articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about culture
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05, 2023
Restoring Catholic Wisdom, Part 2
In Part 1 I argued that the Catholic Church desperately needs to renew its historic teachings, and the Bishops and [...]
25
02, 2023
Understanding Anti-Social Behavior
“Why?” “What could possibly explain this behavior?” “How did we get to this state of affairs?” These questions and a [...]
9
02, 2023
Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Message to Us
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1971) is best remembered for his incisive and witty television presentations, but he was also a [...]
27
01, 2023
America’s Epidemic of Foolishness
Watching the news these days calls to mind the old Jewish adage, “Send a fool to close the shutters and [...]
5
11, 2022
What Would Satan Do?
I know, I know . . . Modern “with-it” people don’t believe that Satan exists, let alone has any influence [...]
29
10, 2022
How to Contribute to Social Harmony
The great majority of Americans agree that overcoming the division among us is imperative. We have to learn to speak [...]
17
09, 2022
The Whatever School of Morality, Part 2
Part 1 of this essay explained that WhateverMorality is the belief that good and evil, right and wrong, are whatever [...]
10
09, 2022
The Whatever School of Morality
One of the most fundamental and ancient moral precepts is Do Good and Avoid Evil. It was expressed (in different [...]
18
08, 2022
The Inflation of Infallibility
-----------Carl Rogers---------- My recent essay on the doctrine of Papal Infallibility showed that many popes were mistaken about [...]
6
08, 2022
Restoring Social Harmony
I ended my recent essay, “Revisiting Ancient Wisdom,” by recalling Confucius’ view that getting beyond self-adulation improves ourselves, our communities, [...]