Janet E. Smith’s Blog

June 29

A Theology of Aging

Professor Janet E. Smith speaks from the heart on the spirituality and theology of aging with host Michael Hernon and panelists Dr. Regis Martin and Dr. Scott Hahn, on this […]

December 3

Learn to Pray the Traditional Latin Mass

Learn to pray the traditional Latin Mass without formal study of Latin grammar.

February 23

Why are Catholic bishops so passive on the abuse crisis?

March 28

Contraception: A Woman’s Friend or Foe?

March 27

Modern Catholic Recovery Conference

If Catholics want to hold a conference for Catholics who have been wounded by the modern Church, they will likely need a huge venue. A group named “Trad Recovery” is […]

March 26

The Attempt to Undermine Humanae Vitae

March 26

What Does the Church Teach About Homosexuality?

February 19

What Kind of “Sickness” Is It?

February 7

The State of the Catholic Church Today

February 7

Evangelizing Our Youth in a Corrupt Culture

January 17

A House United

October 18

Janet Smith, The Current Crisis in Our Mother Church- Defending Our Faith Catholic Conference 2023

Watch Professor Smith’s full talk on the Current Crisis in Our Mother Church at this year’s Defending Our Faith Catholic Conference in Tyler, Texas.

May 22

True Love, Sex, Dating & more: Professor Janet Smith on the “Become Who You Are” Podcast

Janet Smith shares her heart with the young and the young at heart!

May 10

Killing Orthodoxy – The Episcopal Oppression of Good Priests

James Maugham interviews Janet E. Smith on the kind of priests that bishops want in their dioceses.

May 1

Book Review: Michael Pakaluk’s “Mary’s Voice in the Gospel of John”

Janet Smith reviews Pakaluk's "Mary's Voice in the Gospel of John"

April 18

Clean Up our Catholic Seminaries

Janet Smith speaks on Mic'd Up about the need to clean up our Catholic seminaries.

March 20

Janet Smith on Relevant Radio’s “Trending with Timmerie”

Janet Smith chats with Timmerie Geagea on Relevant Radio.

March 20

Catholic Bishops in Crisis

Janet Smith speaks candidly with Eric Sammons (Crisis Magazine Editor) about the crisis of leadership, accountability and sanctity among Catholic bishops.

February 13

Renewing Our Eucharistic Love

Dr. Peter Kwasniewski, Dan Burke, and Janet Smith discuss the important of reverence to the Eucharist.

January 30

The Morality of COVID Vaccines: A talk by Professor Janet E. Smith

On Friday, Janaury 22, 2021, Professor Smith gave this presentation on the morality of taking the COVID 19 vaccines that were developed or tested using cells lines from aborted fetuses. She explains the principle of remote material cooperation with evil (and argues it is not applicable in this case).

January 30

New Challenges to Humanae Vitae

January 22

Black Lives Matter: What’s a parent to do?

October 15

The Theology of the Body – Humanae Vitae Connection

October 2

Preaching & the Election

March 26

Janet E. Smith: How did I become a defender of Humanae Vitae?

March 26

Humanae Vitae | Cracking the Contraceptive Myths video

March 26

Professor Smith to headline Theology of the Body Educator Training

I’m excited to open Ruah Woods Press’ 2-Day Educator Training on Special Topics. This year’s special topic– Theology of the Body: Gender & Sexual Identity This happens in Cincinnati, Ohio […]

March 26

LifeSite News interviews Janet E. Smith on the Catholic Church corruption crisis

July 26

McCarrick and the problem of dissent from Church teaching

I recently published an article in The Catholic World Report on the scandalous consequences of the Church’s failure to promote a clergy culture that respects its own teaching on sexuality: “The […]

July 26

Fr. James Martin’s weak and wobbly bridge