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How A Single Conflict Can Impact Religion

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 15:51:04 +0000

Three millennia ago, an astounding physical conflict took place in the Middle East. A giant Philistine named Goliath challenged a young Israel shepherd boy named David to battle. Goliath stood 9 feet 9 inches tall and was an experienced warrior. David was a young shepherd with no fighting skill and no weapon other than a [...]

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Habits for Moral Character

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:50:12 +0000

This essay is the sixth in the series "Good Habits." The discussion is based on my book of the same title. Many people today seem to think moral character is something we have or don't have, and nothing can be done to acquire it. That idea is mistaken. Many others believe that having moral character [...]

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Habits for Sound Reasoning

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 14:23:08 +0000

This essay returns to the series "Good Habits," which is based on my book of the same title. The discussion here concerns the habit of "Sound Reasoning." Sound reasoning may be the most important habit we can have, yet it seems to be among the least practiced in the present age. Why is that? Mainly [...]

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Catholic Guidance Gone Awry

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:43:32 +0000

They are at it again, or to be more accurate, still at it. I'm referring to the condemnation of Donald Trump and his policy on immigration. I don't mean the statements of secular progressives who arguably "know not what they do" but instead religious progressives, in particular well-educated and in some cases anointed Catholics, for [...]

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Catholicism’s Quandary About Sexuality

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Sat, 25 Jan 2025 13:30:49 +0000

In the first part of the 20th century, the Church's position on sexuality was clear: Sex outside of marriage was sinful; sex between a married man and woman was normal, as long as every act of intercourse was open to pregnancy; sex between two males or two females was both unnatural and sinful; marriage between [...]

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