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On this week's episode of CMDA Matters, Dr. Mike Chupp and Dr. Jeff Barrows are joined by Mary Eberstadt, who is a senior fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, about several of her influential books, including Adam and Eve After the Pill. RESOURCES FOR THIS EPISODE: Give to CMDA Email CMDA Matters CMDA Bookstore featuring Mary Eberstadt's books CMDA Learning Center 2025 CMDA National Convention Standing Strong in Training Faith & Reason Institute Mary Eberstadt's Website Upcoming CMDA Coaching Events The Convergence Webinar
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes.
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/christian-studies
The pill has rocked our society to its core: but have we fully examined all its repercussions? Influential author and essayist Mary Eberstadt thinks we've only scratched the surface; in her most recent book, Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited (Ignatius Press, 2023) she argues that the papal encyclical Humane Vitae predicted our deep loneliness and other modern woes. Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic information center in Washington, D.C., and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Number of children per family, broken down by religion Her recent essay, "1968 is So Over" Annika Nordquist is the Communications Coordinator of Princeton University's James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions and host of the Program's podcast, Madison's Notes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Join us on censorship free locals: https://theruthinstitute.locals.com Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. She is author of the new book Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited, with a Foreword by the late Cardinal George Pell. Her other books include Primal Screams, How the West Really Lost God, and Adam and Eve after the Pill. Mrs. Eberstadt's writing has appeared in many magazines and journals, and her books have been translated into numerous languages. Her 2010 novel The Loser Letters, about a young woman in rehab struggling with atheism, was adapted for stage, and premiered at Catholic University in fall 2017. She is married to the writer Nicholas Eberstadt; they have four children. During the Reagan administration, she was speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz, and a special assistant to Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick at the United Nations. Mary's website: https://maryeberstadt.com/ Mary's book, Adam and Eve and the Pill Revisited: https://ignatius.com/adam-and-eve-after-the-pill-revisited-aeaprh/ and https://maryeberstadt.com/adam-and-eve-after-the-pill-revisited/ Dr. Nicholas Eberstadt on the Dr J Show: www.YouTube.com/watch?v=V8HTSibVQ2M Dr. Donald Hilton explains The Porn Crisis and its effects on the brain: www.YouTube.com/watch?v=bhJDtbrVKQk Miriam Grossman's book, Lost In TransNation: https://www.miriamgrossmanmd.com/about-4 Mary's articles on First Things: https://www.firstthings.com/search?q=MARY+EBERSTADT Mary's articles on The Catholic Thing: https://www.thecatholicthing.org/?s=mary+eberstadt This episode of The Dr J Show may be seen on the following formats: TheRuthInstitute.Locals.com https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSi2OoPf_APunkaLSv4jrKMB65x78U5MH https://www.bitchute.com/channel/MXkWgTk4Brwr/ https://rumble.com/c/ TheRuthInstitute https://odysee.com/@TheRuthInstitute:7?view=content&order=new Sign up for our weekly newsletter here: https://ruthinstitute.org/newsletter-sign-up/
Did the sexual revolution create identity politics? Why are young men and women so unhappy? Mary Eberstadt, Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show to answer these questions and others and discuss her new book, Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/politics-and-polemics
Did the sexual revolution create identity politics? Why are young men and women so unhappy? Mary Eberstadt, Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show to answer these questions and others and discuss her new book, Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
You may not like Mary Eberstadt's conclusions. You may even vehemently disagree with them. But the data is solid; you can't change facts. Her thesis, drawn from various scholarly studies, shows how the sexual revolution completely changed the world; like a Pandora's Box, unleashing so many of the ills we see today in our culture: increased crime, drug abuse, sexual abuse, divorce, wokeness, cancel culture, and also deepening depression among the younger generation. She also blames it for creating what she describes as a "secular religion" that is in fact challenging Christianity's moral foundations. It's no wonder it took the Holy Spirit to inspire the spiritual awakening we're now seeing in Asbury University and other schools. The so-called sexual liberation of the sixties and seventies brought catastrophic changes to the Western world, most of which were never foreseen except by a handful experts who no one listened to. Now, Eberstadt is sounding the alarm. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, Eberstadt, Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, talks about her book "Adam and Eve After the Pill Revisited." She explains how contraception, while accepted today as normal and good, was once quite controversial. But the point is, when everyone was debating the morality of artificial contraception, it was thought that giving women the opportunity to better time their pregnancies, would make abortion obsolete and out of wedlock births a thing of the past. Children would be brought into loving homes, ready to give them all the nurturing they needed. But it turns out the opposite happened. Contraception, abortion, and out of wedlock births all increased exponentially. Pandora is still on the move today. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Legacy of Pope Benedict XVI (Fr. Joseph Fessio and Robert Royal, January 12, 2023) Fr. Joseph Fessio, S.J. was a doctoral student under Benedict XVI when the future Pope was known as Joseph Ratzinger, a professor and priest at the University of Regensburg in Germany. Father Fessio taught philosophy and theology at Gonzaga University, the University of Santa Clara, and at the University of San Francisco. He also served as Chancellor at Ave Maria University. In 1978, he founded Ignatius Press, a major Catholic publisher that has brought out most of the English translations of the works of Cardinal Ratzinger and later Benedict XVI. He is also the publisher of the Catholic World Report. Dr. Robert Royal is the founder and president of Faith & Reason Institute in Washington D.C. and editor-in-chief of “The Catholic Thing,” a publication he founded with Michael Novak in 2008. Dr. Royal holds a B.A. and an M.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. from The Catholic University of America. The author of many books, his most recent ones include Columbus and the Crisis of the West and A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the 20th Century.
