essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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08, 2023
Our Urgent Need to Examine Ideas
In a recent essay I noted that critical thinking is a more reliable guide to behavior than emotion, provided it [...]
12
08, 2023
When “Eyes Do Not See, Nor Ears Hear”
Cardinal Dolan began a June 2023 essay by lamenting that "religious freedom—our first and most cherished liberty—has wrongly come to [...]
5
08, 2023
Valuing God’s Incomparable Gift, the Human Mind
Rodin's The Thinker The Bible tells us that God created humans in his "image and likeness." What does [...]
22
07, 2023
The Decline of Emotional Control
A biological male wins the Miss Netherlands title. Whistle-blowers are maligned for reporting crimes. An employer fires his employee for [...]
15
07, 2023
How Our Minds Play Tricks on Us
I recall an interesting anecdote that speaks volumes about the workings of the human mind. Henry was driving on a [...]
8
07, 2023
The Grave Danger of Denying Consequences
Consequences are a central and inescapable feature of life. Some are good, some bad. The good ones improve us and [...]
1
07, 2023
What in the World Were They Thinking?
For years the news has filled with reports of behaviors by people in influential positions that make the rest of [...]
17
06, 2023
A Bishop Discusses Open Borders
Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto recently published an essay titled "Migrants Are Not Fodder for Political Propaganda" in the Jesuit magazine [...]
10
06, 2023
Self-Love Minus Guilt Equals Chaos
Several decades ago the word "guilt" fell out of use, as did its companions “remorse" and "repentance." All three words, [...]
3
06, 2023
Restoring Catholic Wisdom, Part 3
Part 1 of this essay argued that the Catholic Church desperately needs to renew its historic teachings, and the Bishops [...]