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When “Eyes Do Not See, Nor Ears Hear”

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 12 Aug 2023 15:20:25 +0000

Cardinal Dolan began a June 2023 essay by lamenting that "religious freedom—our first and most cherished liberty—has wrongly come to be seen by many in the United States as a partisan cause." What dangerous people hold this disgraceful view? He doesn't identify them, but it's a good guess he wasn't thinking Democrats. What "religious freedom" [...]

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Inspiration for This Troubled Time

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 13:32:59 +0000

In February, 2023 in the midst of a variety of troubling events in the nation and the world, a group of Asbury University students in Wilmore Kentucky began a revival to pray for unity among all people. What happened then gained the attention of all but the most hardened non-believers. The first weekend an estimated [...]

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From “Bronx Cheer” to Rousing “Bravo”

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:24:48 +0000

The “Bronx cheer,” as every New Yorker knows, is made by placing the tongue between the lips and blowing in rude fashion to signal derision toward something or someone. “Bravo” needs no explanation. Not long ago Cardinal Dolan’s pronouncements on moral theology often deserved the former assessment. (See “Cardinal Dolan’s Unfortunate Lapse” and “Cardinal Dolan’s [...]

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Understanding Democrats’ Loyalty

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 02 Jan 2019 21:33:36 +0000

The loyalty of Democrats to their party is both fascinating and puzzling. Their elected officials can allow cities to sink deeper into poverty and lawlessness—think Chicago and Detroit—radically change their viewpoints on major issues—think abortion and border security—and forget their campaign promises the moment they win election. Yet Democrat voters keep returning them to office. [...]

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Cardinal Dolan’s Discernment Deficit

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 31 May 2018 14:24:07 +0000

Cardinal Timothy Dolan is America’s “most important churchman,” according to Newsweek. The magazine based that assessment on his position as Archbishop of the largest city with the most influential media in the country, and on his one-time leadership of the U.S Council of Catholic Bishops. Time named him one of the “100 most influential people in the [...]

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