essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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05, 2018
Understanding Infallibility
The woman was confused about the Catholic doctrine of infallibility, so she wrote to a Catholic website for clarification. The [...]
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04, 2018
Dissatisfaction with Pope Francis
Almost immediately after my essay “Pope Francis’ Support of Protests” was published, I received four interesting comments: Arthur began by [...]
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04, 2018
Pope Francis’ Support of Protests
On the day before Palm Sunday 2018, young people in the U.S. participated in a march in favor of gun [...]
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03, 2018
The Blessings of Lent
All Christians know the story of Christ’s passion, death, and resurrection by heart. They know, as well, the incomparable blessing [...]
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03, 2018
The Latest Schoolhouse Absurdity
I recently wrote, “Contemporary discussion of social issues is filled with overgeneralization, oversimplification, selective reporting of facts, and appeals to [...]
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03, 2018
“Dilly Dilly,” More Than Silly
“Dilly Dilly” is certainly silly. A medieval king demanding that his subjects pay homage with cases of Bud Light, leading [...]
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02, 2018
The Roots of Mass Murder
Since the beginning of this century, 36 mass shootings in 22 states have claimed the lives of 388 people. Although this [...]
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02, 2018
Nancy Reagan, Nike, and American Culture
What could these three possibly have in common? In 1986 Reagan offered a message of restraint—“Just say no”—recalling a moral [...]
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02, 2018
A Different View of Catholic Renewal
My recent essay on the Dynamic Catholic movement ended by suggesting that, though its contribution to Catholic renewal is worthwhile, [...]
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01, 2018
“Are You a Dynamic Catholic?”
This question is being asked in parishes across the country, as a result of the efforts of Matthew Kelly and [...]