ARCHIVED COLUMNS by Griff L. Ruby

ARCHIVES OF INSTALLMENTS Griff's book is available from iUniverse.com Books Below are all the installments of the STRAIGHT STUFF columns by Griff L. Ruby to date. Also, to read the Book Review of his book, "The Resurrection of the Roman Catholic Church", see BOOKS YOU CAN BOOK ON and see here on DailyCatholic some EXCERPTS from this fine book.

Installment 123: Conclusion - A Real Solution to a False Problem Part Fourteen on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 122: Fecundity and Sterility Part Thirteen on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 121: Man of Providence Part Twelve on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 120: Spontaneous Sedevacantism? Part Eleven on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 119: Worthy of Consideration Part Ten on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 118: Authority by Default? Part Nine on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 117: Undoing the Double-Negative Part Eight on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 116: A Theological Map Part Two: Applying the Cardinal Compass for a Clearer and Sure Path Installment 115: A Theological Map Part One: Trouble Navigating When the Road is Not Clearly Delineated Installment 114: Learning Curve, Interrupted Part Seven on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 113: Misrepresenting Billot Part Six on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 112: They Fought the Bad Fight of Installment Fifteen of "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" Installment 111: The Screed of a Creed? Part Five on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 110: Rock Solidly Set in Stone Part Three on a series on the Bible of the First Century Church Installment 109: From Tier to Eternity Part Two on a series on the Bible of the First Century Church Installment 108: Transition from the Old to Ascertaining the New Part One on a series on the Bible of the First Century Church Installment 107: The Case of the Disappearing Disappearance Part Four on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 106: Is It Too Complicated? Part Three on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 105: A Brief for the First Discussion Eight Points that will give Fellay a fail-proof way of proving Ratzinger wrong in face-to-face discussions Installment 104: The Roots of Liberalism Straight Talk about a Sensitive Subject Installment 103: And Now, the Other Kind of Sedevacantist Part Two on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 102: Nascent Feeney Part c of Installment Fourteen of "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" Installment 101: Nascent Feeney Part b of Installment Fourteen of "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" Installment 100: Nascent Feeney Part a of Installment Fourteen of "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" Installment 99: On Meditation Time for introspection in focusing on our prayer life Installment 98: Let's Hold a Conclave Part One on a series refuting the SSPX-published book, Sedevacantism - A False Solution To a Real Problem Installment 97: Begin at the Beginning Part Thirteen of "The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty" Installment 96: The Proof Part Three of a three-part treatise "Anatomy of a Papal Resignation" Installment 95: The Precedents Part Two of a three-part treatise "Anatomy of a Papal Resignation" Installment 94: The Procedure Part One of a three-part treatise "Anatomy of a Papal Resignation" Installment 93: Thinking Inside the Church and Outside the Conciliar Box Amping up the discussion on how sedevacantism is the only conclusion in light of the facts presented Installment 92: Dead or Alive, Anonymous Apostates Are Known to God Part Three of a three-part Interlude Installment 91: The Slippery Slope to Sophistry Part Two of a three-part Interlude Installment 90: Genesis of the Polemics Against Feeneyism Part One of a three-part Interlude Installment 89: To Go Where No Saint Has Gone Before The Society's dangerous course Installment 88: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Twelve, part c Closing Arguments against the Thesis and Feeneyism Installment 87: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Twelve, part b The Catechism vs. the Thesis and Feeneyism Installment 86: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Twelve, part a The Church Theologians vs. the Thesis and Feeneyism Installment 85: A Good Christmas Annual Nativity Message Installment 84: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Eleven, part b The Church vs. Feeneyism Installment 83: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Eleven, part a Conspiracy of a Cult Installment 82: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Ten, part b Desire to Know the Full Truth about Baptism of Desire Installment 81: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Ten, part a Fathers Know Best what desires