{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr. Melissa Moschella on Parental Rights in Natural and Constitutional Law","description":"What are parental rights? Are they a legal stance\u2014or a philosophical one? In today\u2019s conversation, Dr. Melissa Moschella of the University of Notre Dame discusses the profound and practical implications of the parent-child relationship. She then explores how those conclusions operate in the American legal tradition, tracing from natural law to John Locke to historic court cases and the public discourse today. Chapters: 3:46 True rights imply true duties 10:04 Natural law: knowable through reason 15:00 The rights and duties of parents 22:32 Role of the state in the American tradition 28:44 Twentieth-century shift, John Rawls 37:29 Whether schools can be value-neutral 43:34 Parental rights in American courts 46:47 Beyond religious liberty 55:00 School choice as parental choice 1:00:57 Public discourse: how to talk to friends, family, neighbors 1:05:30 Her book on natural law Links:  Melissa Moschella, Ph.D., McGrath Institute for Church Life at Notre Dame To Whom Do Children Belong? Parental Rights, Civic Education, and Children\u2019s Autonomy&amp;nbsp;by Melissa Moschella Ethics, Politics, and Natural Law: Principles for Human Flourishing&amp;nbsp;by Melissa Moschella Democratic Education&amp;nbsp;by Amy Guttman (argued against by Dr. Moschella)  Brief of&amp;nbsp;Amica Curiae&amp;nbsp;in Support of Petitioners&amp;nbsp;by Melissa Moschella  \u201cNonreligious Parents Have Rights Too,\u201d&amp;nbsp;WSJ&amp;nbsp;op-ed by Melissa Moschella Also on the Forum:  The Mortara Case: Parental Authority and Thomas Aquinas&amp;nbsp;featuring Dr. Matthew Tapie and Dr. Lionel Yaceczko Parents as Primary Educators&amp;nbsp;by Michael Moynihan Featured Opportunities: Fathers\u2019 Conference&amp;nbsp;at The Heights School (November 1, 2025) The Art of Teaching Boys Conference at The Heights School (January 7-9, 2026 \/ May 6-8, 2026) ","author_name":"HeightsCast: Forming Men Fully Alive","author_url":"https:\/\/heights.edu\/heightscast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38755780\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194611945"}