articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about religion
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02, 2025
How A Single Conflict Can Impact Religion
Three millennia ago, an astounding physical conflict took place in the Middle East. A giant Philistine named Goliath challenged a [...]
1
02, 2025
Catholic Guidance Gone Awry
They are at it again, or to be more accurate, still at it. I'm referring to the condemnation of Donald [...]
25
01, 2025
Catholicism’s Quandary About Sexuality
In the first part of the 20th century, the Church's position on sexuality was clear: Sex outside of marriage was [...]
21
09, 2024
Bravo Catholic Bishops: Now Let’s See More of This
The Catholic bishops of Florida recently issued a statement praising Governor Ron DeSantis's signing of legislation for a 15-week abortion [...]
10
08, 2024
Tracing the Jesuits’ Decline
Shortly after publishing an essay lamenting the Jesuits' Magazine America's embrace of Wokeism, I read a prominent Jesuit's article lamenting [...]
3
08, 2024
When a Catholic Magazine Goes ‘Woke’
St. Ignatius Loyola The term "Woke" is often used to refer to "politically liberal or progressive especially in [...]
16
03, 2024
How Modern “Truth” Opposes Christianity
In "Revisiting the Idea of Truth" I discussed how Americans' abandonment of the ancient view of truth has destroyed rationality [...]
2
03, 2024
The Issue of Women Deacons, Part 2
Part 1 of this essay explained the continuing controversy over whether the Catholic church should allow women to serve as [...]
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02, 2024
The Issue of Women Deacons
The Catholic hierarchy's recent uproar over the idea of women deacons seems as intense as their uproar over blessing gay [...]
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02, 2024
Reflections on Lent
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, when the sign of the cross is made with ashes on our foreheads [...]