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  VOTE FOR ISSUE 10 (www.helpthatworks.us) Lake County ADAMHS Board YOU.ME.US We're in this together. There is no them. Mental Health is the Top Healthcare Concern of Americans A 2023 Ipsos survey has found that mental health is now the chief health concern among U.S. adults, surpassing the coronavirus, obesity and cancer. The chart shows that 53 percent of U.S. respondents said that they thought mental health was the biggest health problem facing people in their country as of August this year, up from 51 percent in 2022. Where the coronavirus had been considered the biggest health problem by roughly two thirds of U.S. respondents throughout the pandemic, perceptions of the danger of the virus have now dropped to just 15 percent of respondents Majority of Americans Have Struggled with Mental Health Having long been stigmatized as a sign of weakness, mental health problems have become much less of a taboo in recent years.  The pandemic, with its unique set of challenges, accel...
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Leo's Address to Eastern Church Gathering

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Leo's Address to the Cardinals (May10th)

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SYLVIA "SISSY" ROBYN

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  IN MEMORIAM MAY 13, 2025 SYLVIA "SISSY" ROBYN STATISTA; SUICIDE AMONG MOST COMMON CAUSES OF DEATH
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Catholic Theological Union: Pope Leo's Seminary Formation

  Pope Leo XIV: CTU Master of Divinity Cardinal Robert Prevost, OSA— now Pope Leo XIV—, earned his Master of Divinity degree from CTU in 1982 and was ordained the following year.   CTU’s Master of Divinity (M. Div.) program prepares students for full-time professional ministry in the Roman Catholic Church, including ordination to the priesthood. Students at CTU study theology and ministry that is both grounded in tradition and engaged with current contexts.  Born in Chicago in 1955 to a multicultural family of Hispanic, French, and Italian heritage, Pope Leo XIV joined the Augustinians in 1977 and began his theological formation at CTU shortly thereafter. His early ministry took him to northern Peru, where he served as a pastor, educator, and canon law expert. His leadership trajectory led him from the Augustinian Province of Chicago to his appointment as Prior General of the worldwide Augustinian Order. In 2014, Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Chiclayo, Peru, a...
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Ages of Popes and Beginning and Endings of their Papacy

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  Leo is the Youngest Pope since John Paul II Aged 69, Pope Leo XIV is younger that his two predecessors, bucking the trend of newly elected popes becoming older. Benedict XVI and Francis were 78 and 76 at the time they were chosen for the highest office in the Catholic Church, which led to questions about their longevity. At 69, Leo XIV is widely considered to be at the ideal age to enter the papacy, as he has a vast amount of experience to draw from, but should still be able to serve as pope for more than a decade, unforeseen circumstances notwithstanding. As our chart dating back to 1900 shows, most popes of the past 125 years were selected when they were in their early to mid-60s. John XXIII, elected in 1958, Benedict XVI, elected in 2005 and Francis (2013), were the only ones who were well into their 70s by the time they for picked for the papacy. You will find more infographics at Statista
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Global Footprint of the Papacy

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  STATISTA: Pope Leo Expands Papa; Footprint to North America by  Felix Richter,   May 9, 2025 On Thursday late afternoon, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signaling that the cardinals had chosen a new pope on the second day of the conclave. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old from Chicago, is the first pope from the United States. His appointment marks a historic milestone in the history of the Catholic Church, as it signifies broadening of the Church’s global leadership, reflecting the growing influence of Catholic communities in the Americas. Pope Leo XIV, as he has chosen to be called, is widely expected to follow in the footsteps of Francis in terms of his progressive views and focus on working for the underprivileged. Like Francis, he has “a deep feeling for the disenfranchised, for the poor, for those who were not listened to,” his brother John Prevost told CNN, adding that he believes that his brother will speak his mind. As our chart shows,...
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An Invitation to Commonweal Subscribers

  REINVENTING THE CLEVELAND COMMONWEAL LOCAL COMMUNITY The Cleveland CLC met 29 times, about once a month, between September 13, 2017, until we ceased gathering after February 24, 2020, due to the pandemic. A total of 36 names appeared at one time or another on the membership list. Almost all of these were Commonweal subscribers. In 2018 there were about 165 Commonweal subscribers with an email address within thirty miles of the center of Cleveland. Therefore, about one out of five of subscribers expressed some interest in our CLC.   Commonweal provided me with the zip codes of subscribers with an email address who lived within thirty miles of downtown Cleveland. Analyzing that data I concluded: "In order to have CLC meetings within easy driving distance, there would have to be at least four or five CLC groups.   If half of the subscribers in the area came, non-subscribers would have to be recruited if more than six persons were desired at meetings." Only about half of...
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REINVENTING COMMONWEAL LOCAL COMMUNITIES; VIRTUAL DIMENSION

  On Sunday, November 17 of last year, I received an e-mail message that I had not seen in more than three years "New Member for your Commonweal Local Community." When I googled the person's name, I found an association with John Carroll University. Instantly the idea formed. This November is the Centennial Issue of Commonweal. Perhaps now is the time, and perhaps John Carroll may be the place, to begin reinventing Commonweal Local Communities. By November 24, I had posted on this website the first draft of: Models for Reinventing Commonweal Local Communities Analyzing the data from the 29 meetings that occurred between September 13, 2017 until we shut down after February 24, 2020, a total of 36 names appeared at one time or another on the membership list. Almost all of these were Commonweal subscribers. In 2018 there were about 165 Commonweal subscribers with an email address within thirty miles of the center of Cleveland. Therefore, about one out of five subscribers wit...
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Pope Francis: Second World Day for Elderly

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Pope Francis: First World Day for the Elderly

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Pope Francis: Catechesis on Old Age

  Catechesis on Old Age 1. The grace of time and the bond between age and life  Wednesday, 23 February 2022 2. Longevity: symbol and opportunity  Wednesday, 2 March 2022 3.  Old Age, A Resource for Lighthearted Youth  Wednesday, 16 March 2022  4. 4.  Fairwell and inheritance: memory and testimony  Wednesday, 23 March 2022 5.  Fidelity to God’s Visitation for the Next Generation  Wednesday, 30 March 2022 6.  "Honour your father and your mother": love for the gift of life Wednesday, 20 April 2022 7.  Naomi, the alliance between the generations that opens up the future Wednesday, 27 April 2022 8.  Eleazar, consistency of the faith, honourable inheritance  Wednesday, 4 May 2022 9. Judith. Admirable in youth, a generous in old age  Wednesday, 11 May 2022  10.  Job. The trial of faith, the blessing of waiting  Wednesday, 18 May 2022  11. Ecclesiastes: the uncertain night of meaning  and of...
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Old Age Is Not a Disease

 Published online by Commonweal on March 3, 2025 Pope Francis's Preferential Option for the Elderly Old age is not a disease,” my mom proclaimed. By this time, she was close to ninety. But age had already long freed her tongue: on reaching eighty she’d informed us, more than once, “I’m old now and I can say what I want. Carmen Nanko-Fernández is professor of Hispanic theology and ministry and director of the Hispanic Theology and Ministry Program at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago .  Pope Francis channeled my mom, speaking out against temptations to pathologize aging: “Many people are afraid of old age. They consider it a sort of disease with which any contact is best avoided.” Second World Day for Grandparents and Elderly "In old age they will still bear fruit" (Psalm 92:15) These words of the Psalmist are glad tidings, a true “gospel” that we can proclaim to all on this second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. They run counter to what the wo...
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