Ruth Institute Podcast

(July 28, 2012) Dr. Donald Welch, pastor, family and marriage counselor, and psychology professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Azusa Pacific University, spoke at our student conference "It Takes a Family (to Raise a Village)"--his first talk is entitled "Strengthening Your Marriage." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 28, 2012) Dr. J opens our 2012 "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" public conference with another version of her talk called "The Marriage Ecosystem: How It All Fits Together." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Dr. Robert Gagnon, professor and exegete extraordinaire on the New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, spoke at our ITAF conference--his first talk is called "Jesus and Marriage." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Dr. Freda Bush, OB-GYN and clinical instructor at  the University of Mississippi Medical Center, spoke at our ITAF conference--her first talk is entitled "Medical Aspects of Casual Sex." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Tom Peters, Cultural Director at the National Organization for Marriage, social media activist and blogger, spoke at our ITAF conference--his talk is called "Activism: Ideas for Promoting Marriage." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) Continuing our ITAF student conference podcast stream, our next speaker is Dr. Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at Brigham Young University's School of Family Life. Her talk is entitled "Marriage: the Indispensable Social Institution." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out our website, www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 27, 2012) We just wrapped up our annual "It Takes a Family" Student conference here in San Diego. The next several podcasts will feature the talks given there. Our first speaker is Bill Duncan, attorney at law and consultant for the National Organization for Marriage, who spoke on "Marriage and the Law." ITAF is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out our website, www.ruthinstitute.org.

(July 26, 2012) Dr. J opens our 2012 "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" student conference with a talk after dinner; it's called "The Marriage Ecosystem: How It All Fits Together." "It Takes a Family to Raise a Village" is a scholarship-based three-day event in San Diego where students and people of all ages gather for seminars and inspiration on the meaning and value of marriage. It's held every year at the end of July--for information on past and future conferences, check out www.ruthinstitute.org.

(May 29, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the Catholic response to the HHS mandate concerning contraception.

(June 5, 2012) Dr J appears on Issues, Etc to give an update on the Proposition 8 federal trial proceedings...

(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...

(June 26, 2012) Dr J and Todd Wilken meet on Issues, Etc to discuss the Fortnight for Religious Liberty in the context of HHS-mandated contraception funding by Catholic organizations.

(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.

(June 21, 2012) Dr J speaks about her work at the Ruth Institute at a banquet hosted by Legatus, an organization of Catholic business professionals and their spouses in San Diego.

(June 26, 2012) Dr J is a guest of Father Thomas Loya on his radio program "Light of the East," where they're discussing different but harmonious perspectives on marriage.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on "The Family and the State" from Acton's annual conference. If you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J speaks on "The Family and the State" from Acton's annual conference. She also takes questions after the talk--check out the next podcast for that.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on "The Family and the Market" from Acton's annual conference. If you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(June 14, 2012) Dr J speaks on "The Family and the Market" from Acton's annual conference. She also takes questions after the talk--check out the next podcast for that.

(June 13, 2012) Dr J takes questions after her talk on basic economics from Acton's annual conference. If you missed the talk, check out today's previous podcast.