essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
23
12, 2016
Christmas and Forgiveness
“I can never forgive Trump for the things he said about John McCain, Ted Cruz, Carly Fiorina, and all the [...]
25
11, 2016
Reflections On Giving Thanks
The Gospel passage selected for Thanksgiving Day, 2016 was the story of the ten lepers that Jesus cleansed: “Now one [...]
17
11, 2016
A Crucial Education Reform
With a new administration comes renewed hope of meaningful education reform. Among the most needed reforms is one that ought [...]
5
10, 2016
Thinking Catholic with Mike Pence
The Vice-Presidential debate provided a perfectly articulated argument for the traditional Catholic view of a politician’s obligation regarding abortion. Ironically, [...]
10
06, 2015
The Power of Disinformation
For over sixty years, communists have poisoned world opinion about America so successfully that even many Americans, including elected officials, [...]
4
09, 2014
Albert Einstein and Socialism
Someone recently sent me an article noting Albert Einstein’s favorable view of Socialism. Knowing that I have been critical of [...]
16
01, 2014
Learning from Our Mistakes
Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” By this [...]
25
12, 2013
A Special Kind of Giving
The Christmas season encourages us to shift our attention from receiving to giving, and that is a blessing because it [...]
11
12, 2013
Pope Francis on Poverty
When Sarah Palin said the Pope’s views on poverty were “kind of liberal” and Rush Limbaugh called them “pure Marxism,” [...]
5
12, 2013
Thinking Deficiency Syndrome
Never heard of Thinking Deficiency Syndrome (TDS)? That’s not surprising. I just invented the term and the acronym because a [...]