(January 13, 2022) Katy Faust of Them Before Us is a guest of Kathleen Benfield on American Family Association of New Orleans's The Current Word. They're discussing children's right to be known and loved by their mother and father. When adult desires undermine these rights, children are harmed.

(January 12, 2022) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith. They're discussing Pope Francis' recent statements on people who opt out of parenthood and adopt pets instead and the flack he's taking from his usual supporters about it.

Come check out the Ruth Institute in person in Wichita this weekend, where Dr J is speaking on "Understanding and Combatting the Sexual Revolution." We'll also be at Students for Life America in Washington, D.C.next weekend.

(November 4, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith  They're discussing the recent revelations (and resulting battles) over school boards that came into play earlier this week in elections in Virginia and all across the country.

Check out Dr J's article, "The Power of Angry Parents" on the election results in Virginia.

(June 17, 2021) Dr J is once again a guest of Fr. Rob Jack on Sacred Heart Radio's Driving Home the Faith.  They're discussing the importance of fatherhood to children, families, and society.

Check out our newest resource center on fatherhood over at ruthinstitute.org/resource-center/fatherhood.

Dr. Timothy Rarick has been a Professor of Marriage, Family, & Child Development at BYU-Idaho for the past nine years. Dr. Rarick has worked with several organizations to promote and protect the family through public policy, research, and social media. In 2017, Tim completed a sabbatical working as a Research Fellow for the Marriage & Religion Research Initiative at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC where he has published a research synthesis paper on the unique impact fathers have on their daughters' sexual development, activity, and exploitation. Dr. Rarick was also appointed by the governor of Idaho to serve on the board of the State Department of Health & Welfare. In addition to speaking in Asia, Central America, Europe and all over the U.S. on fatherhood, sexual exploitation, technology, and many other family-related topics, he has presented numerous times at Princeton and the United Nations' Commission on the Status of Women. Dr. Rarick has been asked twice by The Holy See to speak at the United Nations on behalf of fathers and the vital role they play in gender equality and women empowerment. He also writes research briefs and testifies for fathers' rights and equal shared parenting in family courts. Tim and his wife, Jodi, have been married for 20 years and have four children.

This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

Resources

• Family Life Education blog: familygoodthings.com
• "Dad—A Girl’s First and Most Influential Love," article on father-daughter relationships
• Dr Rarick's presentation at Princeton University connecting fatherless daughters to the over sexualized hook-up culture

Betsy Kerekes is the happily married mother of three girls and a boy. She shares amusing, light-hearted stories about her husband and children at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com. Her first book with Dr. Jennifer Roback Morse, 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage, has three foreign translations. She also wrote 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Dr. Morse. She has published multiple articles, has been on numerous radio shows, and was a week-long guest on EWTN's "Women of Grace." She has also done public speaking, including the annual "Parenting with Purpose" conference in Washington, D.C. Her latest book is Be A Happier Parent or Laugh Trying. Betsy serves the Ruth Institute as online editor of our newsletter, our Facebook page, and much more.

This is an audio podcast of an episode of The Dr J Show (full video here.)

Resources and Readings

• Be A Happier Parent or Laugh Trying in the Ruth store
• 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person in the Ruth store
• 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage in the Ruth store
• "The Double-Edged Sword of Infertility," by Betsy Kerekes, catholiclane.com/the-double-edged-sword-of-infertility
• Betsy's blog, Parenting is Funny: parentingisfunny.wordpress.com
• Subscribe to the Ruth Institute Newsletter
• "A Laugh In The Afternoon" on our Facebook page

(November 2019) It's Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of "The Dr J Show." This week's guest is Katy Faust, founder of Them Before Us, an organization devoted to defending children's rights in family structure. She's written actively on the subject since 2012, filed 3 amicus briefs in support of children's rights, worked with the largest Chinese adoption agency in the world, leads CanaVox in Washington State, and more--stay tuned for her interview in this episode of The Dr J Show.

(September 26, 2019) Our own Betsy Kerekes gave an interview to Ken Huck on Radio Maria's Meet the Author about her newest book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying.

(September 20, 2019) Dr J is invited to speak at the inaugural gathering of "MUMS After Dark" at St Andrew the Apostle Catholic Church in Phoenix, Arizona. Her talk is entitled "Protecting our Children from the Gender Ideology."

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

(May 20, 2019) Betsy Kerekes is Kyle Heimann's guest on his eponymous radio show to discuss her newest book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying. Betsy co-authored 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage and 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Dr. J; in addition to being an author, speaker, and (of course) parent, she wears many hats behind the scenes at the Ruth Institute.

Betsy blogs at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com.

(May 9, 2019) Betsy Kerekes is Vanessa Denha-Garmo's guest on Ave Maria Radio's "Catholic Connection." Betsy co-authored 101 Tips for a Happier Marriage and 101 Tips for Marrying the Right Person with Dr. J; today she and Vanessa are discussing Betsy's newest book, Be a Happier Parent or Laugh Trying.

Betsy blogs at parentingisfunny.wordpress.com.

(March 27, 2019) Dr J is once again a guest of Mike Romano, Michelle McAloon, and Todd Sylvester on LA Catholic Morning. They're discussing divorce, the sexual revolution, and the Ruth Institute's upcoming Survivors' Summit.

(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.