Givers, Doers, & Thinkers—A Podcast on Philanthropy and Civil Society
This week on Givers, Doers, & Thinkers, Jeremy speaks with Mary Eberstadt about family breakdown, identity politics, and atheism.Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C. and is Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute. She has written many works, including How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization; Adam and Eve after the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution; and Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics.Jeremy and Mary waste no time jumping straight into the topic of identity, along with the roots of identity politics—where it comes from and why it falls short. Is the sexual revolution really to blame for the weakening of civil society? Mary shares why she believes the current cultural identity crisis was fostered by a breakdown of families and the collapse of religion. Deprived of traditional ways of understanding “winner takes all,” politics destroys the building blocks of true identity. One survival response? Androgenicity. Mary goes on to outline why she believes such drastic cultural evolutions are happening now. She notes the compounding actions and influences that have created the boiling point we are facing today. All of this and more on today's episode with Mary Eberstadt.During this week's practicalities segment, Jeremy hears from Aaron Brown, a managing consultant at American Philanthropic. Aaron shares how to keep development staffs motivated and focused with the highs and lows of fundraising. With year-end fundraising on the horizon, this segment is particularly beneficial!You can find Givers, Doers, & Thinkers here at Philanthropy Daily, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, Buzzsprout, and wherever you listen to podcasts.We'd love to hear your thoughts, ideas, questions, and recommendations for the podcast! You can shoot Katie Janus, GDT's producer, an email anytime!
In the episode I speak with Mary Eberstadt about her latest book Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. She argues that the revolutionary changes to family structure across the western world: fatherlessness, divorce, abortion, single parent homes, the shrinking of the family –have caused deep hurt in people and that many of the social problems we face today are manifestations of a “primal scream” for belonging. Eberstadt explains that the breakdown of the family has resulted in a widespread subtraction: we have a much smaller protective infrastructure around us than our ancestors did. While many people connect family decline to individual things like loneliness or educational achievement, it also has large macro impacts. She argues that primary cause of political rage, identity politics, gender confusion, and more is rooted in the breakdownof the family and people's struggle to answer the question “Who am I?” Primal Screams is a very important book that combines an empirical examination with a real empathy for people who suffer from the impact of the sexual revolution and the break down of the family. We discuss a number of issues including: Loneliness in the elderly and the young The rise in psychiatric problems among Generation Z and Millennials What we can learn from animal behavior and family structure How the sexual revolution harms women and children and only benefits predatory men. Transgenderism The #MeToo Movement The role of abuse and sexual dysphoria The lack of siblings and the problem of social learning The Myth of the Lone Wolf The Trend of Incels The Great Resignation How Feminism creates problems for both girls and boys Masculinity and Decline of Males Declines in Fertility Contraception Critiques and replies to her argument by Mark Lilla, Peter Thiel, and Rod Dreher Biography Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, DC, and is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. Her latest book is Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics, with commentaries by Rod Dreher, Mark Lilla, and Peter Thiel. Her other books include It's Dangerous to Believe; How the West Really Lost God; and Adam and Eve after the Pill. Mrs. Eberstadt's writing has appeared in many magazines and journals. [Her 2010 novel The Loser Letters, about a young woman in rehab struggling with atheism, was adapted for stage and premiered at Catholic University in fall 2017. Seton Hall University awarded her an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 2014. During the Reagan administration, she was a speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz and a special assistant to Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick at the United Nations. Updates about her work can be found on her website, maryeberstadt.com Resources Mary Eberstadt Website: maryeberstadt.com Podcast interview with Carrie Gress on Feminism Podcast Interview with Noelle Mering on Awake Not Woke My lecture on Robert Nisbet and the decline and quest for community
