(June 21, 2019) We've just started summer here in the northern hemisphere, and you know what that means: this year's Acton University is in full swing! Dr J is an Acton fellow; she's been with the program since the beginning. Her sessions this year highlight how various ideologies ingrained in our culture are products of the toxic sexual revolution and further its aim of consolidating power in the hands of elites. This is her second talk, entitled "Love and Economics: A Foundational Issue for a Free Society."

If you missed Dr J's first seminar from Acton this year, catch it right here in our podcast stream; also check out our website for her Q&A sessions after each talk.

(November 17, 2018) Dr J was one of the speakers at this year's Call to Holiness Conference in Detroit, Michigan. This is her second talk (and the first time this material has been shared publicly): "Manifesto for the Family." If you missed her first talk "Understanding the Sexual Revolution," check out our podcast stream.

You've just been listening to Dr J's newest material, a talk on the "Manifesto for the Family" at this year's Call to Holiness Conference in Detroit, Michigan. We've produced a companion brochure of the same name available at our website.

Also check out Dr. J's newest book, The Sexual State: How Elite Ideologies Are Destroying Lives and Why the Church was Right All Along, over at ruthinstitute.org or thesexualstate.com.

(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 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!

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(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.

(January 23, 2018) Dr J is once again a guest on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." She and Ed Morrissey, who's filling in for Sheila Liaugminas this week, discuss the Ruth Institute's work caring for survivors of the sexual revolution, specifically through our series of Healing Family Breakdown workshops.

Check out our upcoming workshop this Saturday in Kansas City, Kansas--more information over at our website: ruthinstitute.org/events/healing-family-breakdown.

The David & Kimberly/narrow escape from abortion video Dr J referenced can be watched here.

(January 18, 2018) Dr J is once again Sheila Liaugminas' guest on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing the Ruth Institute's work caring for survivors of the sexual revolution, specifically through our series of Healing Family Breakdown workshops.

Check out our upcoming workshop in Kansas City, Kansas on January 27th--more information over at our website: ruthinstitute.org/events/healing-family-breakdown.

(January 17, 2018) Dr J is Trey Dimsdale's guest on "Radio Free Acton." They're discussing the link between the functionality of the family and the functionality of the economy--how family breakdown or even a completely absent family leaves people unable to fully function. This topic is the subject of an upcoming talk she'll be doing at an Acton Institute lecture series coming up at the end of January.

(November 4, 2017) Welcome to our Healing Family Breakdown spiritual workshop! We hold these events all around the country, and we want to give you a taste of the experience. This podcast contains Dr J's introductory talk (with particular emphasis on mercy), a short guided meditation, and an introduction to some of the discussion questions we consider during the workshop. Thanks for joining us!

Want more information? Find out more about the program here. We do these all over the country--find out how to bring one to your community!

(August 10, 2017) Dr J is speaking from Alliance Defending Freedom's Areté Academy. The program is geared toward undergrads and fosters education about marriage, family, law, and religious liberty.

(July 26, 2017) Dr J gives a brief introduction to our upcoming "Healing Family Breakdown" spiritual workshop at Business Network International. For more information or to register, please visit ruthinstitute.org/events.

(May 23, 2017) Dr J is the speaker at St. John Bosco Catholic Church's annual Clergy Appreciation Dinner in Westlake, Louisiana. Her topic is "What the Ruth Institute Can Do for the Priests and People of St. John Bosco;" she also made a special statement to the children who were present.

(May 16, 2017) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing how you can tell where a society is headed by how it treats its children.

(April 22, 2017) Dr J traveled to Kansas City to participate in their Catholic Women's Conference, Living in Truth. Her topic is "Family Breakdown--and what we can do about it." Stay tuned--she took a few questions afterward, and those are available through our Ruth Refuge podcast stream.

(March 13, 2017) Dr J is once again Dina Marie Hale's guest on her "In Person" segment of Mater Dei's Morning Drive. They're discussing the genesis and work of the Ruth institute--how a purely economic model fails to account for the work of the family.

(March 10, 2017) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing how people leave the faith as a result of family breakdown. Their discussion was sparked by the new book Abandoned Faith: Why Millennials Are Walking Away and How You Can Lead Them Home by Alex McFarland and Jason Jimenez.

(February 9, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing assistance to the poor and the way its administration often penalizes marriage.

(January 30, 2017) Jennifer Johnson is once again Molly Smith's guest on From the Median. They're discussing her just-released book, Marriage and Equality: How Natural Marriage Upholds the Ideal of Equality for Children. They also touch on the general interrelatedness of the marriage and life issues.

Jennifer's book can be found at our store in several formats--check it out!

(November 4, 2016) The Serra Club is a national Catholic organization of men and women who encourage and support vocations to the religious life. Here Dr J is speaking at the Serra Club of Lake Charles; her topic is "How Family Breakdown Affects Vocation."

(November 4, 2016) Dr J is a guest on The Kristine Franklin Show. This morning, she and Kristine are discussing the modern world's abnormal separation of sex and procreation--and the fallout of the sexual revolution generally.

(October 13, 2016) Dr J travels to Smithfield, Rhode Island to speak at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church on the theme "Does the Family Have a Future?" Addressing over 100 people, she describes why the family is the basis of society. 

Stay tuned for the second part of her talk or head over to our Ruth Refuge for the Q&As after each talk.