Western Civilization Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/western-civilization/ Vincent Ryan Ruggiero - Author of books and essays Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:45:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://mind-at-work.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/cropped-open-book-32x32.png Western Civilization Archives - Vincent Ryan Ruggiero Official website - Author https://mind-at-work.com/essays/western-civilization/ 32 32 Whatever Happened to Sin? Part 2 https://mind-at-work.com/whatever-happened-to-sin-part-2/ Sat, 01 Apr 2023 15:24:44 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=5256 In Part 1 of this essay, I noted that the Catholic hierarchy is attempting to straddle two incompatible views: the modern pagan view that denies the existence of sin, and the Catechism view that affirms it. I added that they cannot have it both ways, and that their attempt to do so will only lead more Catholics to [...]

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]]> A Riddle, Wrapped in a Mystery, Inside an Enigma https://mind-at-work.com/a-riddle-wrapped-in-a-mystery-inside-an-enigma/ Sat, 08 May 2021 13:57:28 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4461 The title is borrowed from Winston Churchill. Though he coined the phrase in reference to another matter, it describes perfectly the present situation in contemporary America. Our culture and society have fallen into a pit of confusion and contradictions, and it is difficult identifying how the fall happened and what we should do about it. [...]

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]]> The Catholic Hierarchy’s Role in the Border Crisis https://mind-at-work.com/the-catholic-hierarchys-role-in-the-border-crisis/ Sat, 01 May 2021 16:31:22 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=4454 I recently wrote, “The mistakes in immigration policy made in Europe over the past half-century are deeply chiseled in history and have been present for everyone on the planet to see and learn from.” I went on to explain how Donald Trump saw, understood, and responded courageously, whereas Joe Biden, who had held government positions [...]

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]]> Catholicism: Can the Decline Be Reversed? https://mind-at-work.com/catholicism-can-the-decline-be-reversed/ Sat, 11 Jul 2020 14:09:42 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=3981 That the Catholic Church has been losing numbers for decades has been well established. Why the loss has occurred, however, is not as clear. One might expect that Church leaders would be interested in finding the answer and sharing it with their congregations. But they have offered little explanation other than blaming secularism. Before considering [...]

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]]> Moral Theology and Muslim Immigration https://mind-at-work.com/moral-theology-and-muslim-immigration/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:17:43 +0000 https://mind-at-work.com/?p=2352 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:2 In Catholic theology, moral judgment must be grounded in Scripture, sensitive to the complexity of issues, and guided by sound [...]

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