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Brad Miner, author of the book, The Compleat Gentleman, to discuss how any man can become a gentleman and how to avoid being a cartoonish version of a man. It is great conversing with an experienced gentleman, we hope you enjoy. What separates a boy from a man What separates a man from a gentleman How do we live chivalry in the modern world What are the three traits of a gentleman And more… Brad Miner is the senior editor of The Catholic Thing, the daily blog of the Faith & Reason Institute. Former literary editor of National Review and the author of six books, he lives with his wife, Sydny, in Westchester County, New York. The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man's Guide to Chivalry by Brad Miner, 3rd Edition, is available now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2021 is almost a wrap! Join us as we sit down and review the biggest Church and State stories from the year that was. We cast a glance back at the inauguration of America's second Catholic president, the ensuing debates around “Eucharistic coherence”, Year 2 of the COVID pandemic, the mother of all Synods - and more!Our guest is Dr. Robert Royal, Founder and President of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C. and Editor-in-Chief of The Catholic Thing. He is a regular guest on EWTN's flagship news program, “The World Over”, and has written, edited, or translated 15 books.00:00 - Introduction02:30 - The hand of Providence in a pandemic that drags on (and on...)04:20 - Highs and lows of the response to COVID05:25 - Seeking clarity and consistency in the Church's take on vaccines07:30 - Moral imperatives vs. prudential judgments 11:00 - No pause button on the Church's mission in pandemic times14:55 - The "anti-Catholic" Catholic in the Oval Office19:05 - The Pope and the President22:50 - JFK and JRB - two sides of "the church doesn't speak for me"26:30 - Recent USCCB reflections on "The Mystery of the Eucharist"30:10 - The struggle to sanctify the public square35:00 - Receiving the Gift of the Eucharist38:35 - Goals and (tempered) expectations for the Synod on Synodality42:30 - Whither Tradition in synodality?47:30 - The Traditional Latin Mass - flourishing and suppression53:10 - Hopes for the new year54:25 - ConclusionIf you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting Crown and Crozier with a tax-deductible donation here: DONATE Documents/Websites referenced Dr. Robert Royal (biography)@RobertSRoyalArchive of Dr. Royal's columns at The Catholic ThingCongregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, “Note on the morality of using some anti-COVID-19 vaccines” (December 21, 2020)United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, “The Mystery of the Eucharist in the Life of the Church” (November 2021)General Secretariat for the Synod of Bishops, Synod 2021-2023Pope Francis, Apostolic Letter Traditionis Custodes (July 16, 2021)Please note that this podcast has been edited for length and clarity.Support the show (http://missionoftheredeemer.com/crownandcrozier/)
Did the sexual revolution create identity politics? Why are young men and women so unhappy? Mary Eberstadt, Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show to answer these questions and others and discuss her new book, “Primal Screams: How the […]
Did the sexual revolution create identity politics? Why are young men and women so unhappy? Mary Eberstadt, Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center and Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show to answer these questions and others and discuss her new book, "Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics." Primal Screams: https://templetonpress.org/books/primal-screams/ Mary Eberstadt's website: https://maryeberstadt.com/
Dr. Robert Royal gives a public lecture in honor of Dante Alighieri's life and legacy.For 700 years, the Divine Comedy has inspired scholars young and old, inside and outside of the classroom. Dr. Royal is the President of the Faith & Reason Institute, the First St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair of Thomas More College, and a master Dante scholar.
