Gospel
text (John 14,6-14):
Jesus said, «I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father
but through me. If you know me, you will know the Father also; indeed you know
him and you have seen him». Philip asked him, «Lord, show us the Father and
that is enough». Jesus said to him, «What! I have been with you so long and you
still do not know me, Philip? Whoever sees me sees the Father; how can you say:
‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father
is in me?. All that I say to you, I do not say of myself. The Father who dwells
in me is doing his own work. Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and
the Father is in me; at least believe it on the evidence of these works that I
do. Truly, I say to you, the one who believes in me will do the same works that
I do; and he will even do greater than these, for I am going to the Father.
Everything you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified
in the Son. And everything you ask in calling upon my Name, I will do».
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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