Tax Day

No one enjoys paying taxes, but they are part of life.
Today is a good day to think about "the common good." It is easy to think about what is good for me, but we should also put some thought into the common good. A just society is governed by laws that protect our rights and also provide the culture in which the human person can flourish. We should always strive to make our government better. However, the beauty of America is that it is the human spirit which makes our country great. The goverment cannot raise your children. Only the family can form the human person. When we honor and respect the dignity of the human person then we are making the greatest contribution to the common good possible. One of the saddest realities are the millions of people who must be put in jail to protect the common good. If those people had reached their own personal fulfillment in a good way just think of the contribution they could be making to society.
Each one us exists as part of society. As you pay your taxes you can also enjoy the good that we share together as members of a great nation.