Gospel text (John 15,12-17): Jesus said to his
disciples, «This is my commandment: love one another as I have loved you. There
is no greater love than this, to give one's life for one's friends; and you are
my friends if you do what I command you. I shall not call you servants any
more, because servants do not know what their master is about. Instead I have
called you friends, since I have made known to you everything I learned from my
Father. You did not choose me; it was I who chose you and sent you to go and
bear fruit, fruit that will last. And everything you ask the Father in my name,
he will give you. This is my command, that you love one another».
It is often found commentaries that describe common good as extremes of anarchy, as expressions that on one end present a justification for system interference and on the other as an idea of omnipotence over the people who is typically labeled as mediocre and incapable of deciding on their own about their matters and circumstances. However, common good is divine a mandate we all have as individuals; to aim for and to work towards. It is what defines the relationship between science and reason, because a science where its object is to benefit only the self or to enhance the egos of the recipients is what defies reason and so it segregates itself from faith which is what make us creatures of God with dignity, identity and individuality because care exists for our neighbor and peer. Common good cannot be taking or confiscating from some to give to others or to pretend that by robbing from the ones that have to presumably give to the have not, the issue is fairly addressed. On the contra...
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