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Brad Miner, author of the book, The Compleat Gentleman, to discuss how any man can become a gentleman and how to avoid being a cartoonish version of a man. What separates a boy from a man What separates a man from a gentleman How do we live chivalry in the modern world What are the three traits of a gentleman And more… Brad Miner is the senior editor of The Catholic Thing, the daily blog of the Faith & Reason Institute. Former literary editor of National Review and the author of six books, he lives with his wife, Sydny, in Westchester County, New York. The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man’s Guide to Chivalry by Brad Miner, 3rd Edition, is available now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode of The Catholic Gentleman, Sam and John are joined by Brad Miner, author of the book, The Compleat Gentleman, to discuss how any man can become a gentleman and how to avoid being a cartoonish version of a man. What separates a boy from a man What separates a man from a gentleman How do we live chivalry in the modern world What are the three traits of a gentleman And more… Brad Miner is the senior editor of The Catholic Thing, the daily blog of the Faith & Reason Institute. Former literary editor of National Review and the author of six books, he lives with his wife, Sydny, in Westchester County, New York. The Compleat Gentleman: The Modern Man’s Guide to Chivalry by Brad Miner, 3rd Edition, is available now! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, I am joined by my ERLC colleague Josh Wester, who serves as the chair of research in Christian Ethics and director of content. We talk to Mary Eberstadt who is an American essayist, novelist, and author of numerous books including How the West Really Lost God and Primal Screams.Sign up to receive the WeeklyTech newsletter each Monday morning at jasonthacker.com/weeklytech.Meet Mary Eberstadt: Mary Eberstadt holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C. She is also a senior fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. She is the author of several books including, most recently, Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Her work and updates about her appearances can be found on her website, maryeberstadt.com.Resources:How the West Really Lost God by Mary EberstadtPrimal Screams by Mary EberstadtThe Complete Stories by Flannery O'ConnorThe Gulag Archipelago by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, May 10, 20214:20 pm: Gloria Vindas of Utah Parents United joins the show for a conversation about Critical Race Theory and a push to have Governor Cox allow lawmakers to consider legislation to ban its teaching in Utah schools during next week’s special session of the state legislature4:35 pm: Jim Stroud, a blogger and human resources expert, joins the show for a conversation about the dangers of using Critical Race Theory in the workplace5:05 pm: Derek Miller, President of the Salt Lake Chamber, joins the program for a conversation about a push by chambers across the country for Joe Biden to end the extra unemployment benefit6:05 pm: Derek Hunter joins Rod to discuss his piece for Townhall in which he says Liz Cheney needs to go because she’s lost the ability to advance the Republican agenda6:20 pm: Brad Miner, Senior Fellow for the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show to discuss his piece for National Review in which he discuss the decline of manners in America6:35 pm: Bethany Mandel, Editor of Ricochet, joins the program to discuss her piece for the Deseret News in which she implores society to stop calling mothers “birthing people”
Dr. Robert Royal, Catholic author and the President of the Faith & Reason Institute, carefully examines the mind and motives of Christopher Columbus and his legacy. ABOUT THE BOOK After decades of politically charged controversy, the reputation and standing of Christopher Columbus lies battered beneath mountains of misjudgments and distortions. The surge of historical revisionism now ravaging the legendary explorer insists that his daring adventures brought only tragic consequences: disease, death, subjugation of native peoples, incitement of the African slave trade, destruction of the environment, and other horrors. But is this a legitimate assessment of Europe’s inevitable western expansion? In Columbus and the Crisis of the West, Dr. Robert Royal carefully examines the mind and motives of Christopher Columbus, distinguishing him as the greatest explorer of his age, whose courage and vision extended Christian Europe and inspired the American spirit. Yet you won’t find here a full-throated defense of Christopher Columbus. Rather, Dr. Royal examines what actually happened in the decades following 1492, when two widely divergent cultures met and mingled. Refusing to ignore or underplay the tragedies of America’s origins, Royal masterfully places these events in historical context, protecting them from the contemporary biases that are moving forward at ramming speed to crush fragile truths. In these pages you’ll explore Columbus’s spirituality and the apocalyptic vision that guided him, as well as the disparate ways in which Puritans and Catholics viewed and approached the indigenous peoples. You’ll also discover what life was really like for them, the truth about Indian environmentalism, the essence of the noble savage, and the soundness of the claim that the native peoples were innocents living in harmony with nature. Here is the book that cuts through the fashionable pieties of our time by boldly refuting the most popular indictments of Columbus and early America. Finally, a serious classical scholar who confronts with power the crusading revisionist historians who are leveraging the Native American conquest in an effort to defile, dishonor, and ultimately upend Western civilization.
Dr. Grazie Christie chats with Mary Eberstadt of the Faith and Reason Institute about her recent letters to President Biden recently published by Newsweek magazine. Mary also holds the Panula Chair in Christian Culture at CIC and she says 'souls are on the line' - and we must pray for the president's conversion. Fr. Roger Landry, our weekly homilist, also joins as a guest with some very practical ways to grow spiritually during this Lenten season with a focus on the Holy Trinity. Links to pertinent articles discussed on the show: https://www.newsweek.com/president-biden-speak-march-life-opinion-1563729 https://www.newsweek.com/mr-president-your-allies-are-coming-your-fellow-catholics-opinion-1568369 https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/5-ways-catholics-can-grow-spiritually-from-the-christological-collects-during-lent-2021
Phil Lawler interview Robert Royal, the inaugural St. John Henry Newman Visiting Chair in Catholic Studies at Thomas More College.Robert Royal is the founder and President of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C. and Editor-in-Chief of The Catholic Thing (www.thecatholicthing.org) His books include: 1492 And All That: Political Manipulations of History, Reinventing the American People: Unity and Diversity Today, The Virgin and the Dynamo: The Use and Abuse of Religion in the Environment Debate, Dante Alighieri in the Spiritual Legacy Series, The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century: A Comprehensive Global History, The Pope's Army, and The God That Did Not Fail. His most recent book is A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Twentieth Century.Dr. Royal holds a B.A. and M.A. from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the Catholic University of America. He has taught at Brown University, Rhode Island College, and The Catholic University of America. He received fellowships to study in Italy from the Renaissance Society of America (1977) and as a Fulbright scholar (1978). From 1980 to 1982, he served as editor-in-chief of Prospect magazine in Princeton, New Jersey.
