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Articles by Ronald L. Jelinek, Ph.D.
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On Musk, markets, and man
Elon Musk is a curious guy. The son of a Canadian-born model and a South African engineer, he grew up in Pretoria before moving to Canada and later graduating from the Wharton School at the […]
Essay
Catholics and conscience in the midst of fear and coercion
In late March 2020, Eric “Smith” 1 was getting his sixth-grade theology class ramped up on Zoom. The plan for the day was to build sufficient student understanding of the ten commandments first, then set […]
Essay
A house in Greenwich, a home in Heaven
When campuses across the country came back to life this fall, I began my seventeenth year teaching business at a Catholic college in the Northeast. Over the years, I’ve taught and advised a few thousand […]
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Opinion: Infantilize, Bully, Shun
Recently, I was asked by a popular financial media group to offer commentary on whether emotional appeals in car insurance advertising were misleading. I responded that while I didn’t necessarily think they were deceptive, I […]
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Confession in a culture preaching redemption without reconciliation
St. Augustine said, “In failing to confess, Lord, I would only hide you from myself, not myself from you.” Yet ours is a time in which the act of sitting quietly in a church confessional […]
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Corruptio optimi pessima
The Saturday morning following the Capitol riot, I participated in our parish’s (now virtual) monthly 7:00 a.m. meeting of Men of St. Joseph. Our young associate pastor, a friend and very talented priest, reminded the […]
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Early voting and this election season have raised important questions for Catholics
Finding broader meaning in election results is the political commentator’s raison d’être. This election has already produced a host of conflicting interpretations. Some of which are quite depressing. We won’t go there. After all, the […]
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Canceling Catholic higher education
Higher education is in a state of crisis. And the source of the threat is not what you might think. The pandemic isn’t to blame. It hasn’t helped but it hasn’t caused the problem. COVID […]
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Tyranny, Liberty, and Chaos
It is sometimes said that tyranny is when the people fear their government; liberty is when the government fears the people. The pandemic has made this real. Government officials locking down cities and towns, deeming […]