essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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01, 2019
Understanding Democrats’ Loyalty
The loyalty of Democrats to their party is both fascinating and puzzling. Their elected officials can allow cities to sink [...]
27
12, 2018
Things That Puzzle Me
The standard way of entering the New Year is with a list of resolutions we intend to keep but end [...]
21
12, 2018
Meditating on the Nativity
In 1223 in the Italian town of Grecio, the crèche was first displayed by the man who, it is said, [...]
12
12, 2018
The Sex Scandal Is Only Partly Solved
In the minds of many, including Catholic leaders, the Church’s sex scandal is a closed matter. They reason that the [...]
6
12, 2018
Don’t Retain these Professors
During the soap opera drama that surrounded the Kavanaugh Senate hearing, one important news item received considerably less attention than [...]
28
11, 2018
Echoes from the Garden
Original Sin as depicted by Brueghel and Rubens The comedian Red Skelton created a character [...]
20
11, 2018
Celebrating Thanksgiving
Special days of thanksgiving existed in earlier cultures, including Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and ancient Jewish, yet we Americans are more [...]
15
11, 2018
Rediscovering Humility
In a recent essay I traced the problem of divisiveness in modern America to our culture’s overemphasis on SELF—notably self-esteem and [...]
17
10, 2018
Catholic Responses to the Abuse Scandal
I recently attended a lay forum at a local Catholic parish and found what one might expect—a mixture of heartache, [...]
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10, 2018
Democrats’ Contempt for American Values
Thucydides Democrat officials’ opposition to Donald Trump originated during the Republican primary in dislike of his rude verbal [...]