Today unmarried 'parenthood' is so passe it barely raises an eyebrow. In fact, it is oftentimes more celebrated than censured. And it's not just single motherhood, but divorce, serial monogamy, and various other forms of lifestyles that create instability for impressionable young souls that crave love and acceptance. But in the rush to 'cancel' and malign the culture or traditional family values, many people ignore the truths about how children thrive. Enter Mary Eberstadt, a Senior Research Fellow at The Faith and Reason Institute. On this episode of Lighthouse Faith podcast, she talks about her article in First Things magazine titled, "The Fury of Fatherlessness," and how she believes it is behind the rage erupting against established institutions like the Church, the Police Force, and the political protests witnessed over the last few months. In the article she says,"The riots amount to social dysfunction on parade." Eberstadt doesn't mitigate the causes behind the protests and is quick to agree they were legitimate reasons to protest. It's only the level of rage that seems off the charts. This dysfunction tied to fatherlessness has manifestations on the political left and right; behind Black Lives Matter and White Supremacy. And it's also linked to the growing separation from God, the One in whose image we are made.
Columbus and the Crisis of the West with Dr. Robert RoyalThere has been a lot of controversy lately concerning the history of America. The “woke culture” or the “cancel culture,” if you will, is trying to rewrite history. Part of the problem is because the current public education system has failed to adequately teach American History the way it actually happened. We’ve seen statues taken down that depicts a time in our history that needs to be understood and even lessons learned so mistakes that happened along the path of the freedom’s we currently enjoy, do not happen again. One of those lessons is about the actual discovery of this nation. The very first explorer to set foot in the new world, as it was called. That person is none other than, Christopher Columbus. He was the reason this nation celebrated “Columbus Day.” During the riots of 2020, many cities seen their statues of Christopher Columbus toppled and destroyed. The rioters seemed to think, if it was not for Christopher Columbus bringing slaves with him and committing mass murder of the innocent native people living in America, we would never have had slavery and we would not have racism in America. Well, my guest today is about to set the record straight in the regard. Robert Royal is the author of the book, “Columbus and the Crisis in the West.” Robert Royal is the founder and president of the “Faith & Reason Institute” in Washington, DC. He is the editor in chief of the “The Catholic Thing,” an online publication that appears daily and is translated into five languages. He has authored several books. He holds a PhD in comparative literature from the Catholic University of America. He has appeared on various television and radio stations around the United States and we are blessed to have him with us today on this program. Help me welcome to the program, Dr. Robert Royal. Dr. Royal, thank you for coming on the program today! First question, other than that brief information I just shared, tell us in your own words, “Who is Robert Royal?” Back when I was in school, we had to learn dates and facts about history. One of those dates is October 12, 1492. When Christopher Columbus set foot on land in what was termed the “new world.” But now, instead of celebrating that date, we are now in a culture that despises that date. In your book, you acknowledge Columbus was not perfect, as any person in history and especially today, were not and are not perfect. But, you lay out the case that Christopher Columbus his positive contributions should be recognized, correct? How is it that slavery, racism and all the bad things we see people talking about, can be laid at the feet of Columbus? I love history. And I have read some materials over the years about Christopher Columbus. There is a discrepancy about whether Columbus was a Christian, a Jew or an agnostic. What has your studies uncovered? The society and the religious persecution in Europe and the wars with the Islamist along the trade routes to China is what caused Columbus to focus on a route to the China by traveling west, correct? If I remember correctly, he did not take a direct route from Spain westward. Didn’t he travel south to catch the trade winds that were blowing west rather than fight the headwinds that he would’ve experienced up north? How many trips did he actually take to the west and did he ever come to shores of America itself? Wasn’t he imprisoned on the last trip? By the governor of the island? When he made it back to the King & Queen, I think I remember they rose to their feet to honor him and had him sit next to them instead of in front of them, correct? This is all so fascinating Dr. Royal. How can someone get a copy of your book? Folks, it is so important that we learn the true stories of our history. Not rewritten history that fits a particular narrative. Not rewritten history that tries to ignore the great contributions these historical figures achieved, under... Support this podcast
