In a certain sense, yes.

Goodness and being are really the same thing considered in different ways. Another way of saying this is that everything which has being is good. Everything which seems bad, or undesirable in itself, is really an incomplete good; it lacks some further good that it should have according to what it is.

What’s the difference between our idea of “good” and our idea of existence? “Good” tells us the possibility of being united with a will. If something is evil, it isn’t possible for it to be united with someone’s will, because it doesn’t exist. If our will appears to unite with an evil, it’s only ever under the appearance of some good.

November 2025: Black Catholic History Month

Learn more about the rich history of Black Catholics in the United States!

The USCCB is partnering with several organizations on Generation V(ocations), a webinar to help Black Catholics serve their communities. To see Fr. Joshua Johnson, Sr. Josephine Garret, and more speakers, be sure to register! It will take place November 13 at 8pm ET/7pm CT.

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