Divisiveness Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/divisiveness/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:23:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Divisiveness Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/divisiveness/ 32 32 “Assessing the Trump Presidency” Revisited https://mind-at-work.com/assessing-the-trump-presidency-revisited/ Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:23:10 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3440 A friend reacted to my essay, “Assessing the Trump Presidency,” and that reaction led to a lively exchange of texts. Following are the most significant parts of that exchange: FRIEND: I read your essay “Assessing President Trump” and found it interesting. Even so, I have some points of disagreement with you. While it is appropriate for [...]

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]]> “Maybe I’m Wrong” https://mind-at-work.com/maybe-im-wrong/ Sat, 22 Jun 2019 15:21:20 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3380 The words “Maybe I’m Wrong” are not heard much any more, and it is a fair assumption that fewer people than in past generations even think of them. That is because in recent decades the emphasis in education and the general culture has been on self-acceptance, self-congratulation, and self-esteem. (From here on, I will use the [...]

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]]> A Reflection on Unity and Disunity https://mind-at-work.com/a-reflection-on-unity-and-disunity/ Sat, 04 May 2019 14:28:09 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3289 I recently wrote an essay entitled “What Catholics Can Learn From Buddhists.” A reader responded by stating that Jesus is his “everything,” the “servants of Satan” aim to mislead us, “love and truth” lead to unity whereas  falsehood leads to disunity, and thus Buddhists have nothing of value to offer Catholics. That was essentially it. [...]

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