(October 16, 2010) Dr J addresses the Sacramento Department of Evangelization and Catholic Schools on the question of altering the definition of marriage to include same-sex unions.  She also examines the break-down of traditional marriage and the consequences of no-fault divorce.

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

(October 16, 2010) Dr J was invited to Kalamazoo this past weekend to speak at the Catholic Women's Conference of Southwest Michigan, where she gave two talks.  This is the first one: "Female Without Apology."

Her second talk, "Marriage Without Adjectives," is available here.

(October 16, 2010) Dr J was invited to Kalamazoo this past weekend to speak at the Catholic Women's Conference of Southwest Michigan, where she gave two talks.  This is the second one: "Marriage Without Adjectives."

Her first talk, "Female Without Apology," is available here.

(October 14, 2010) Does sex have meaning (beyond what we assign or refuse to assign to it)?  Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the question in light of the recent suicide at Rutgers University.  An 18-year-old jumped from the George Washington Bridge after his roommate posted a homosexual sex video of him online.

(October 7, 2010) Robert G. Edwards has just been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on in vitro fertilization.  Dr J and Todd Wilken discuss IVF's ramifications for human relationships during this segment of Issues, Etc.

(October 12, 2010) Hot off the airwaves we've got Dr J's interview with Teresa Tomeo.  Today on her show Catholic Connection they discussed Dr J's upcoming appearance in Kalamazoo, Michigan at the Catholic Women's Conference.  She's giving two talks there this weekend: "Marriage without Adjectives" and "Female without Apology."

(October 2010) On Saturday, October 16, Dr J will be speaking as part of the Catholic Women's Conference in southeastern Michigan (specifically, she'll be in Kalamazoo).  Al Kresta (of "Kresta in the Afternoon) interviews her on this upcoming appearance and unpacks the subject on which she'll be speaking--"Marriage without Adjectives."

(October 4, 2010) Dr J appears on Dr Gina Louden's radio show "Truth Talk" to discuss Ruth Institute's newest project, the Reel Love Challenge.

(October 4, 2010) This podcast is a rebroadcast of Family New in Focus's coverage of the U.S. Senate's action to block President Obama's recess appointments.  The original is available here.

(September 23, 2010) Bill Brooks, president of the North Carolina Family Policy Council, interviews ourexecutive director Jamie Gruber about Ruth Institute's newest project, Reel Love Challenge.  It's a 30-second film contest aimed at college students--the films should answer the question "How is lifelong love possible?"  $4500 and 5 flip video cameras will be given out as prizes; for more information, please visit www.ruthinstitute.org/reellovechallenge.

(Septemer 22, 2010) Dr J delivers the keynote address at the fundraising dinner for the Family Life Center in Effingham, Illinois.  She discusses the concept of "smart sex" and how it works to attach mothers and fathers to their children and to one another.

(August 2010) At Ruth Institute's "It Takes a Family" summer student conference, Bill Duncan (attorney and director of the Marriage Law Foundation) delivers his second talk--this one on United States custody law.

Bill's first talk, on marriage law, is available here.

(September 28, 2010) Todd Wilken interviews Dr J on Issues, Etc about the recent book "Red Families v. Blue Families," written by Naomi Cahn and June Carbone.  The authors contend that blue families work better than red ones, but Dr J notes the high price this exacts (one that not everyone can afford) and a discrepancy between preaching and practice.

(September 2010) Dr J interviews Kyleen Roe, Outreach Specialist for the National Organization for Marriage.  They spoke about the marriage movement and the coming together of many different races and religions in support of marriage and family.