Ruth Institute Podcast

We're about to roar into the 2020's. Are resolutions on your mind? What do you want to accomplish? How can we make the world a better, brighter place? Dr. Morse offers some action items and suggestions for New Year's resolutions! Fr Paul Sullins, Ph.D., is senior research associate at the Ruth Institute, and his list of writings stretches past all of our arms. He's our guest this week on The Dr J Show to offer insights from his research on topics as varied as the recent clergy sex abuse scandal all the way to positive hope for the New Year. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

Merry Christmas from the Ruth Institute! Blessings to you and yours this holiday season. This show's content has been sourced from the original Christmas narrative that continues to bring hope to the world. Enjoy. This is an audio podcast of The Dr J Show; video episode is also available.

It's Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of The Dr J Show. This week's guest is Doug Mainwaring, journalist, author, and activist. He works to promote the rights of children and strengthen families and marriage--tune in to this episode of The Dr J Show to hear how and why. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(December 12, 2019) Dr J is in Africa! She was invited to speak at the 2019 National Youth Conference (hosted by the Diocese of Kasana-Luweero in Uganda). Y'all, there are 5000 people here, and she's about to talk about the threat from "The New Colonialism of the Sexual Revolution." Link: on our website is the text of the speech with citations.

It's Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of The Dr J Show. This week's topic is St. Nicholas: the historical figure in whom Santa Claus has his origins. For video of "The Dr J Show," check out our website or YouTube.com/RuthInstitute. Tune in every Friday to hear what we're talking about!

(December 3, 2019) Fr Paul Sullins is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross's "The Catholic Current." The question under discussion today is "'born this way:' does God make people gay?"   " 'Born That Way' No More: The New Science of Sexual Orientation," Dr. Sullins in Public Discourse Ganna study & accompanying New York Times article Something More Beautiful, talk by Hudson Byblow

(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 Dr. Carrie Gress, editor of Theology of Home, writer, author, mother, and more. Stay tuned for her interview in this episode of The Dr J Show. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(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.

(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. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(November 21, 2019) Dr J is a guest of Father Robert McTeigue on The Station of the Cross's "The Catholic Current." Today they're discussing the segment of the population who once identified as LGBT but no longer does…and how those people are not acknowledged to exist by the current LGBT ideology. For more on the resources discussed in the episode, see our ongoing "Cloud of Witnesses" project at ruthinstitute.org/cloud-of-witnesses. Also check out our newest project The Dr J Show on our website and YouTube.

(November 15, 2019) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on "Issues, Etc." They're discussing the ways divorce functions as a social contagion, spring boarding off a Pew report last month to that effect. Pew Research Center article: Is Divorce Contagious?

(November 1, 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 Fr Carter Griffin, rector of St John Paul II Seminary and author of Why Celibacy: Reclaiming the Fatherhood of the Priest. They're discussing priests' ministry, celibacy, and more--stay tuned for this episode of The Dr J Show. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

It's Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of "The Dr J Show." This week's guest is Robert Vazzo, marriage and family therapist and specialist in helping clients to overcome unwanted same-sex attraction. He was recently involved in a law suit involving the state of Florida and conversion therapy bans--stay tuned to hear all about that and more on this episode of The Dr J Show. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(October 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 Kevin Wells, former sports reporter and author of The Priests We Need and Burst, A Story of God's Grace When Life Falls Apart. He and Dr J are discussing infertility, good priests, bad priests, and more in this episode of The Dr J Show. This is an audio podcast of our newest video project, The Dr J Show. Full video episode is available here.

(October 25, 2019) This Friday, we have some urgent action items for you with regards to a breaking case in Texas. James Younger, a 7-year-old boy, appears to be being forced to live as a girl by his non-biological mother. He is in danger of being chemically and possibly surgically transitioned in addition to being forced to wear dresses, a train of craziness that began when he watched "Frozen" and liked the character Elsa. We're making available hotlines to Governor Abbott, petitions, and generally raising awareness, which may have an effect on Judge Kim Cooks' handling of this case. More details in this special breaking news episode of The Dr J Show. Governor Abbott's opinion hotline is (512) 463-1782 or gov.texas.gov/contact, to reach Texas governor Greg Abbott. The Judge handling this case is Democrat Kim Cooks of the 255th Family District Court. The hashtag for this issue is #SaveJames. Keep the heat on! LifePetitions also has a SaveJames petition, currently with over 76,000 signatures: Support Dad and T

(October 24, 2019) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the terrible case of James Younger, which involves issues surrounding transition of a minor, parental custody, divorce, and artificial reproductive technologies. Dr J mentioned a segment of our new video podcast where she interviewed Brandon Showalter for a broad overview of the current transgender movement; that's available here.

By now you know the drill: it's Friday, and this is an audio podcast of our weekly video broadcast of "The Dr J Show." This week's guest is Dr. Deborah Rodriguez, a pediatrician whose specialty is working with children and families who've experienced trauma, including survivors of abuse and human trafficking. She works with the Hopeful Hearts Ministry and the Maria Goretti Network, and she's a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect. New episodes of the Dr J Show drop every Friday at ruthinstitute.org and YouTube/RuthInstitute. Check out the show write-up for more resources, readings, and links.

So we're trying a new content stream--a news-y video program called "The Dr J Show." Dr J gets to meet a lot of experts in her line of work, and we'd like to also introduce them to you. This is the audio of our fourth episode's interview with guest Dr Michelle Cretella. She's executive director of the American College of Pediatricians (ACPeds), and she's also one of the world's most outspoken critics of gender ideology in pediatrics. Dr J has her complete bio and a great conversation coming up. The video and more resources are available in the show write-up here. For the video of "The Dr J Show," check out our website or YouTube.com/RuthInstitute. Tune in every Friday for a new episode.

(October 1, 2019) Dr J is once again a guest on Ave Maria Radio's "Catholic Connection," where she's speaking with host Teresa Tomeo about current events in culture and politics. They're discussing power plays in business and government on sexual revolutionary topics, specifically the CDC's finding that 1 in 16 women's first sexual experience was forced, Mattel's launch of a gender-neutral doll line because "the children have asked for it," and more. Articles referenced in this podcast: USA Today: "For 1 in 16 US women, first sexual intercourse experience was rape, study says" NPR: "Mattel Launches New Gender-Neutral Dolls"

(September 28, 2019) Dr J is invited to give the keynote address at Pro-Life Action Ministries in St. Paul, Minnesota. It's the oldest, largest direct action pro-life group in the states, and her talk is entitled "The Pro-Life Movement: Combatting the Sexual Revolution on the Front Lines." PowerPoint slides are available for this presentation over at our website.