articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about religion
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03, 2013
Holy Week And Man’s Search For Meaning
I am writing this essay at the beginning of Holy Week, a time that recalls the Last Supper, the agony [...]
5
03, 2013
American Catholics And Social Justice
“Social justice” is at the center of most political activism in contemporary America. It has provided arguments for the expansion [...]
27
02, 2013
The Catholic Church And Same-Sex Marriage
As of January 2013, same-sex marriage was legal in nine states and the District of Columbia, as well as in [...]
30
01, 2013
Parish Hopping
Parish hopping is defined as moving from parish to parish in the hope of finding the “right” one. It is [...]
20
12, 2012
Two Claims Of Infallibility
This essay continues the discussion begun in “Theological Confusion” and published in this journal December 13, 2012 In 1870 Vatican One proclaimed [...]
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12, 2012
Theological Confusion
In a recent address to the International Theological Commission, Pope Benedict responded to critics of the Church. Much of what [...]
25
09, 2012
Christians And The Mother Of Jesus
Over the centuries Catholics’ regard for Mary has sometimes verged on worship. Although mainly true of the uneducated, excessive veneration [...]
29
08, 2012
Common Sense About Abortion
It’s election season again and abortion defenders are casting the usual aspersions, which may be summarized as, conservatives are anti-choice extremists [...]
22
08, 2012
Where Credit Is Due
You didn't get there on your own . . . If you were successful, somebody along the line gave you [...]
25
07, 2012
Cardinal Dolan’s Unfortunate Lapse
Cardinal Dolan’s book, True Freedom, is available from Amazon. Actually, it’s not a book but an essay, followed by an excerpt from [...]