Gospel text (Mathew 8,18-22): When Jesus saw the crowd
press around him, Jesus gave orders to cross to the other shore. A teacher of
the Law approached him and said, «Master, I will follow you wherever you go».
Jesus said to him, «Foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man
has nowhere to lay his head». Another disciple said to him, «Lord, let me go
and bury my father first». But Jesus answered him, «Follow me, and let the dead
bury their own dead».
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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