The Common Good is based on the belief that we are all responsible for one another because we all belong to the one human family created and loved by God.
The Common Good involves working for justice and peace in order to bring about a just and peaceful world for all people.
All of human life is connected.
What happens to one, happens to all.
To work for the Common Good is to work to eliminate marginalisation, alienation and injustice.
- What does Scripture say?
Matthew 5:9 –
Blessed are the peacemakers, they will be called children of God.
Romans 13:8-10 –
Living rightly means to love one another.
1 Corinthians 12:12-26 –
If one member of Christ’s body suffers, all suffer. If one member is honoured, all rejoice.
1 John 3:16-18 –
The love of God in us is witnessed to by our willingness to lay down our lives for others as Christ did for us.
- What does the Church say?
Charity in Truth – Caritas in Veritate –
“To love someone is to desire that person’s good and to take effective steps to secure it. Besides the good of the individual, there is the good that is linked to living in society: the common good…to desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity.
In our classes, we will be learning about how we can use our gifts and talents to work towards the common good, recognising that we are all part of God’s loving family on Earth.