(August 4, 2018) Dr J is one of the speakers at the Midwest Catholic Family Conference in Wichita, Kansas. This is the first of two talks she's giving at the annual gathering; this one is entitled, "A Parent's Guide to Dealing with Same-Sex Attraction." Some of this content is not suitable for young children.

(June 27, 2017) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the United States' Supreme Court ruling on same-sex parents' names on children's birth certificates.

(March 28, 2017) Jennifer Johnson, Ruth Institute's Associate Director, is speaking with Steve and Becky Greene of Immaculate Heart Radio's The Catholic Conversation. They're discussing family structure equality for children and Jennifer's new booklet, Marriage and Equality: How Natural Marriage Upholds the Ideal of Equality for Children.

(March 3, 2017) Jennifer Johnson, Ruth Institute's Associate Director, is speaking with John Rustin on his radio show, Family Policy Matters. They're discussing family structure equality for children and Jennifer's new booklet, Marriage and Equality: How Natural Marriage Upholds the Ideal of Equality for Children.

(February 25, 2017) Betsy Kerekes, our director of online publications, traveled to Bethesda, Maryland to participate in the Family Institute of Washington's annual Parenting with Purpose conference. Her topic was "Tips for Happy Marriage and Effective Parenting." When she's not keeping all of our ducks in a row at the Ruth Institute, Betsy also blogs at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com.

(November 8, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing domestic violence against children, specifically in situations involving a live-in boyfriend or other unrelated adult.

(August 16, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the historic low in the United States' fertility rate. They also briefly touch on the first legal challenge to United States polygamy law...

(June 17, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. This Father's Day, they're discussing the social impact of fathers.

(October 14, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the Catholic church's worldwide Synod on the Family and the educational conference immediately beforehand in which Dr J participated.

(January 4, 2014) Dr J is a guest on Phyllis Schlafly's "Eagle Forum Live," where they discussed marriage, polygamy, triple parenting, and many other family issues current in American culture.

(September 10, 2013) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed the "happiness gap" between single and married mothers. You can check out all of Todd's guests and topics in the on-demand archives at IssuesEtc.org.

(April 21, 2013) Dr J is part of the "Minnesota for Marriage" bus tour. Here's her talk at the tour's stop in Austin, "Shocking News." Stay tuned--more material from the tour is coming up.

(October 10, 2012) Dr. J and Austin Muck, are guests of Sheila Liaugminas on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look." They're discussing the essential public purpose of marriage--why government is involved in the institution at all. Austin interned at the Ruth Institute as part of the Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship.

(October 6, 2012) Dr. J speaks on marriage, economics, and social issues at a workshop on civic responsibility to Opus Dei, a Catholic women's organization, from Pasadena, California.

(June 12, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss that study that keeps popping up claiming "children of gay parents do just as well as children of straight parents." Early in June 2012, a couple of studies came out that asked the children of homosexual parents exactly that question. Want to hear what they said? Stay tuned...

(July 3, 2012) We haven't had any of Dr J's Issues, Etc interviews on here for a while, but she's still giving them as regularly as ever! In this one, she and Todd Wilken discuss parenting developments in California--the state is considering removing the two parent limit.

(January 17, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the recent study put out by the Chicago Business School on boys, behavioral problems, and the influence of mothers and fathers.

(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.

(August 30, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the effects of cohabiting parents on children--does having married parents really make a difference?

(July 19, 2011) Dr J, Austin Muck, and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the Ohio Supreme Court custody case whose ruling affirmed biological parental rights.

(June 7, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the marginalization of fathers and fatherhood in our culture.

(June 3, 2011) Dr J delivers the commencement address at Providence Academy on the spiritual calling of every human being.

(March 8, 2011) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc. to discuss author Rahna Reiko Rizzuto's attempts to justify abandoning her family.  One wonders if she would be a guest on so many television shows if she were male instead of female.

(March 2, 2011) Dr J appears on Dennis O'Donovan's "Religion, Politics, and the Culture" to discuss the links between redefining marriage and redefining parenthood and her recent trip to testify before the Rhode Island legislature.

(November 30, 2010) Dr J speaks at Arizona State University on why marriage "equality" is impossible, based on the mechanics of parenthood in each case.  Since marriage redefinition is using parenthood to wedge the door open (so to speak), this issue is highly cogent even though not all married couples are parents.