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A Reflection on Recent Rome Conference on Aging and Disability Rome, February 27, 2014 (Zenit.org) Fr. Joseph Tham, LC, MD, PhD | 93 hits

Aging and Disability was the topic of the 20th General Assembly of the Pontifical Academy for Life held last week in Rome.

With the advance of medical technology, there is a longer life expectancy worldwide. Along with increased lifespan, there will also be greater number of elderly with some sort of disability.

Globally speaking, there are actually more people over the age of 60 than under the age of five. By 2030, there will be more people in the over 60 age group than the under 10 age group. The WHO estimates about 1 billion individuals are disabled worldwide of which 25% of them are elderly.

Many of the disabilities are also lifestyle related, and with age these are often related to strokes, heart diseases, diabetes, arthritis, dementia and their consequences. Morbidity is related to availability of healthcare and poverty.

As a result of increasing number of elderly and disabled persons, many countries are faced with the problem of rising budget to care for them. Everywhere, concerns regarding allocation, accessibility, quality and financial sustainability are raised. There is fear that this problem will eventually implode with great social unrest in the near future.

Catholic Social Doctrine can come to the rescue with the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity. The former can promote networking with family and kinship as organic social structures as alternative to governmental aid. Subsidiarity also calls for decentralization and demedicalization of old age and this might offer relief. Several speakers also mention the need to change the mode of healthcare delivery with a greater emphasis on prevention and education.

The elderly and disabled are considered weak and vulnerable groups in society. The modern mindset is faced with two difficult and sometimes contradictory responses. On the one hand, the emphasis on care, justice and non-discrimination demands a greater attention to those in need. On the other hand, the hedonistic and utilitarian mentality which exalts perfection and perpetual youthfulness has a difficult time accepting the fragility and dependency of these groups. The latter emphasize our autonomy and self-fulfillment can lead to a promotion of euthanasia and assisted suicide as the solution to their diminished capacity.

This ambivalence is noted in the 2008 UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. While there are positive elements that are mentioned in the protection of the disabled, the convention was not signed by the Holy See because it affirms for the first time a fundamental right to abortion.

French ethicist Marie Jo Thiel speaks of the need to have a paradigm shift with regards to people with disabilities, to look of them not only as needful and vulnerable, but also to empower them through human rights and an ethic of care that recognizes them as our fellow brothers and sisters.

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Mechanical problems affecting Yutu, China's first lunar rover, cannot be fixed and the spacecraft will not be restored, according to a short statement on Chinese news site ecns.

Users of Chinese microblogging network Weibohave reportedly been posting missives to Yutu, also known as Jade Rabbit, ever since the abnormalities with the rover first came to light a couple of weeks ago. The blessings have turned to messages of mourning, now it has been confirmed there is no way to bring the rover back from the dead.

By the time the problems with Jade Rabbit were discovered, it had already entered one of the long hibernation periods it has to observe in order to operate only during the lunar day, which lasts several weeks. Scientists had prepared a fix for the rover, but had to wait until it woke from its slumber to see if it would work.

Sadly there was no hope for poor Yutu, which landed on the Moon on 14 December on a three-month-long mission dedicated to analysing soil samples.

The rover was named Jade Rabbit by popular vote in China and relates to an ancient, famous Chinese myth about a rabbit living on the Moon. The myth is referred to in a poem called "The Old Dust" by Chinese poet Li Bai, which says:

"The rabbit in the Moon pounds the medicine in vain; Fu-sang, the tree or immortality, has crumbled to kindling wood."

Rather poignantly Fu-Sang is a mythological mulberry tree of life which, just like Yutu, fell tragically short of its life expectancy.

China has not said exactly what has caused Jade Rabbit's early demise, but initially the "complicated lunar surface environment" was blamed. According to New Scientist, this is likely to mean "abrasive lunar dust", which has previously caused Moon buggies to overheat and wore through the spacesuits of Apollo astronauts.

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Its not often that one gets to meet a living legend who has earned immortality while still above ground. And its rarer still when that heralded achiever is also a grinning extrovert who loves to meet those who so adore him.

