Gospel
text (Mathew 24,42-51): Jesus
said to his disciples, «Stay awake, then, for you do not know on what day your
Lord will come. Just think about this: if the owner of the house knew that the
thief would come by night around a certain hour, he would stay awake to prevent
his house to be broken into. So be alert, for the Son of Man will come at the
hour you least expect. Imagine a capable servant whom his master has put in
charge of his household to give them food at the proper time. Fortunate indeed
is that servant whom his master will find at work when he comes. Truly, I say
to you, his lord will entrust that one with everything he has. Not so with the
bad servant who thinks: ‘My master is delayed’. And he begins ill-treating his
fellow servants while eating and drinking with drunkards. But his master will
come on the day he does not know and at the hour he least expects. He will
dismiss that servant and deal with him as with the hypocrites, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth».
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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