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The Power of Small Deeds

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 19 Oct 2019 11:56:31 +0000

St. Teresa of Calcutta reportedly said, “Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” The thought is inspiring, but it raises two questions, “What kinds of ‘small things’ does it apply to?” and “How will those actions benefit us and others?” The following thoughts may help [...]

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Foolishly Forsaking Humility

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 13:16:53 +0000

In 1980 Mac Davis wrote “Oh, Lord, It’s Hard to be Humble (if you’re perfect in every way)” He was not disparaging humility, of course, but having fun with the human tendency to overweening pride and self-importance. Yet ironically, at that very time, the self-esteem movement was championing what he was mocking. The self-esteem movement [...]

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The Teaching of Virtue

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 04 May 2016 19:45:09 +0000

Jaime Primak Sullivan has taught her three young children to look people in the eye and say “please” and “thank you” because doing so acknowledges their humanity and shows respect. One day when she took them for ice cream cones and they failed to follow that teaching, she expressed her disappointment and then tossed the cones [...]

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