Gospel
text (Luke 3,1-6): It
was the fifteenth year of the rule of the Emperor Tiberius; Pontius Pilatus was
governor of Judea; Herod ruled over Galilee, his brother Philip ruled over the
country of Iturea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias over Abilene. Annas and
Caiaphas were the High Priests at that time when the word of God came to John,
the son of Zechariah in the desert. John proclaimed a baptism for repentant
people to obtain forgiveness of sins and he went through the whole country
bordering the Jordan River. It was just as is written in the book of the
prophet Isaiah: listen to this voice crying out in the desert: «Prepare the way
of the Lord, make his path straight. The valleys will be filled and the
mountains and hills made low. Everything crooked will be made straight and the rough
paths smooth; and every mortal will see the salvation of God».
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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