articles by Vincent Ryan Ruggiero about religion
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03, 2021
A Valuable Insight on Immigration
Sometimes insights come in unexpected ways and from unlikely sources. One such insight recently came from Nayib Bukele, President of [...]
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03, 2021
A Perfect Theological Storm
A Perfect Storm is defined as “a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of [movements].” A Perfect [...]
27
02, 2021
A Jesuit Magazine’s Disrespect of the Dead
The death of Rush Limbaugh on February 17, 2021 was reported around the world. The headlines in mainstream publications were [...]
26
12, 2020
Why Catholics Venerate Mary
At this time of year, every Christian’s thoughts turn to the beginning of what is known as “The Greatest Story [...]
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12, 2020
Pope Francis’ Message to a Struggling World
Pope Francis’ new book, Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future, was published on December 1, 2020. The publisher [...]
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11, 2020
Canonizing Joe Biden
Canonizing Joe Biden? I know my Republican friends will think this is a misprint. A week or so ago I [...]
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10, 2020
Pope Francis and Same-Sex Unions
Background Note: I recently explained how popes have strived to preserve doctrinal continuity by supporting their predecessors’ pronouncements. I noted, as well, [...]
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10, 2020
Pope Francis’ Curious Encyclical, Part 2
Summary of Part 1: In Rerum Novarum (1891) Pope Leo XIII wrote: “The first and most fundamental principle . . . if [...]
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10, 2020
Pope Francis’ Curious Encyclical
Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, Fratelli Tutti (Brothers All) offers an odd combination of timely and profound insights, flawed judgment, and an [...]
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09, 2020
Jesuits Embarrassing Jesuits
St. Ignatius of Loyola There are fourteen Jesuit priests on the editorial board of America Magazine, each with [...]