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 1   1|       with dauntless fidelity as "good news" to the people of every
 2   1|         joyful news: "I bring you good news of a great joy which
 3   2|        being to have this primary good respected to the highest
 4   4|      opposed to the truth and the good of persons and nations.~
 5   4|  difficult to distinguish between good and evil in what concerns
 6   5|          they reach all people of good will who are concerned for
 7   5|         who are concerned for the good of every man and woman and
 8   8|        share the same fundamental good: equal personal dignity.
 9  19|           choices the truth about good and evil, but only his subjective
10  24|         that of confusion between good and evil, precisely in relation
11  24|          Mt 6:22-23), calls "evil good and good evil" (Is 5:20),
12  24|         23), calls "evil good and good evil" (Is 5:20), it is already
13  27|         the example of Jesus the "Good Samaritan" (cf. Lk 10:29-
14  27|     produce lasting fruit for the good of all.~Among the signs
15  28|        and dramatic clash between good and evil, death and life,
16  28|      before you this day life and good, death and evil. ... I have
17  29|           by sheer powerlessness: good can never be powerful enough
18    |           15:2): life is always a good~ ~
19  32|        that their lives too are a good to which the Father's love
20  32|          raised up, the poor have good news preached to them" (
21  32|           thus hear from him the "good news" of God's concern for
22  32|         one who "went about doing good and healing all that were
23  34|              34. Life is always a good. This is an instinctive
24  34|         this is so.~Why is life a good? This question is found
25  34|       reason, discernment between good and evil, and free will: "
26  34|    understanding, and showed them good and evil" (Sir 17:7). The
27  38|        loves life because it is a good, this love will find further
28  38|         divine dimensions of this good. Similarly, the love which
29  41|          asks him: "Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have
30  41|       life, as the parable of the Good Samaritan shows so clearly (
31  41|           48; Lk 6:27-35), to "do good" to him (cf. Lk 6:27, 33,
32  41|       rise on the evil and on the good and sends rain on the just
33  42|          which respects the great good of life, of every life.
34  43|      himself who said, ?It is not good for man to be alone' (Gen
35  46|        and how can you reject the good pleasure of the Most High?" (
36  46|        himself completely to the "good pleasure of the Most High",
37  46|        103:3). When every hope of good health seems to fade before
38  47|        the Father to proclaim the good news to the poor and to
39  47|          state is not an absolute good for the believer, especially
40  47|         up his life for a greater good. As Jesus says: "Whoever
41  47|      existence is not an absolute good; what is more important
42  48|      before you this day life and good, death and evil. If you
43  48|           it is detached from the good; and the good, in its turn,
44  48|   detached from the good; and the good, in its turn, is essentially
45  48|         of life" (Sir 17:11). The good to be done is not added
46  48|           purpose of life is that good and only by doing it can
47  48|        shine forth once more as a good for man in himself and in
48  49|         for all the "gospel", the good news of God's lordship over
49  50|         In the early afternoon of Good Friday, "there was darkness
50  50|    conflict between the forces of good and the forces of evil,
51  50|    salvation by healing and doing good to all (cf. Acts 10:38).
52  52|            saying, ?Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have
53  52|            gospel" itself: joyful good news. The Gospel of life
54  52|         always and solely for his good, for the preservation of
55  55|        another's life, the common good of the family or of the
56  56|          conditions of the common good and are more in conformity
57  57|         itself or as a means to a good end. It is in fact a grave
58  58|         of distinguishing between good and evil, even when the
59  58|        Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness
60  58|      those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for
61  66|        become like God who "knows good and evil" (cf. Gen 3:5).
62  67|         always become a source of good. It becomes such if it is
63  68|         person is only a relative good: according to a proportionalist
64  68|           sheer calculation, this good should be compared with
65  70|           adoption of the "common good" as the end and criterion
66  71|       that of ensuring the common good of people through the recognition
67  71|    accepted today that the common good is best safeguarded when
68  72|           opposed not only to the good of the individual but also
69  72| individual but also to the common good; as such they are completely
70  72|           of achieving the common good. Consequently, a civil law
71  74|    Christians, like all people of good will, are called upon under
72  74|   orientation to the true and the good, would be radically compromised.
73  75|         the entire horizon of the good (cf. Mt 5:48). The commandments,
74  78|          by the Father "to preach good news to the poor" (Lk 4:
75  85|        need toappreciate and make good use of the wealth of gestures
76  87|   situation; it is an indivisible good. We need then to "show care"
77  89|        the Gospel of life for the good of individuals and society.~
78  90|         to lift their feelings of good will towards others to the
79  90|         the people and the common good, they have a duty to make
80  90|         be contrary to the common good. Although laws are not the
81  91|  religions and with all people of good will. No single person or
82  93|      commit oneself to the common good",121 solidarity also needs
83 101|          life is given to us as a good to be shared with all people:
84 101|           promotion of the common good. It is impossible to further
85 101|  impossible to further the common good without acknowledging and
86 101|   solidarity develop for the true good of the whole of human society.~ ~
87 104|          a great struggle between good and evil, between light
88 105|       together with all people of good will, ~the civilization