Cleveland Commonweal Local Community Network

Gathering Topic   FRANCIS FOLLOWS THROUGH;  ASSESSING THE NEW MOTU PROPRIO by the Editors & WHY THE 'METROPOLITAN PLAN' DOESN'T WORK by Rita Ferrone  Additional Materials: PAPAL REQUIREMENTS ON ABUSE REPORTING Includes links and talking points for Commonweal editorial, the critique of the 'Metropolitan Plan,' the papal document, three documents approved by the Bishops this June, and three case studies of adult sexual abuse about some of the difficulties in applying the new norms Place and Time: the Resurrection Room at St Noel in Willoughby, 7:00pm - 8:30pm.   Meeting Place Directions Saint Noel Parish, 35200 Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094. An overview of the Parish, and driving directions is provided by the following post: SAINT NOEL PARISH LOCATION

FRANCIS FOLLOWS THROUGH: ASSESSING THE NEW MOTU PROPRIO Commonweal Editorial June 1, 2019 "Vos estis lux mundi should be received with neither cynicism nor complacency. It is one of the most decisive actions Rome has taken since the emergence of the sex-abuse crisis decades ago." WHY THE 'METROPOLITAN PLAN' DOESN'T WORK By Rita Ferrone,  July 8, 2019 "The first trial run of a metropolitan-centered strategy to contain abusive bishops has provided a spectacular public demonstration of how this plan can fail. The case I am referring to, of course, is that of Bishop Michael Bransfield of the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, who has been suspended from ministry over multiple allegations of sexual harassment and misuse of diocesan funds. Pope Francis put Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore in charge of the investigation. Lori is the metropolitan of the province in which the diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is located." VOS E...

Gathering Topic   WHY HEALTH CARE WON'T BE A FREE MARKET by Unadigon, the pen name of an executive in the health care insurance industry Place and Time: the Resurrection Room at St Noel in Willoughby, 7:00pm - 8:30pm.   Meeting Place Directions Saint Noel Parish, 35200 Chardon Rd, Willoughby Hills, OH 44094. An overview of the Parish, and driving directions is provided by the following post: SAINT NOEL PARISH LOCATION Additional Materials: UNAGIDON ON HEALTHCARE AND CAPITALIS M

Unagidon is the pen name of an executive from the insurance industry who writes on heath care costs among other things. The following articles are relevant to the area of heath care and capitalism. The first is a fine overview but each of the others develops some aspect of the puzzle.  WHY HEALTH CARE WON'T BE A FREE MARKET Health care will never become a true free market— it lacks both price and quality transparency. 1. Insurers and providers collude to keep the public in the dark about cost:   Commercially insured patients pay, on average, about 145 percent of their costs, i.e. they are subsidizing Medicare, Medicaid and “charity” patients.. 2. Commercially insured patients are subsidizing the other person’s choice of hospital as well as their basic treatment. Any attempt to find a cheaper service has no effect at all on the total price. 3. Big expensive hospitals are buying smaller, less expensive ones, and apply their big-hospital expensive contract rates ...

Gathering Topic : BRINGING THE WORKERS ON BOARD The Catholic Roots of Codetermination by Matt Mazewski Commonweal March 22, 2019 Issue Place and Time:   in the Youth Room on the second floor of the school building at St Dominic Church in Shaker Heights, 7:00pm - 8:30pm.   Meeting Place Directions Saint Dominic Church is two blocks west of Warrensville Road and one block north of Chagrin Blvd, between Van Aken Blvd and Norwood Road, in Shaker Heights. The parking lot is accessed from eastbound Van Aken, across from the RTA station. It’s about two miles west of the Chagrin Blvd exit from I-271 and about 3 miles north of 480 via exit 25B to Northfield Rd. Additional Materials: WARREN: ACCOUNTABLE CAPITALISM ACT ONE PAGER Her legal model is the benefit corporation; WHAT IS A BENEFIT CORPORATION? Jack 's way of evaluating her idea comes from Greenleaf's book Servant Leadership. He was a senior ...

Meeting Place, and Time The next meeting of the Cleveland Commonweal Local Community will be held at St Dominic Church in Shaker Heights, Wednesday, April 10. 7:00pm - 8:30pm.  The meeting will be in the Youth Room on the second floor of the school building Meeting Topic:  March 8, 2019 Issue BEYOND PERSONAL PIETY: THE LAITY'S ROLE IN THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH By Michael Sweeney, OP This article could be considered an advertisement for the  THE LAY MISSION PROJECT   We may want to discuss what we think of the project? While the author quotes several of the documents of Vatican II and of John Paul II, he does not even mention the Vatican II document which is exclusively focused on this topic, the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity.  It is an excellent framework for evaluating his article, and the project. See the separate post for a three page summary of this 22 page document in more accessible language: T...

DECREE ON THE APOSTOLATE OF THE LAITY Promulgated on November 18, 1965, this Vatican II document has not received the attention that it deserves.  Discussion of the role of the laity has focused upon Lumen Gentium, the Constitution on the Church with its emphasis upon the People of God and the universal call to holiness.  Constitutions are more theoretical documents and therefore get the long   term attention of theologians; decrees are more practical pastoral documents adapted to the differing needs of times and cultures Language has been a big barrier to the use of this document; very long Latin sentences; a very bureaucratic style, and words that are not attractive in English. The document needs to be condensed and address the contemporary situation in America. The present document is a step in that direction The word “laity” has been translated as “the baptized ” because the apostolate is the common shared activity of priests, religious and laity that flows...