History is being rewritten on Christopher Columbus, and people are now being educated on a very different narrative than what used to be taught in schools. To learn more about Columbus, and how history is being rewritten, we've invited to speak with us Dr. Robert Royal, director of the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, and author of "Columbus and the Crisis of the West." Meanwhile, North Korea held a large-scale celebration and military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of its ruling communist regime. The Party leader Kim Jong-Un made an appearance, after having disappeared from the public scene amid rumors of serious health problems. Among the weapons on display during the parade was what appeared to be a new intercontinental ballistic missile, which may be the largest road-mobile ICBM in the world. And around the time of the parades in North Korea, Chinese state media also criticized BTS, after the popular K-Pop group in South Korea gave a speech thanking veterans of the Korean War. According to China, it supposedly reflects a “one-sided attitude.” This could be interpreted as a subtle signal of Chinese authorities aligning their messaging with North Korea against the South. These stories and more in this episode of Crossroads. ⭕️ Subscribe for updates : http://bit.ly/CrossroadsYT ⭕️ Donate to support our work: https://www.bestgift.tv/crossroads ⭕️ Join Patreon to Support Crossroads: https://www.patreon.com/Crossroads_Josh
Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown – Monday, October 5, 20204:20 pm: Jay Richards, Executive Editor of The Stream, joins the program for a conversation about whether lockdowns had any effect on limiting the spread of the coronavirus, as well as a discussion about his latest book about the pandemic, “The Price of Panic”4:35 pm: Documentary Filmmaker Dinesh D’Souza joins Rod to discuss his latest film about how President Trump is slashing the deep state5:05 pm: Utah Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox joins the show to discuss why he is so critical of the Salt Lake City School District for holding only remote classes to begin the school year6:05 pm:Wall Street Journal Editorial Writer Jillian Kay Melchior joins Rod for a conversation about why she says that both President Trump and Joe Biden are right when it comes to Antifa6:20 pm:Representative Andrew Stoddard joins the show for a conversation about his op-ed piece saying we should reinvest in social services rather than defund police departments6:35 pm: Mary Eberstadt, a Senior Research Fellow for the Faith and Reason Institute, joins the show for a conversation about the “patriotism gap” in America
Governments are strapped as a result of the pandemic, the nation's infrastructure isn't any better than it was at the beginning of the year and states are faced with keeping their roads in good shape. What's the solution?On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston speaks with Bob Poole of the Reason Institute about bringing the private sector into the mix to turn toll roads into privately-owned and operated highways. But that always raises the prospect of higher tolls, and Bob explains why users of the roads shouldn't be worried about that.Kingston will also talk about how three seemingly disparate developments about the future of truck fuel this past week ultimately comes back to the fact that the internal combustion engine powered by diesel might turn out to be a tough competitor after all. More FreightWaves podcastsApple PodcastsSpotify
Governments are strapped as a result of the pandemic, the nation's infrastructure isn't any better than it was at the beginning of the year and states are faced with keeping their roads in good shape. What's the solution?On this week's Drilling Deep, host John Kingston speaks with Bob Poole of the Reason Institute about bringing the private sector into the mix to turn toll roads into privately-owned and operated highways. But that always raises the prospect of higher tolls, and Bob explains why users of the roads shouldn't be worried about that.Kingston will also talk about how three seemingly disparate developments about the future of truck fuel this past week ultimately comes back to the fact that the internal combustion engine powered by diesel might turn out to be a tough competitor after all. More FreightWaves podcastsApple PodcastsSpotify
John visits with Robert Royal, president of the Faith & Reason Institute, about the efforts to remove Christopher Columbus statues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In today’s episode we’re talking about Christopher Columbus, the expansion of Christendom to the New World, and how history is memorialized. We are joined by Dr. Robert Royal, the founder and President of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C. and Editor-in-Chief of The Catholic Thing. Dr. Royal is the author of many fine books including “1492 and All That” which discusses the journey and life of Christopher Columbus from a political and unbiased approach. He also wrote an article this summer for The Catholic Thing entitled Seattle, Columbus, and Historical Fictions. In our mailbag segment we’re covering a question about helping bring calm to conversations about politics especially in these last weeks before the election. And stick around for the bricklayer segment what you can do to begin to inform your vote ahead of the election.
