essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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06, 2021
A Special Way of Praying for America
It is hard to imagine a greater need for prayer in our country than the need that exists today. In [...]
12
06, 2021
America’s Flawed View of Truth, Part 2
Socrates Part 1 discussed the error of believing that truth is within us so we don’t need to [...]
5
06, 2021
America’s Flawed View of Truth
A discussion of truth may seem too academic to have any practical value, but it really isn’t. In fact, our [...]
29
05, 2021
How America Has Changed
We are all immersed in our culture, and that immersion alters our beliefs and values to some extent over time, often [...]
8
05, 2021
A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma
The title is borrowed from Winston Churchill. Though he coined the phrase in reference to another matter, it describes perfectly [...]
1
05, 2021
The Catholic Hierarchy’s Role in the Border Crisis
I recently wrote, “The mistakes in immigration policy made in Europe over the past half-century are deeply chiseled in history [...]
24
04, 2021
The Grave Danger of Good Intentions
You may be wondering, “How can good intentions be dangerous? After all, good is the very opposite of evil, and goodness [...]
17
04, 2021
President Biden’s Foolish Refusal to Learn
If we learn from our experience, we are considered intelligent. If we learn from our experience and other people’s as well, [...]
3
04, 2021
Reaffirming the Story of Salvation
The Nicene Creed summarizes Catholic teaching about Jesus in these words: “We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only [...]
27
03, 2021
A Valuable Insight on Immigration
Sometimes insights come in unexpected ways and from unlikely sources. One such insight recently came from Nayib Bukele, President of [...]