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COMPENDIUM OF THE SOCIAL DOCTRINE OF THE CHURCH TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Biblical Abbreviations Letter of Cardinal Angelo Sodano Presentation INTRODUCTION AN INTEGRAL AND SOLIDARY HUMANISM a. At the dawn of the Third Millennium b. The significance of this document c. At the service of the full truth about man d. In the sign of solidarity, respect and love PART ONE CHAPTER ONE GOD'S PLAN OF LOVE FOR HUMANITY I. GOD'S LIBERATING ACTION IN THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL a. God's gratuitous presence b. The principle of creation and God's gratuitous action II. JESUS CHRIST, THE FULFILMENT OF THE FATHER'S PLAN OF LOVE a. In Jesus Christ the decisive event of the history of God with mankind is fulfilled b. The revelation of Trinitarian love III. THE HUMAN PERSON IN GOD'S PLAN OF LOVE a. Trinitarian love, the origin and goal of the human person b. Christian salvation: for all people and the whole person c. The disciple of Christ as a new creation d. The transcendence of s...

  USCCB SUBSIDIARITY The four main principles are the Dignity of the Human Person, the Common Good, Solidarity, and Subsidiarity. They are all interrelated.  The principle of Subsidiarity reminds us that larger institutions in society (such as the state or federal government) should not overwhelm or interfere with smaller or local institutions (such as the family, local schools, or the Church community). Yet larger institutions have essential responsibilities when local institutions cannot adequately protect human dignity, meet human needs, or advance the common good.1 Subsidiarity reflects the essential freedom and innate human dignity of each person while also recognizing the role higher authorities, such as government, can play to ensure that all people are able to thrive.  Respecting this principle promotes the flourishing of each individual person and the realization of the common good. As Pope Francis has explained, the principle of Subsidiarity “allows everyone t...

Dialogue Before Doctrine   Rescuing Catholic social teaching from the textbooks Timothy Kirchoff What the Experts Got Wrong Traces of the very technocracy they oppose are also evident in Macedo and Lee’s tendency to assume that the true actors of policy are an elite set of elected representatives and that it is the job of these—and only these—elites to check other kinds of elites. They argue, for instance, that scientific and public-health experts need “to be checked and balanced” by “members of Congress” who “play a vital role in representing the interests and perspective of ordinary people.” They claim that “elected representatives [and] members of Congress are generalists, not policy experts” and can also serve in “balancing” between “profound class and cultural divisions.” This is true as far as it goes, but it narrows democratic agency to members of one branch of the U.S. government. It elides the role of local deliberative assemblies at the city and town levels. It overlooks ...

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  Lake-County-Report-FINAL-10-16-2015.pdf The major findings from the research gathered for Lake County are: 1. By 2030, one of three residents of Lake County will be 60 years and older, with most of the growth after 2020 in the cohort 75 years and older. 2. Lake County is an elder friendly community - with most needs met in the Basic Needs domain and least met in the Social and Civic Engagement domain. 3. Lake County has a strong community-based senior service delivery system that can be positioned to accommodate larger numbers of older seniors by 2030. 4. Lake County’s senior levy funding is a tremendous asset that can be used to strengthen Lake County as an elder friendly community and position the community-based senior service delivery system for the future. By 2030, one of three residents of Lake County will be 60 years and older, with most of the growth after 2020 in the cohort 75 years and older. . Also by 2030, the 60+ group’s population share is projected to gro...

Pope Francis: Second World Day for Elderly   blank   Pope Francis: First World Day for the Elderly  blank Pope Francis: Catechesis on Old Age Old Age Is Not a Disease   COMMONWEAL ARTICLE  Retirement Age by Gender in Selected Countries  STATISTA Retirement Crises   STATISTA Counter-Clockwise: Rethinking Health and Healthcare Counter-Clockwise: The Psychology of Possibility

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