Justice and Piety

 John 12: 1-8, tells the story of Mary anointing the feet of Jesus with expensive ointment.  Judas' response reminds me of the disagreements between conservatives and liberals.  Piety versus social justice, if you will.  One is concerned with the cost.  The other with service to the people.  

Why didn't Jesus stop Mary after she had used half of the ointment?  Then both sides of the argument would have been satisfied, if only a little.

Another question, to ask Jesus.

Define Social Justice

There are different definitions of social justice. Take criminal justice, for instance. The criminal justice system executes the laws and punishes those who violate them. This is one kind of justice, but is not complete, for it does not evaluate whether or not those laws are in fact ethical, and does not interest itself with whether structures outside of the law are ethical. Of course I'm looking at this through Catholic lenses. I know that the only true justice will be in the after life, but I propose that any definition of social justice include:

1. Life from birth to death must be preserved because humans are made in the image of God.
2. We must take care of each other--all humans.
3. Resources are given for everyone to use.

The implementation of these three principles is what we have to figure out.