Messianic Jewish scholar and author of 20 books, the latest of which is "A Queer Thing Happened to America,"  which is the subject of their discussion.

(July 29, 2011) Austin Nimocks, Ruth Institute's summer intern from Blackstone Legal Fellowship, speaks at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year on a same-sex custody case out of Ohio.

(July 29, 2011) Attorney Bill Duncan delivers his second talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  He's speaking on "Marriage and Custody Laws."

(October 4, 2011) This is the question-and-answer period following Baylor Law School's debate between Dr J and Manuel Quinto-Pozos on the definition of marriage.  If you missed their debate, grab the previous podcast.

(October 4, 2011) Baylor Law School hosts a debate between Dr J and Manuel Quinto-Pozos, former staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union, on the definition of marriage.  The debate was hosted by the Federalist Society and the Baylor American Constitution Society.

(October 3, 2011) Southern Methodist University hosts a debate between Dr J (invited by the Federalist Society) and Lorie Burch, Dallas attorney (invited by OutLaw) on the legal definition of marriage.

(September 19, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Rob Reiner's attempts to defend same-sex marriage and whether this is analogous to the civil rights movement.  Also, the California Republican convention was this past weekend, and there was an [unsuccessful] attempt to soften the marriage platform there.

(July 30, 2011) Dr. Robert Gagnon, professor at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, delivers his second talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  He's speaking on "Paul and Homosexuality."

(July 29, 2011) Dr. Robert Gagnon delivers a talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  He's speaking on "Jesus and Marriage."

(September 27, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss egg freezing: what you haven't heard. (The interview was sparked by Maria Menounos's interview on Dr Drew Tortoriello's television show.)

(September 24, 2011) Dr J travels to Detroit to speak on family, economics, and Catholic teaching at the Fellowship of Roman Catholic Scholars. She also fields questions afterward.

(July 29, 2011) This is the question-and-answer session from Dr. Brad Wilcox's talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  If you missed his talk, check out the previous podcast.

(July 29, 2011) Dr. Brad Wilcox delivers a talk at our "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" conference this year.  His talk is called "Pathways to Marriage," and it's focsed more on courtship than marriage.  He's a professor at the University of Virginia and director of its National Marriage Project.