But former Boston Bruins phenomenon on ice Bobby Orr is such a man.

Though he played his last National Hockey League game in 1978, his record-setting accomplishments and his engaging persona make him as viable a sports celebrity today as when he clinched a Stanley Cup winning goal in 1970.

Orr - and several hundred of his admirers - got together recently for a book signing at the Vero Beach Book Center. Though Orr devotees were warned thered be no opportunity to speak very long with Orr or pose with him for lengthy picture taking, Orr himself set the tone when he entered the store literally filled to the rafters with his fans who remember him and his No. 4 jersey, which is retired to the rafters at Bostons TD Garden arena.

Before stepping up to the book-signing table, Orr was welcomed by hearty applause and he greeted the first fans in line by congenially shaking their hands while sporting an ear-to-ear grin.

I was there - way, way back along a snaking line that wound its way through the Book Centers two levels. And though it was 2014, seeing Orr again I was transported back to Boston circa 1969.

In those days, I was a student in Bean Town, a magical place steeped in colonial era American history and flavored with some of the worlds finest institutions of learning, medicine and culture.

The Boston of 69 also marked a time of counter-culture revolution by those of us coming of age during that discordant decade.

However, while the Students for a Democratic Society, Black Power/ Black Panthers and others were busy protesting the Vietnam War and civil rights injustices, a team of young professional hockey players were amassing a winning season in Boston Garden on ice laid on top of a wooden parquet floor made iconic by the Celtics basketball team.

The venerable old Garden - opened in 1928 with no air conditioning, scores of obstructed seats and other inconveniences - was easily reachable to metro-Boston fans due to its handy location atop the North Station train station.

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Here are some quotes for Fr. John J.Pasquinis book Medicine of Immortality. This book can be ordered from Shepherds of Christ Ministries.

Fr. John Pasquinis Medicine of Immortality is a wonderful source of inspiration for priests, and all who read it, to gain a deeper appreciation of the healing power of the Eucharist. His clear, succinct presentation of the Mass offers a pastorally insightful explanation of the mystery we believe, we celebrate and which we are called to live out in our lives. The prayers and meditations compiled in his book offer opportunities for spiritual reflection which will assist the reader in growth toward a deeper understanding of the mystery of the Eucharist.

Anthony Cardinal Bevilacqua, Archbishop Emeritus of Philadelphia

In Medicine of Immortality, Father John Pasquini offers his readers the richness of Catholic devotional prayer, the wisdom of the Fathers and, most of all, the fruits of his own prayer and meditation before the Blessed Sacrament. I recommend this book to all who wish to grow in their love for the Lord, who sustains the life of His Church through the precious gift of His Body and Blood.

Francis Cardinal George, O.M.I., Archbishop of Chicago

The work of Father John Pasquini in writing the book Medicine of Immortality is evidence of his own great love for Christ in the Holy Eucharist, and of his determination to teach what Christ has taught and the Church has reiterated since her beginning.

The Most Reverend Fabian W. Bruskewitz, Bishop of Lincoln, Nebraska, author of The Catholic Church: Jesus Christ Present in the World.

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There seems to be a consensus among scripture commentators that the reference to children in todays Gospel carries two ideas: one, children who were counted among the poor, the disadvantaged and the helpless; and two, children who in their simple innocence showed humility.

This Sunday is very special for us Filipinos. We celebrate every third Sunday of January, the Feast of the Santo Nio, the only Catholic country given this special feast on a Sunday.

Before this, we saw the phenomenal devotion to the Black Nazarene of Quiapoprobably one of the worlds largest processions, if not the largest on an annual basis.

These two events in January define a great part of our Filipino culture and spirituality from a Christian perspective, in a Catholic tradition. Quiapo is the serious devotional spirituality of Good Friday, the Passion and the Cross. The Santo Nio is the festive devotional spirituality of Christmas and, though not as pronounced and obvious, the Resurrection, Easter Joy.

Some who view these twin phenomena are perplexed and seek to understand the interesting mix of spirituality. One faith, many spiritualities.