Rod Arquette Show Daily Rundown –Tuesday, August 25, 20204:20 pm: Phil Kerpen of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity joins Rod for a conversation about changes the Centers for Disease Control has made in its Covid 19 testing recommendations4:35 pm: Salt Lake County Councilman Richard Snelgrove joins Rod to discuss his concern about abandoned mines in the Cottonwood Canyons and if the valley’s drinking water could be contaminated by materials contained in those mines6:05 pm: Mary Eberstadt, a Senior Research Fellow and the Faith and Reason Institute on her Wall Street Journal piece about how the left still blames America first6:20 pm: Frederick Hess, Director of Education Policy Studies for the American Enterprise Institute, joins Rod for a conversation about why he says remote learning for our children is a dismal substitute for actual classroom attendance6:35 pm: Amir Glogau, CEO of Pro Em, a live event production company, joins the program to discuss the danger of financial collapse the concert and live event industry is facing because of the pandemic
This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Communications Director Traci DeVette Griggs talks with Mary Eberstadt, senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, about her new book Primal Screams. In this book, Eberstadt discusses the loss of and subsequent search for identity many individuals in our culture have experienced, and explains this loss through the lens of society’s de-emphasis on religion and on family
This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
This retreat conference was given at the Fall 2019 Intellectual Retreat "Dante and Aquinas: The Theological Vision of the Divine Comedy" held at the Moody Center on 20-22 September 2019. Presenters at this retreat were Fr. Gregory Pine, OP (Thomistic Institute), Dr. Robert Royal (Faith and Reason Institute), and Fr. Albert Trudel, OP (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception). For more information on this and other events, go to https://thomisticinstitute.org/events-1
Mary Eberstadt, Senior Research Fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, joins Tom Shakely to speak about her latest book, "Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics". "Who am I?" The question today haunts every society in the Western world. Enormous numbers of people, both older and especially younger, do not experience any of the solidity or rootedness that typically characterizes healthy and thriving societies. As the old means of attaining maturity and establishing a firm life evaporate, identity politics grows in its attractive power. How do we chart a path back, using sociological data, to a better and healthier way of life?
Mary Eberstadt, a senior fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, talks about her new book, Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics.
Mary Eberstadt is an American author of several influential works of non-fiction, including How the West Really Lost God: A New Theory of Secularization; Adam and Eve after the Pill: Paradoxes of the Sexual Revolution; and It's Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies. Her 2010 novel The Loser Letters: A Comic Tale of Life, Death, and Atheism was adapted for stage and premiered at the Catholic University of America's Hartke Theater in fall 2016. She is also editor of the anthology Why I Turned Right: Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals including TIME, the Wall Street Journal, National Review, and First Things, Mrs. Eberstadt (nee Tedeschi) has also served as an editor at The Public Interest, The National Interest, and Policy Review. She has been associated with various think tanks, and in 2016 became a senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. In 2011, she founded a literary organization called the Kirkpatrick Society that has mentored hundreds of writers. In 2014, she delivered the Commencement address at Seton Hall University, which awarded her an honorary doctorate in humane letters.During the Reagan administration, Mrs. Eberstadt spent two years as a speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz. She graduated magna cum laude from Cornell University with a double major in philosophy and government. In summer 1981, she became the first female voting member of the student body at formerly all-male Deep Springs College.Support the show (http://www.faithandlaw.org/donate)
Mary Eberstadt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, D.C., and author of the new book Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics. Her other books include It’s Dangerous to Believe, How the West Really Lost God, and Adam and Eve after the Pill.Mrs. Eberstadt’s writing has appeared in many magazines and journals including TIME, the Wall Street Journal, National Review, First Things, and The Weekly Standard. Her 2010 novel The Loser Letters, about a young woman in rehab struggling with atheism, was adapted for stage, and premiered at Catholic University in fall 2017. Seton Hall University awarded her an honorary doctorate in humane letters in 2014. During the Reagan administration, she was speechwriter to Secretary of State George Shultz, and a special assistant to Ambassador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick at the United Nations. Her work can be found on her website, maryeberstadt.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
The sexual revolution has created a crisis of identity - leading people to cling to identity politics in their primal quest to answer the question "who am I?” This week’s amazing guest is Mary Eberstadt, senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute in Washington, D.C. She is a writer and essayist whose work has appeared in Quillette, TIME, The Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Review, First Things, The Weekly Standard, and more. She writes extensively about religious freedom, sexuality, and the family, and is the author of the brand-new book “Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics.” Links: https://www.amazon.com/Primal-Screams-Revolution-Identity-Politics/dp/1599474115 http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/091519.cfm
Is the rise of the identity politics movement a direct result of fallout from the Sexual Revolution? Mary Eberstadt, senior fellow at the Faith & Reason Institute, joins me discuss her book, "Primal Screams." Plus: Richard Thompson, president of the Thomas More Law Center, reveals the results of an investigation showing the extent of Islamic indoctrination among public school teachers. That and more on Friday's JANET MEFFERD TODAY.
