Gospel
text (Luke 12,35-38):
Jesus said to his disciples, «Be ready, dressed for service, and keep your
lamps lit, like people waiting for their master to return from the wedding. As
soon as he comes and knocks, they will open to him. Happy are those servants
whom the master finds wide-awake when he comes. Truly, I tell you, he will put
on an apron and have them sit at table and he will wait on them. Happy are
those servants if he finds them awake when he comes at midnight or daybreak!».
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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