In this case, it is one Christ with many facets, thus the different spiritualities and devotions.

Yet todays Gospel seems to offer some integration, a synthesis point. Unless you become like little children, you cannot enter the Kingdom of God. It is our longing and desire to be one with God that is the synthesis. Clearly, it is the way of the child that leads us to this.

Powerful medicine

In the December Time magazine article on Pope Francis as Person of the Year, one line struck me. Pope Francis was quoted as saying that the Holy Mass and Holy Communion is not a prize for the perfect but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.

This struck me as a very apt description of this spirituality of the way of the child. It is not a prize but a powerful medicine and nourishment for the weak.

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ITS BENEFIT AS THE "MEDICINE OF IMMORTALITY" by Rev. David Schoessow What is the benefit of such eating and drinking? That is shown us by these words, "Given and shed for you for the remission of sins," namely, that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life and salvation are given us through these words. For where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation (SC VI).

Among Lutherans there is no debate that the first and primary benefit of the Lord's Supper is the reception of the Lord's body and blood by the Christian for the forgiveness of sins. "This is plainly evident from the Lord's words: 'This is my body and blood, given and poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins'" (LC V, 21).

The forgiveness of sins for Luther was not merely the undoing or taking away of something negative. "Forgiveness" encapsulates the whole treasure of benefits which Christ won for us, "for where there is forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation" (SC VI). Thus the Sacrament of the Altar is nothing less than the Gospel itself, in all its richness, as Luther teaches, "Now the whole Gospel and the article of the Creed, 'I believe in the holy Christian church, the forgiveness of sins,' are embodied in the Sacrament and offered to us through the Word" (LC V, 32).

"Well if this is true," the devout Christian might ask Luther, "if the Sacrament offers me nothing more or less than what I can find in my baptism or by reading my Bible or hearing the absolution, then why is the Sacrament necessary? Is God merely offering me a visual aid to preaching?"

As he listens to this dialogue, the Lutheran pastor might wonder whether Augustine's definition of the Sacrament as a visible word (verbum visible) has altogether obliterated the uniqueness of the Sacrament.1 Indeed if the forgiveness of sins is received by the believer even outside the Sacrament, simply by trusting in the promise of the Gospel, then what is the unique gift of the Sacrament? "What is the benefit of such eating and drinking?"

Were Luther to hear these questions, his thoughts could not help but return to his debate with Zwingli, who asked of what possible use could be the eating of the Lord's body and blood. John 6:63 decided the question for Zwingli: "It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh profits nothing." For Zwingli the teaching that the eating of the Lord's body and blood benefits the Christian was a violation of the spiritual character of the Christian faith and a return to pagan materialism. This challenge forced Luther to examine the nature of the Sacrament and its benefits.

Luther's answer to the question, "What is the use of such eating?" was straightforward. It is enough that Christ our Lord has commanded me to so eat and drink. Like Baptism, this Sacrament finds its value in Christ's institution, word and command. For "what God institutes and commands cannot be useless. It is a most precious thing, even though to all appearances it may not be worth a straw" (LC IV, 8).

Yet the Sacrament's unique benefits do not remain hidden behind the inscrutable will and command of God. Its fruits are evident now and always have been. In the Scriptures the Confessors saw at least four unique gifts offered in the Sacrament. These include the Supper as a seal and comfort through the personal application of God's promise to the individual,2 as a "daily food and sustenance" of our faith,3 as a "bond and union of Christians with Christ their head and with one another,"4 and as a "medicine for immortality, antidote against death."5

It is this last benefit of the Sacrament which is the focus of this study. It is no surprise that Zwingli, Calvin and the Reformed churches reject the idea that bodily eating and drinking can bring God's grace and blessing to soul and body. What is surprising is that so many modern Lutherans are unaware of it or reject it (notable exceptions include Sommerlath, Elert, Schlink and Sasse),6 since by its inclusion in the Large Catechism and the Formula of Concord7 it is a doctrine of the Lutheran church.8

Understanding the Sacrament as a "medicine for immortality" or pharmakon athanasias offers us a number of deep insights into the gifts which Christ gives to His church, insights which will effect our teaching and preaching, our pastoral care of the sick and dying, our personal and ecclesiastical use of the Sacrament and our faith in the person of the Word Incarnate.