Why do people feel so lost? Is the rise of identity politics a direct result of the fallout of the sexual revolution? Mary Eberstadt, Senior Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins Emily Jashinsky on the Federalist Radio Hour to argue that the collapse of the family unit leaves us lost and pitted against each other in new tribal ties. Eberstadt's new book is "Primal Screams: How the Sexual Revolution Created Identity Politics"
Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life speaks with Robert Royal, Editor in Chief, The Catholic Thing and Founder and President, Faith & Reason Institute
In today’s podcast we’re talking about the connection between declining family stability and the increasing stronghold of secularism in society. Mary Eberstadt of the Faith and Reason Institute joins us for that conversation. In our Classic Catholic Social Teaching segment we’re discussing Blessed Archbishop Oscar Romero’s final homily which he finished just moments before being fatally shot in El Salvador on March 24th, 1980. Pope Francis will canonize Archbishop Romero on October 14th. And, we’re getting close to election day so we’re going to talk about what voters can do to get to know their candidates and how to help your neighbors get to know the candidates as well. And we finish out with a bit of sacred music from the Gregorian Chant Schola of Saint John’s Abbey and University performing “Vivo autem ego”- “I still Live” in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi whose feast day is October 4th.
Mary Eberstadt, senior research fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute, joins me this week to talk about the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's encyclical Humanae Vitae and what we have learned from 50 years of widespread contraceptive use.
Mary Eberstadt is a senior fellow of the Faith & Reason Institute and the author of several best-selling books, including "Adam and Eve After the Pill" (2013) and "How the West Really Lost God" (2014). Her dark comedy novel "The Loser Letters", chronicling the conversion of a young adult Christian to atheism, was adapted into a stage play in 2016. Eberstadt's writing has appeared in TIME, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Review, First Things, The Weekly Standard, thecatholicthing.org (http://thecatholicthing.org), and other publications. She was on campus to speak about "The Prophetic Power of Humanae Vitae," in honor of the 50th anniversary of Pope Paul VI's landmark encyclical on human life. Special Guest: Mary Eberstadt.
This week, Hank is joined on Hank Unplugged by Mary Eberstadt, author of It's Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies. Her writing has appeared in TIME, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, National Review, First Things, and The Weekly Standard, and in March 2017, she was named Senior Research Fellow at the Faith and Reason Institute. They discuss the secularist religion birthed by the Sexual Revolution and how it helped yesterday's sinners become today's secular saints. Topics discussed include: the secularist religion birthed by the Sexual Revolution (3:00); Christians being labeled as bigots and a damaging decrease of dialogue in society (9:30); the social experiments of the Sexual Revolution (13:00); what inspired Mary to do the work she is doing? (16:00); the new hypereugenics movement and Margaret Sanger as a secular saint (20:30); the growing ideological incoherence of many who claim to be Christians (30:00); the anti-Islamophobia motion in Canada and their censorship of Hank with the release of MUSLIM: What You Need to Know About the World's Fastest-Growing Religion (34:00); the demographic crisis in Europe (40:00); the need for Christians to pursue excellence in word and thought in the public arena (46:30); dhimmitude and the death of religious liberty in America (48:30); the Nazarene pin and the Scarlet letter that being a Christian has become in society (52:00); how the Sexual Revolution helped yesterday's sinners become today's secular saints (55:00); Mary's wake-up call to the West (1:01:30).
Robert Royal, founder of the Faith & Reason Institute and editor-in-chief of the Catholic Thing, spoke to Aquinas College on "The Threats of Secularism" on Wednesday, October 22, 2014. The lecture was jointly sponsored by the School of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Faith and Culture. The Threats of Secularism Catholics in America and other parts of the world, live in secular states that claim to be pluralistic and to respect religious beliefs. But there is no little confusion — and a growing threat to believers — in our society because some people, including many political authorities, have come to think that our public square should be shaped by secularism — a non-religious system of beliefs — not by the properly secular, which is neutral between religious and non religious views. Robert Royal will offer a diagnosis of the secularist ideology as well as some recommendations for how Catholics and other believers can assume their proper place in our society again.