essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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02, 2023
Understanding Anti-Social Behavior
“Why?” “What could possibly explain this behavior?” “How did we get to this state of affairs?” These questions and a [...]
18
02, 2023
Insights from Our Ancestors
Bust of Socrates In the late 1980s I was invited to Singapore to help their Curriculum Development Institute [...]
11
02, 2023
Dangerous Developments in American Education
The concept of academic freedom is centuries old and has been modified over time. Since 1940 it has had these [...]
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02, 2023
Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Message to Us
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1971) is best remembered for his incisive and witty television presentations, but he was also a [...]
27
01, 2023
America’s Epidemic of Foolishness
Watching the news these days calls to mind the old Jewish adage, “Send a fool to close the shutters and [...]
21
01, 2023
Welcome to Topsy-Turvydom
Erika López Prater was an adjunct professor of Art History at Hamline University. Her course syllabus included a warning that [...]
14
01, 2023
Does U.S. Border Policy Violate Catholic Teaching?
I recently read an article in the Jesuit magazine America titled “Biden, Benedict and Immigration: How U.S. Border Policy Violates [...]
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01, 2023
A Worthy New Year’s Resolution
Pope Benedict XVI died in December 2022; Queen Elizabeth, a few months earlier. Not only were both mourned throughout the [...]
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12, 2022
The Importance of Anticipating Consequences
People often assume that their actions will achieve what they intend and nothing else. But that assumption is dangerous. What [...]
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12, 2022
Restoring Internal Harmony
Viktor Frankl From all indications, more and more Americans are experiencing disillusionment, despair, and even suicidal thoughts over [...]