Gospel
text (Mark 16,15-18): Jesus
showed himself to the Eleven and said to them, «Go out to the whole world and
proclaim the Good News to all creation. The one who believes and is baptized
will be saved; the one who refuses to believe will be condemned. Signs like
these will accompany those who have believed: in my Name they will cast out
demons and speak new languages; they will pick up snakes and, if they drink
anything poisonous, they will be unharmed. They will lay their hands on the
sick and they will be healed».
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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