MISSION

The Mission of this Lake County Ohio Weal blog

is to create a

Virtual Community 

organized around reading articles from  

Commonweal Magazine & Other Sources

within a framework of 

Voluntary Spiritual Leadership

structured along dimensions of 

Leadership: 

Forms of Capital: 

The accumulation of labor in the forms of 
Human Capital (persons, their talents, skills, and charisms)
Social Capital (institutions and their social networks)
Cultural Capital (ideas, values, and symbols) 

Time:

Spirituality:

Voluntarism:

Bible: 

Prayer: 

This Blog Facilitates the Formation 
of

Commonweal Local Communities (CLCs)

by persons, households, neighborhoods, associations
professional, civic, and religious groups. 

Commonweal Magazine 
provides access to three articles each month
before one is asked to subscribe.
Therefore, one can participate in a CLC 
with becoming a subscriber.



Commonweal fosters rigorous and reflective discussions about faith, public affairs, and the arts, centered on belief in the common good. Independent and lay-led, Commonweal is a bridge between the intellectual and active lives of lay Catholics who seek meaning and justice, inspiring people in their hopes for a more inclusive future for our church, politics, and culture. Founded in 1924, Commonweal is published by the nonprofit Commonweal Foundation for all readers who want to engage with the Catholic tradition in a context of justice, charity, and critical intelligence.


Since 2013, readers and friends of Commonweal have gathered in their local communities for critical conversation on the issues that matter most. Each community determines their goals, set-up, meeting times, and the readings best suited for them.  As for the conversation itself, many use Commonweal's Conversation Starter Series while others discuss readings from the pages of the magazine or set their own agenda entirely.

If You Wish to Start or Join a CLC in Lake County
Simply Register at the Above Link
It will automatically forward the information to me 
as the Commonweal Contact Person for the Cleveland Area



The above post summarizes my experience with the Cleveland Commonweal Local Community as well as a blog that descended from the dotCommonweal Blog. A variety of models are proposed including

Network of Local Communities Model
University/Liberal Arts College Leadership Model
What Makes for a Fulfilling Life Model
Recruit a Friend Model
Circles of Friendship Model
Human/Social/Cultural Capital Model
Hospitality Model
Virtual Commonweal Local Communities
 One Time Events Model
Commonweal Parish Communities
Commonweal Household Communities
Saint Gabriel Hours