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PASADENA, Calif. Step aside, 1972 Miami Dolphins.

The 2013 Florida State Seminoles are now the most perfect team in the history of this state and one of the most dominant, dynamic teams in the history of football.

The undefeated No. 1-ranked Seminoles, blowing teams out all season long, cemented their national-championship legacy in a completely different fashion Monday night. This time, with nearly 100,000 fans on the edge of their seats at the Rose Bowl, the surging Seminoles came charging back to beat Auburn 34-31 and finally end the Southeastern Conference's streak of seven straight national championships.

And speaking of streaks, the Seminoles had a streak of their own in the form of true freshman Levonte "Kermit" Whitfield of Orlando Jones High School. The 5-foot-7 world-class sprinter streaked 100 yards with a kickoff return to ignite the Seminoles with 4:30 left in the game, and then FSU won it with 13 seconds remaining when Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston hit Kelvin Benjamin with the game-winning 2-yard touchdown pass.

Florida State, it seems, gave Auburn a taste of its own "team of destiny" medicine. The Tigers have lived on last-second miracles all season, but this time it was FSU that came up with the big plays at the biggest moments on a magical manic Monday night in the storied Rose Bowl.

Winston, playing on his birthday, struggled for much of the game, but played like a champion on the final drive. Even though it was statistically one of Winston's least impressive games, Fisher called it his best game of the season.

"Great players understand great moments," Fisher said. "Anybody can do it when it's their 'A' game night. Very few can do it when it's not their night. To pull it out in this atmosphere with what was on the line if that's not a great player, I don't know what is."

Said Winston of the final drive: "That's what Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees do. That's how you're judged. Any quarterback can go out there and perform when you're up 50-0 in the second quarter. I'm pretty sure I got more respect from my teammates on that last drive than I got the whole year."

Before this thrilling, chilling, fulfilling finish, Seminole Nation was preparing for undeniable disappointment, but instead finished the season with unprecedented dominance. In the span of a few seconds, FSU fans went from infernal dejection to eternal perfection.

Fisher took over for the iconic Bobby Bowden four years ago and now has rebuilt FSU back into the powerhouse program Bowden shepherded in his heyday. This national championship game against Auburn wasn't just any national championship game for the undefeated, unchallenged Seminoles; it was their garnet and golden opportunity at immortality.

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Mankind's quest for immortality has taken an interesting path. In the 1500s, Juan Ponce de Leon sought the legendary "Fountain of Youth." Today, optimistic individuals sign up to be cryogenically frozen in the hopes of being restored to life and good health in the future. Others promote everything from extreme calorie deprivation to popping pills of Resveratrol to combat the aging process. The pursuit of immortality has even led to the formation in 2002 of The Immortality Institute (ImmInst.org), an international, non-profit, member-based organization dedicated to "conquering the blight of involuntary death."

The simple fact that the aging process is still largely a mystery -- there are countless theories surrounding how it works -- is just one reason immortality will likely never be realized. This is because aging affects practically every cell, organ and system in the body: The heart becomes less efficient, blood vessels lose elasticity, bones and muscles weaken, digestion slows down, brain cells decrease -- the list goes on and on. Finding an everlasting antidote or replacement for each of these deteriorating functions is highly unlikely. Even if, as futurologist Ian Pearson has proposed, we succeed at downloading our minds into machines so that the failing of the body becomes irrelevant, what's to say that machine will be in it for the long haul?

It's certainly conceivable that experts may one day be able to extend the human lifespan to an extent unimaginable today. After all, scientists have already designed artificial hearts and highly functional artificial limbs, and they are close to releasing an artificial retina that can restore sight to the blind [source: CBS News]. But the possibility of extending life indefinitely, forever and ever amen, is a long shot. The human body simply is not meant to last forever -- just look at what happened to Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep in "Death Becomes Her."

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