Dr Janet Smith joins Catholic Unscripted to discuss the growing influence of investigative voices like Candace Owens and the deeper cultural battle over truth in the modern world.

A leading Catholic moral theologian, Dr Smith reflects on why figures willing to challenge powerful narratives often provoke intense hostility — and why the search for truth is becoming increasingly contested in contemporary culture.

The conversation explores the crisis of moral reasoning in modern society, the importance of properly formed conscience, and the courage required to speak truth in an age dominated by ideological conformity.

Drawing on decades of scholarship and teaching, Dr Smith offers a Catholic perspective on the cultural upheavals of our time and why recovering the foundations of truth is essential for the future.

In this episode
00:00 Introduction
01:50 Candace Owens and investigative voices
05:40 Why truth-seekers provoke hostility
11:30 The cultural crisis of truth
18:20 The corruption of conscience in modern society
26:45 The role of moral theology today
34:10 Why courage is needed to speak the truth
37:45 Why 'The Boomers' have reverence for Israel
39.00 St Paul
41:00 What Catholics should understand about this cultural moment
47:30 Final reflections

About Dr Janet Smith
Dr Janet Smith is a prominent Catholic moral theologian and philosopher known internationally for her defence of Catholic teaching on marriage, sexuality and human dignity. She served for many years as professor of moral theology at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit and is widely recognised for her lectures on Humanae Vitae, conscience, bioethics and Catholic moral philosophy.

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