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Author Archives: Marc Vincent Rugani

The Assumption: A Call to Walk with God

August 15, 2015by Marc Vincent Rugani 3 Comments

Growing up in a parish dedicated to St. Mary of the Assumption, with so many stained glass windows, statues, songs and prayers dedicated to events in the life of the […]

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Afterlife, Catholicism, Christian Life, Church, Communion of Saints, Devotions, Discipleship, Ignatius, Mary, Saints, Spirituality, Witness

“He Became Perturbed and Deeply Troubled” – The Com-passion of Christ in the Face of Evil

March 21, 2015by Marc Vincent Rugani 4 Comments

Two weeks from the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord, and one week from Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, the readings from the fourth gospel, John 11, invite […]

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Death, Evil, Ignatian Spirituality, Lectionary, Lent, Suffering, Theodicy

St. Scholastica – Teaching Contemplation in Action

February 10, 2015by Marc Vincent Rugani 1 Comment

At the outset of this post, I’ll admit that I don’t have a particular devotion to this venerable saint and until recently I didn’t know much about her at all, […]

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Discipleship, Jesuit, Saints

The Feast of St. Francis Xavier: Becoming a “Companion” with Strangers in the “Joy of the Gospel”

December 3, 2014by Marc Vincent Rugani 1 Comment

For two wonderful years, I was a faculty member at Xavier High School in New York City. Although no stranger to Jesuits and Jesuit education, I admit I knew little […]

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Christian Life, Church, Community, Conversion, Evangelization, Hospitality, Jesuit, Mission, Pope Francis, Saints, Solidarity, Young Adult Catholics

Angels in the Outfield? – The Feast of Ss. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael

September 28, 2014by Marc Vincent Rugani 1 Comment

Major League Baseball concluded its regular season schedule on Sunday, and the best record in the American League belongs to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite its redundant and […]

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Angels, Christian Life, Ministry, Saints, Theology and Culture, Theology and Literature, Tradition

The Quest for the Lord’s Cup

June 7, 2014by Marc Vincent Rugani Leave a comment

In Buffalo, New York, there are two predominant religions: Roman Catholicism and ice hockey.  Listening to games on my Sony boom box in the church parking lot while reenacting amazing […]

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Christian Life, Community, Eucharist, Sacrament, Theology and Culture, Tradition

St. Stanislaus, Bishop and Martyr – Poland, Politics, and Preaching the Gospel Today

April 11, 2014by Marc Vincent Rugani Leave a comment

I grew up a Roman Catholic in Buffalo, New York with a healthy portion of Polish ancestry.  From an early age I recognized that some particularly strange sounding names were inextricably […]

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Bishops, Church, Eucharist, Evangelization, History, Justice, Politics, Pope, Pope Francis, Reconciliation, Saints, Theology and Society, Vatican

The Grammar of Giving Thanks

November 28, 2013by Marc Vincent Rugani Leave a comment

Last week I hosted a study break for students in my residence hall and screened “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving.”  This was the first time many of them had ever seen […]

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History, Thanksgiving, Young Adult Catholics

Happy Are the Poor. (Yes. Really.)

May 4, 2013by Marc Vincent Rugani 1 Comment

Just days after his election the Cardinal-Formerly-Known-As-Bergoglio commented that he made the unprecedented choice of “Francis” for his papal name because he was inspired by St. Francis of Assisi, whom […]

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Economics, Environment, Justice, Kingdom of God, Pope, Pope Francis, Social Justice

Communion of Saints

February 18, 2012by Marc Vincent Rugani 2 Comments

When I got my current job and moved back to New York City in 2010, I had to go through the painful “re-initiation” into urban life and local neighborhood orientation.  […]

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Catholicism, Saints, Shark Week, Theology and Church

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