essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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07, 2019
A Reflection on the Mueller Hearing
Along with millions of Americans and innumerable others around the world, I watched the entire Mueller hearing on July 24. [...]
13
07, 2019
America’s Problem with Depression
New data reveals that depression is on the rise in the United States, including among teens and young adults. "Diagnoses of major [...]
22
06, 2019
“Maybe I’m Wrong”
The words “Maybe I’m Wrong” are not heard much any more, and it is a fair assumption that fewer people [...]
8
06, 2019
Remembering Luis Machado
Simon Bolivar University Luis Alberto Machado (1932-2016) was a lawyer who served in various governmental capacities in Venezuela. [...]
1
06, 2019
When Feelings Take Control
I recently examined four false notions promoted by Carl Rogers (and Abraham Maslow) that are well on the way to [...]
25
05, 2019
Ideas That Are Destroying America
Many writers have lamented America’s moral and intellectual decline but few have identified the cause. I submit that it is [...]
18
05, 2019
Pope Benedict on Sex Abuse
Pope Benedict’s recent essay on the Church’s sex-abuse scandal begins by clarifying the cultural context in which the sex-abuse scandal [...]
11
05, 2019
Why Venezuela’s Lesson Is Being Ignored
Our Lady [...]
4
05, 2019
A Reflection on Unity and Disunity
I recently wrote an essay entitled “What Catholics Can Learn From Buddhists.” A reader responded by stating that Jesus is [...]
27
04, 2019
What Catholics Can Learn from Buddhists
For centuries Catholics were discouraged, and even forbidden, from reading non-Catholic works lest their faith be undermined. Such precautions were [...]