God Desires Installment 80: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Nine Bobbing for BOB Installment 79: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Eight When all else fails, blame God! Installment 78: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Seven The Evidence is Overwhelming! Installment 77: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Six It's All Or Nothing! Installment 76: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Five What About the What-abouts? Installment 75: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Four The Treatise is in Contempt of Context Installment 74: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Three Three who dare challenge Church Teaching Installment 73: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part Two Ellipses can Eclipse Ecclesial Intent Installment 72: The Art of Scholastic Dishonesty, Part One Word Twisting to Change the Meaning Installment 71: Sleight of Hand Installment 70: A Grave Risk Installment 69: Wither Winter Christmas? installment 68:The Novus Ordo Shill Factory installment 67:New Rites for Old installment 66:IV. The Phantom Menace of the Motu Fourth and final in a series on "Motu Wars" installment 65:III. Return of the 'Time Bombs' Third in a series on "Motu Wars" installment 64:II. The Conciliar Empire Strikes Back Second in a series on "Motu Wars" installment 63:I. Hope Against Hope First in a series on "Motu Wars" installment 62:An Open Letter to the Sisters who left the CMRI installment 61: How One Novelty Invents More Novelties installment 60: What if..? installment 59: The Long and Short of It installment 58: Of Elephants and Chandeliers and a Certain River in Egypt installment 57: Time to Put a Certain Piece of Nonsense to Rest installment 56: Trad-Oecumenism installment 55: Invisibilism installment 54: On Cowardice installment 53: 10 Simple Answers to 10 Easy Questions installment 52: The Procedure installment 51: View to the Long Term installment 50: The Appeal of Catholicism and Hindrance Number 1 Part III of the series "The Way Back to the Mainstream" installment 49: Traditional Catholics ARE the Christian Mainstream Part II of the series "The Way Back to the Mainstream" installment 48: The Resurrection of Pope Pius XII installment 47: Homosexuality's Dirty Secret Part Two installment 46: Homosexuality's Dirty Secret Part One installment 45: Personal and Corporate Return to the Church installment 44: The Council and its Spirit installment 43: Authority installment 42: In THIS I Rejoice installment 41: A Spiritual Lesson from My Little Dog, and other Spiritual Meditations installment 40: Practical Sedevacantism installment 39: The Way Back to the Mainstream Part I of the series "The Way Back to the Mainstream" installment 38: Potpourri in the Philippines Some Musings, Insights and Book Reviews on Vacationing in a once most Catholic land installment 37: Despair and Presumption Some Musings on the Sins Against Hope installment 36: Grace and the Subsistent Superchurch Part Three of Clarification about Graces outside the Church installment 35: Grace and the Decree on Ecumenism Part Two of Clarification about Graces outside the Church installment 34: Grace and the Heretical Baptism Part One of Clarification about Graces outside the Church installment 33: God's Eternal Enterprise installment 32: Down the Yellow Brick Road to Apostasy: The Lumen Gentium Syndrome installment 31: Novus Ordo "Suffering" installment 30: Can We Pray For Our Enemies? installment 29: Harvest Moon Revisited installment 28: Lose the Attitude installment 27: Standards Still Apply installment 26: A Lesson from Jolly Old England installment 25: Project Harvest Moon and Pope Gregory XVII Part Two installment 24: Project Harvest Moon and Pope Gregory XVII Part One installment 23: A Postscript to the Terri Schiavo case installment 22: Benedict XVI can save the Church, but will he? installment 21: Canonical Pessimism installment 20: Can Good People Go to Hell? installment 19: Power and Spiritual Riches in Poverty installment 18: What is your picture? Part Five on Lumen Gentium installment 17: What is your picture? Part Four on Lumen Gentium installment 16: What is your picture? Part Three on Lumen Gentium installment 15: What is your picture? Part Two on Lumen Gentium installment 14: What is your picture? Part One on Lumen Gentium installment 13: The Supreme Scandal installment 12: No Room at the Inn - for Tradition installment 11: Running to the End of the World installment 10: Bad Company Ruins Good Morals Part Two installment 9: Bad Company Ruins Good Morals Part One installment 8: A Spiritual Lesson from an Airline Stewardess installment 7: The Essence of Schism Part Two installment 6: The Essence of Schism Part One installment 5: Lest we forget - Why 'PRO MULTIS' installment 4: Have You Hugged your Local Conservative Novus Ordo Believer Lately? installment 3: Something about Denzinger installment 2: A Journey to Truth installment 1: Purity, and the Grace to See God