By Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange - Fr. Chad Ripperger gave an excellent talk about gossiping and its effects, including individual vices that comprise gossiping and how we can determine what can/should be said and what we should refrain from saying… Based on Thomistic philosophy, Fr. Ripperger explains that, in order for us to speak about another person, there are three requirements: It has to be just… It has to be charitable… It has to be necessary.