Gospel
text (Mc 2,13-17): When
Jesus went out again beside the lake, a crowd came to Him and He taught them.
As he walked along, he saw a tax collector sitting in his office. This was
Levi, the son of Alpheus. Jesus said to him, «Follow me». And Levi got up and
followed Him. And it so happened that while Jesus was eating in Levi's house,
tax collectors and sinners were sitting with Him and His disciples for there
were indeed many of them. But there were also teachers of the Law of the
Pharisees' party, among those who followed Jesus, and when they saw Him eating
with sinners and tax collectors, they said to his disciples, «Why! He eats with
tax collectors and sinners!». Jesus heard them and answered, «Healthy people
don't need a doctor, but sick people do. I did not come to call the righteous
but sinners».
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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