essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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12, 2023
The Workings of the Holy Spirit
Catholics and other Christians know that the Holy Spirit, together with the Father and the Son, constitute the Trinity called [...]
19
11, 2023
Trump and Ramaswamy?
Shortly after the third Republican presidential debate, Donald Trump announced that he was considering asking Tucker Carlson to be his [...]
11
11, 2023
What Do We Really Know?
Many years ago, when I was a college sophomore majoring in Sociology, I took a course in Criminology. The professor [...]
4
11, 2023
The Catholic Hierarchy and the Mideast Conflict
"The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep. The hired hand, who is not the shepherd and does [...]
28
10, 2023
The Oldest and Strangest Hatred
The hatred of Jews is manifest once again in the massacre of hundreds of Israelis, including unborn children slashed from [...]
21
10, 2023
Trump or Biden? A Not So Difficult Choice
The early phases of the 2024 Presidential campaign are well underway and barring unforeseen events, the final faceoff will be [...]
14
10, 2023
Reflecting on the Middle East Slaughter
Most of us are still struggling to grasp the enormity of the recent attacks on Israel by Hamas. We heard [...]
7
10, 2023
Will the Hierarchy Embrace This Wise Counsel?
The four-year Synod of the Catholic Church is nearing completion. It has been described as a "Journey" that is "both [...]
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09, 2023
The Contemporary Fashion of Loving Ourselves
I recently heard a sermon in my parish that encouraged parishioners to love themselves. It was not the first time [...]
25
08, 2023
An Example that Inspires Hope
In the early 1902s Anthony, a young Italian immigrant to the United States, was being screened at New York's Ellis [...]