Ruth Institute Podcast

(June 27, 2014) Betsy Kerekes is a guest on Relevant Radio's "Morning Air," where she discussed her work on "101 Tips for a Happier Marriage." She also blogs over at ParentingIsFunny.wordpress.com--check it out as part of your daily dose of smiles.

(June 19, 2014) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids to participate in Acton University, a four-day exploration of the intellectual foundations of a free society attended by over 1,000 participants from around the world. She gave two talks--this is the second breakout session, "The Family and the State." If you missed her first one, check out our podcast stream.

(June 19, 2014) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids to participate in Acton University, a four-day exploration of the intellectual foundations of a free society attended by over 1,000 participants from around the world. She gave two talks--this is the first breakout session, "The Family and the Market." In it, she addresses 3 questions: Is the family part of the market or the state? What does the family do that the market and the state both need? How does the destruction of the family undermine a free society?

(June 18, 2014) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids to participate in Acton University, a four-day exploration of the intellectual foundations of a free society attended by over 1,000 participants from around the world. She gave three talks in total--this is the foundational one on the first day, "An Economic Way of Thinking." Stay tuned for her two breakout sessions, coming up next.

(June 13, 2014) Dr J traveled to Phoenix to participate in Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship, where she gave two talks. This is the second one, "Defending Marriage," on why marriage matters and what has happened and will happen as it gets more and more redefined by the progress of the sexual revolution. If you missed the last talk, check out the previous podcast.

(June 13, 2014) Dr J traveled to Phoenix to participate in Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship, where she gave two talks. This is the first one, "Love and Economics," on what marriage is and why we need it--stay tuned for the next one!

(May 19, 2014) Dr J travels to Lansing, Michigan to speak at a gathering of Catholic Charities board members on "Love and Life in the Divine Plan"--how the Church has been right all along.

(May 19, 2014) Dr J travels to Lansing, Michigan to speak at a gathering of Catholic Charities board members on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims"--a group they're in the trenches with every day.

(May 19, 2014) Dr J traveled to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to speak at a gathering of seminary professors on "Love and Economics:" the ways in which the sexual revolution has damaged marriage and society and how we can promote healing in its aftermath.

(April 3, 2014) This is a neat story--Jennifer Thieme is part of a conference at Notre Dame called "For Richer, For Poorer, For Children: The Definition and Importance of Civil Marriage," was organized by Michael Bradley, a senior at Notre Dame and a member of the ITAF class of 2013.

(March 19, 2014) Dr J travels to Cleveland to speak at a gathering of Catholic CEOs & their spouses on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims" and how we can assist with cleaning up the aftermath.

(March 19, 2014) Dr J travels to Cleveland to speak at a gathering of pro-life lawyers about the many ways the sexual revolution has altered our culture…and the way forward in the face of so much hurt.

 (March 17, 2014) This is a neat story--Dr J's part of a panel at Notre Dame on the role of the Catholic Church in the cultural and political debate surrounding marriage. The discussion, "Marriage, the Church, and the Common Good," was organized by Michael Bradley, a senior at Notre Dame and a member of the ITAF class of 2013. The story's also on our blog--check it out here.

(March 7, 2014) Dr J speaks to the faculty of St Joseph's Academy on three questions: what is the sexual revolution? How does the same-sex so-called "marriage" issue fit into the big picture of the sexual revolution? And finally: what are we going to do about it?

(April 1, 2014) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed the many problems with surrogacy.

(March 28, 2014) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed Gwyneth Paltrow's and Chris Martin's "conscious uncoupling."

(February 1, 2014) Dr J gave a presentation on continuing marriage health and cultural impact at a small retreat-style gathering of some local Catholic families. We're calling it "After Cana," for those of you familiar with the pre-Cana marriage preparation in the Catholic church.

(February 12, 2014) Dr J travels to Biola University to speak at the student chapel service on "Loneliness and True Love: Healing the 21st Century Family."

(February 11, 2014) Dr J travels to Biola University for a variety of speaking engagements; here, she's speaking at a Talbot School of Theology faculty luncheon on the victims of the sexual revolution. If you missed her chapel talk, check out the previous podcast. Stay tuned for the Q&A after this talk, too.

(February 11, 2014) Dr J travels to Biola University to speak at the student chapel service on "Victims of the Sexual Revolution: Healing the 21st Century Family."