 Society is a trust among the dead, the living, and the unborn members of that society, in which the living members of the society are trustees who have an obligation to conserve and enhance the benefits they have inherited from their forebears (which include the social institutions and traditions established by previous generations and their accumulated knowledge and wisdom) and also to pass those benefits on to succeeding generations.
You can read the full article at www.wordonfire.org/articles/the-vision-of-society-as-a-trust/.
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Rick Clements, Ph.D.
Rick writes and speaks about topics related to the Catholic faith, with a particular focus on the ways in which a rediscovery of beauty, goodness, and truth can help to revitalize our lives and our culture. 
Rick has also written articles for Catholic World Report, Crisis, Word on Fire, and his Substack newsletter, "Beauty-Goodness-Truth".
He has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Purdue University, an M.B.A. in business management from Indiana University, and a certificate in lay ecclesial ministry from the Catholic Diocese of Gary. 
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