essays by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero
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03, 2023
A Cardinal’s Proposal for Changes in the Church
Several centuries ago Francis Bacon (1521-1626) offered this sage advice on thought and discussion: “Read not to contradict and confute; [...]
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03, 2023
Inspiration for This Troubled Time
In February, 2023 in the midst of a variety of troubling events in the nation and the world, a group [...]
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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 [...]
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02, 2023
Insights from Our Ancestors
Bust of Socrates In the late 1980s I was invited to Singapore to help their Curriculum Development Institute [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]