(November 23, 2019) The Ruth Institute and Stations of the Cross are pleased to present "Something More Beautiful," a talk by Hudson Byblow about his journey through same-sex attraction and beyond labels.

Hudson's search for truth led beyond current cultural labels that are liberally applied to situations like his. This kind of narrative isn't as findable, but we're working to change that: check out ruthinstitute.org for more information on our cloud of witnesses.

(July 26, 2019) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the American Psychological Association's promotion of "consensual non-monogamy and relationship anarchy," which just…sound great, don't they?

(July 23, 2019) Dr J is invited to speak at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Erath, Louisiana by Fr. Metrejean. Her talk is entitled "Making the Case for Traditional Catholic Sexual Morality."

PowerPoint slides are available for this presentation over at our website, too.

(July 6, 2018) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on Catholic Connection. They're discussing the recent study provocatively titled, "Women Find Sexist Men More Attractive." (The Daily Mail reports in some detail here.)

(June 15, 2018) Welcome to the Ruth Institute's First Annual Awards Dinner! We had an amazing night of fellowship, music, and food. We gave out awards to some incredible people and listened to entertaining and thought-provoking talks. Here we have our dinner's speaker and the recipient of our Christian Witness of the Year award, Daniel Mattson. Dr J makes a more full introduction.

Dan Mattson spoke on his journey through Catholicism, Christianity, the gay lifestyle, and back to peace as a child of God.

(July 7, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the new study published by the University of Utah on older Americans and extramarital sex--and its surprising results.

(February 24, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the recent ruling handed down by a South Carolina federal judge that same-sex parents must be listed on a child's birth certificate.

(February 13, 2017) Jennifer Johnson, Ruth Institute's Associate Director, is speaking with Drew Mariani on his eponymous show on Relevant Radio. They're discussing cohabitation.

(February 10, 2017) Dr J is interviewed by Greg Corombos on Dateline: Washington, Radio America's nationally syndicated news magazine. They're discussing a new survey on sex and singles released by Match.com that details the degree of casual sex among singles in today's culture.

(January 8, 2014) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed a government study showing an increase in cohabitation and a decrease in so-called "shotgun weddings."

(November 13, 2012) Dr J traveled to North Carolina last week to speak at UNC Chapel Hill's Love and Fidelity chapter. This is the question-and-answer session afterward--if you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(November 13, 2012) Dr J traveled to North Carolina last week to speak at UNC Chapel Hill's Love and Fidelity chapter. She takes questions afterward, too--check out the next podcast.

(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.

(March 29, 2012) Dr J speaks at Harvard True Love Revolution on her book Smart Sex: Finding Love in a Hook-up World.

(February 14, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss Yale University's "sex week."

(December 19, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego. Today she's interviewing Dr Dale Kuehne, a politics professor at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, author of "Sex and the iWorld", ordained Presbyterian minister, and vice-chair of the ethics committee. They're discussing alternatives to today's sexualized culture, Aristotle's views on sex, and much more.

For her interview with Dr Steven Heaney, check out the previous podcast.

Also, here's her interview with Dr Donald Hilton (referenced in the pornography discussion).

(July 18, 2011) Dr J hosts "From the Front Lines of the Culture War" on Catholic Radio of San Diego.  Today she's interviewing Dr Miriam Grossman, author of "Unprotected" and "You're Teaching My Child What?".  Dr Grossman spent 12 years counseling students at UCLA.  They're discussing the problems with and double standards of sex education as endorsed from classrooms to politics to mental health professionals.  It's more like sex ideology, and it certainly doesn't bear close examination.

(June 16, 2011) Dr J delivers her first talk, "Market Economics and the Family" at the 2011 Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  She talks about how the market and the family interact and influence one another.  Afterward, she takes questions on the subject matter.

(May 27, 2011) Dr J travels to Hong Kong to speak at a conference.  "The Family and Sexual Ethics: Christian Foundations and Public Values" featured scholars from the UK, US, mainland China, and Hong Kong.  Her talk is called "Loved into Existence."

Butt sex.

(May 10, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the recent "butt play" expo at Texas A&M. This podcast starts off with a graphic example of what was taught at the conference--not suitable for young ears.

(March 22, 2011) Dr J appears on Issues, Etc, where she and Todd Wilken discuss the new hook-up site for Chicago University students and the mentality that drives the hook-up culture.

She also updated us on her speaking engagement at Parents Involved in Education in South Carolina--watch for more on that in future podcasts.

(March 15, 2011) Dr J appears on Issues, Etc, where she and Todd Wilken discuss the New York Times' essay contest on "modern love."  They paint a gloomy picture of it...  Aren't "revolutions" ostensibly meant to improve things?  Why are we sticking with the tenets of the sexual revolution if they leave everyone so miserable?

(February 3, 2011) Dr J traveled to the East Coast--fortunately she was able to avoid the snowstorms!--for a series of speaking engagements.  Here's her talk from the Federalist Society at Duquesne Law School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania--it's called "Smart Sex."

(November 18, 2010) Dr J speaks at Gordon College on "The Sexual Liberation of the Urban Poor."  Arguably, when you examine how it plays out, not only is it not liberating--it's highly detrimental in many areas.  So what can we do?  How we can help?

The following day, Dr J spoke at Gordon on Marriage, Sex, and Social Justice--that podcast is available here.

(October 20, 2010) Dr J appears on Dennis O'Donovan's "Religion, Politics, and Culture" to discuss whether or not sex has any meaning.